Origins
The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics was developed by the NCTM. The NCTM's stated intent was to improve mathematics education. The contents were based on surveys of existing curriculum materials, curricula and policies from many countries, educational research publications, and government agencies such as the U.S. National Science Foundation. The original draft was widely reviewed at the end of 1998 and revised in response to hundreds of suggestions from teachers.
The PSSM is intended to be "a single resource that can be used to improve mathematics curricula, teaching, and assessment." The latest update was published in 2000. The PSSM is available as a book, and in hypertext format on the NCTM web site.
The PSSM replaces three prior publications by NCTM:
- Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989), which was the first such publication by an independent professional organization instead of a government agency and outlined what students should learn and how to measure their learning.
- Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (1991), which added information about best practices for teaching mathematics.
- Assessment Standards for School Mathematics (1995), which focused on the use of accurate assessment methods.
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