Sec. 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, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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