Texas Education Code - Section 7.058. Research On Mathematics Skills Acquisition And Program Effectiveness

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§ 7.058. RESEARCH ON MATHEMATICS SKILLS ACQUISITION AND 
PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.  From funds appropriated for the purpose, 
the commissioner shall award to one or more institutions that have 
demonstrated an ability to conduct science-based research on 
effective instructional strategies that improve student 
performance in mathematics a grant to be used to:
		(1)  develop and identify research on mathematics 
skills acquisition and student learning in mathematics;
		(2)  monitor the effectiveness of professional 
development institutes under Section 21.455 based on performance in 
mathematics by the students of teachers who have attended an 
institute;
		(3)  examine the effect of professional development 
institutes on the classroom performance of teachers who have 
attended an institute;
		(4)  identify common practices used at high-performing 
school campuses that lead to improved student performance in 
mathematics;  and
		(5)  develop research on cognitive development in 
children concerning mathematics skills development.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 834, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.           

Last modified: August 10, 2007