«The Common Core State Standards are more
focused than previous standards in their attempt to create a coherent progression in mathematics instruction from elementary to high school,» said Fran Stancavage, a managing researcher at AIR and co-author of the report.
These standards are more
rigorous than previous standards and «will ensure that students who graduate from high school are more ready for careers and college...» according to a report from a different poll of superintendents in 48 states.
The item with the fewest correct conceptions was that just 16 % of respondents correctly identified that the CCS do not require more
testing than previous standards.
I think they create more flexibility; there are fewer standards and they are more focused (
than previous standards).»
An Opportunity to Improve Assessment Systems Because the CCSS are intended to be «fewer, higher, and deeper»
than previous standards, they have created a natural opening for the development and adoption of better assessments of student learning.
They are also more «robust and there are more of them»
than the previous standards, said Palmarini.