foobar

foobar

foobar

data id

data

{"type":"default","seo":{"title":"Math in Focus: Middle School | HMH","description":"","headercode":"","ogtitle":"","ogdescription":"","ogimage":"","seosettings":{"noIndexNoFollow":false,"showGtm":true},"keywords":"","canonical":""},"redirect":[],"entrysettings":{"includeinsearch":true,"showglobalmessaging":true},"globalsettings":{"standardheader":true,"standardfooter":true},"url":"/research/math-in-focus-middle-school","title":"Math in Focus: Middle School","slug":"math-in-focus-middle-school","bodycontainer":[{"type":"herobanner","headline":"Math in Focus: Middle School","subheadline":null,"richtext":null,"caption":null,"heroshape":"onecolumn","color":"green","alignment":"left","mediadisplay":"","herocontentwidth":"50","media":{"type":"image","caption":null,"image":null,"height":null,"width":null,"title":null,"alignment":"not-set","asLightbox":false,"style":"not-set","transforms":null},"cta":[{"linktype":"url","url":"/research/library","linkurl":"/research/library","linktext":"Back to Research Overview / Library","opennewwindow":false}]},{"type":"tableofcontents","headline":"An analysis of Math in Focus Course 1 for Middle School","tableofcontentsdisplay":"heading","slug":"an-analysis-of-emmath-in-focusem-course-1-for-middle-school"},{"type":"copy","headline":null,"richtext":"

The new Math in Focus middle school program has also shown results in U.S. classrooms. Two pilot studies were conducted for Math in Focus Course 1, tracking student performance across a 7-week pilot period.

","subheadline":null,"alignment":"left"},{"type":"tableofcontents","headline":"Results","tableofcontentsdisplay":"subheading","slug":"results"},{"type":"copy","headline":null,"richtext":"

The analysis showed that the Math in Focus classes made significant gains over the course of the 7-week tryout period in both studies.

\n

Little Rock, AR

\n

Students using Math in Focus Course 1 increased 31 standard score points during the trial period.

","subheadline":null,"alignment":"left"},{"type":"media","color":"transparent","backgroundshape":"rectangle","mediadisplay":"fillgrid","headline":null,"subheadline":null,"media":{"type":"image","caption":"

GRAPH 1. Grade 6 Math in Focus Students \r\nStandard Score Changes from Pretesting to Posttesting

","image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/research/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_top_graph_p11-2.png","height":2017,"width":2165,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Top Graph P11 2","alignment":"not-set","asLightbox":false,"style":"not-set","transforms":{"large":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_large/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_top_graph_p11-2.png","height":894,"width":960,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Top Graph P11 2"},"medium":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_medium/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_top_graph_p11-2.png","height":596,"width":640,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Top Graph P11 2"},"small":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_small/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_top_graph_p11-2.png","height":298,"width":320,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Top Graph P11 2"},"xlarge":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_xlarge/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_top_graph_p11-2.png","height":1192,"width":1280,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Top Graph P11 2"}},"color":" background-transparent","display":" display-fillgrid","mediasize":"xlarge"}},{"type":"copy","headline":null,"richtext":"

Lexington, KY

\n

Students using Math in Focus Course 1 increased 42 standard score points during the trial period.

","subheadline":null,"alignment":"left"},{"type":"media","color":"transparent","backgroundshape":"rectangle","mediadisplay":"fillgrid","headline":null,"subheadline":null,"media":{"type":"image","caption":"

GRAPH 2. Grade 6 Math in Focus Students\r\nStandard Score Changes from Pretesting to Posttesting

","image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/research/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_bottom_graph_p11-2.png","height":1628,"width":2165,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Bottom Graph P11 2","alignment":"not-set","asLightbox":false,"style":"not-set","transforms":{"large":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_large/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_bottom_graph_p11-2.png","height":722,"width":960,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Bottom Graph P11 2"},"medium":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_medium/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_bottom_graph_p11-2.png","height":481,"width":640,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Bottom Graph P11 2"},"small":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_small/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_bottom_graph_p11-2.png","height":241,"width":320,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Bottom Graph P11 2"},"xlarge":{"image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/int-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/_transforms/research/_xlarge/5.3_Math-in-Focus_Research-and-Efficacy_bottom_graph_p11-2.png","height":963,"width":1280,"title":"5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Bottom Graph P11 2"}},"color":" background-transparent","display":" display-fillgrid","mediasize":"xlarge"}}],"postDate":"2019-06-07T11:29:00-04:00","postUpdatedDate":"2023-10-30T15:42:16-04:00","section":"researchReports","file":null,"categories":[{"title":"Report Type","content":["Efficacy Study"]},{"title":"Grade Level","content":["Middle"]},{"title":"Region","content":["Southeast"]},{"title":"District Urbanicity","content":["Urban","Suburban"]}],"subjects":[{"title":"Math","url":"https://web-delivery-v1.int.webnp.hmhco.com/classroom-solutions/math"}],"programs":[{"title":"Math in Focus®: Singapore Math® by Marshall Cavendish®","url":"https://web-delivery-v1.int.webnp.hmhco.com/programs/math-in-focus"}],"researchreportadditionalmetadata":[{"label":"District","value":"Little Rock, AR; Lexington, KY"},{"label":"Outcome Measure","value":"Standard score"},{"label":"Study Conducted by","value":"HMH Research"}],"essaEvidence":"Demonstrates a Rationale","toc":[{"title":"An analysis of Math in Focus Course 1 for Middle School","slug":"an-analysis-of-emmath-in-focusem-course-1-for-middle-school","type":"heading","id":1,"section":"researchReports","children":[{"title":"Results","slug":"results","type":"subheading","parentid":1,"section":"researchReports"}]}]}

Math in Focus: Middle School

At a glance

  • Demonstrates a Rationale
  • Program: Math in Focus®: Singapore Math® by Marshall Cavendish®
  • Subject: Math
  • Report Type: Efficacy Study
  • Grade Level: Middle
  • Region: Southeast
  • District Urbanicity: Urban, Suburban
  • District: Little Rock, AR; Lexington, KY
  • Outcome Measure: Standard score
  • Study Conducted by: HMH Research

The new Math in Focus middle school program has also shown results in U.S. classrooms. Two pilot studies were conducted for Math in Focus Course 1, tracking student performance across a 7-week pilot period.

The analysis showed that the Math in Focus classes made significant gains over the course of the 7-week tryout period in both studies.

Little Rock, AR

Students using Math in Focus Course 1 increased 31 standard score points during the trial period.

5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Top Graph P11 2

GRAPH 1. Grade 6 Math in Focus Students Standard Score Changes from Pretesting to Posttesting

Lexington, KY

Students using Math in Focus Course 1 increased 42 standard score points during the trial period.

5 3 Math In Focus Research And Efficacy Bottom Graph P11 2

GRAPH 2. Grade 6 Math in Focus Students Standard Score Changes from Pretesting to Posttesting