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1UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION+ + + + +NATIONAL MATH PANEL MEETING+ + + + +MondayNovember 6, 20068:15 a.m.+ + + + +East Vidalakis HallSchwab Residential Center680 Serra StreetStanford, CAPANEL MEMBERS:DR. LARRY FAULKNER, CHAIRDR. CAMILLA PERSSON BENBOW, VICE CHAIRDR. DEBORAH LOEWENBERG BALLDR. DANIEL BERCH

(PRESENT VIA CONFERENCE PHONE)

DR. A. WADE BOYKIN (NOT PRESENT)DR. FRANCIS (SKIP) FENNELLDR. DAVID C. GEARYDR. RUSSELL M. GERSTENMS. NANCY ICHINAGADR. DIANE JONES

(PRESENT VIA CONFERENCE PHONE)

DR. TOM LOVELESSDR. LIPING MADR. VALERIE F. REYNADR. WILFRIED SCHMID (NOT PRESENT)DR. ROBERT S. SIEGLERDR. JAMES SIMONS (NOT PRESENT)DR. SANDRA STOTSKYMR. VERN WILLIAMSDR. HUNG-HSI WUEX OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT:

DR. KATHIE OLSEN (NOT PRESENT)

MR. RAY SIMONDR. GROVER J. (RUSS) WHITEHURSTSTAFF:MS. TYRRELL FLAWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDR. MICHAEL KESTNERMS. IDA EBLINGER KELLEYMS. JENNIFER GRABENMR. KENNETH THOMSONMS. HOLLY CLARK

2C-O-N-T-E-N-T-SCall to Order and Welcome..........................5Larry R. Faulkner, ChairDr. John Hennessy..................................7President, Stanford UniversityTrends in International Mathematics and...........11Science Study (TIMSS)Michael Martin..................................12Co-Director, TIMSS and PIRLS InternationalStudy Center at Boston CollegeJames Stigler...................................22Professor of PsychologyUniversity of California, Los AngelesGerald LeTendre.................................31Professor of Education Policy StudiesPennsylvania State UniversityQuestions and Answers...........................40National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)Sharif Shakrani.................................70Co-Director, Education Policy CenterMichigan State UniversityJames Milgram...................................80Professor of Mathematics, EmeritusStanford UniversityQuestions and Answers...........................90

3C-O-N-T-E-N-T-S (CONTINUED)Public CommentTamra Conry....................................110Mandy Lowell...................................116Jim Ryan.......................................120Martha Schwartz................................124John Stallcup..................................129Sherry Fraser..................................134Richard Rusczyk................................146Steven Yang....................................159Charles Munger.................................162Instructional Technology and Calculators.........175Overview: Mark Schneiderman, Director of.......175Education Policy, Software and InformationIndustry AssociationDemonstration of the ResearchRichard Schaar, Executive Advisor to...........185Office of Education Policy of theEducation and Productivity SolutionsDivision of Texas Instruments, Inc.Dennis Newman, President, Empirical............193Education, Inc.Steve Ritter, Chief Product Architect..........199at Carnegie Learning, The CognitiveTutor CompanyMatthew Peterson, Co-Founder, Senior...........213Institute Scientist, and the ChiefTechnical Officer of theMIND Institute