Program Description

To master mathematics, students need to build on prior learning—what new concepts they can learn depends on which concepts they already know. Saxon Math™ provides a learning structure proven to advance students steadily and assuredly to higher levels of understanding.

Cost

Program components sold separately

Intended Population

• Any

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• No

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Studies reviewed by the What Works Clearinghouse found the program to have mixed effects on student math achievement. One peer-reviewed study found that compared to controls, students receiving the Saxon Math program made greater math gains. Due to the limited peer-reviewed research, there is insufficient evidence to support its efficacy at this time.

Study Citations

Agodini, R., & Harris, B. (2010). An experimental evaluation of four elementary school math curricula. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 3(3), 199-253. (WWC)

Resendez, M., & Sridiharan, S. (2006). The relationship between using Saxon Elementary School Math and student performance on Texas statewide assessments. Jackson, WY: PRES Associates. (WWC)

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report

• Mixed effects

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• Promising

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=ee3888d3eabe9bbbbc2bf6518e5ab03617b4724d#page=290