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DESCRIPTION OF THE LIECAL
PROJECT
The LieCal Project investigates whether the Connected Mathematics Program
(CMP) can effectively enhance student learning in algebra. The LieCal Project investigates not only the ways and
circumstances under which the CMP curriculum can or cannot enhance student
learning, but also the characteristics of the curriculum and implementation
that lead to student achievement gains. We are conducting the project in 16
middle schools of an urban school district in the United States.
Eight of the participating schools have adopted the CMP curriculum and the
other eight use a non-CMP curriculum. All the
mathematics teachers in each school and all their students participate in
the project, beginning with the 6 th grade. All
these 6th-grade students will be closely followed for three years as they
move to 7 th and 8 th
grade within the same schools. In addition, about 100 of the CMP students
and 100 of the non-CMP students will be closely followed as they move into
9 th grade in the district’s high schools.
For a further description of the LieCal
Project, please read:
A Conceptual Framework for Studying
Curricular Effects on Students’ Learning: Conceptualization and
Design in the LieCal Project and UDaily article on the Lical
Project
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