Establishment of a Board on Mathematical Sciences Education

国家研究委员会是国家科学院和国家工程院的主要运营机构，成立了一个由36名成员组成的数学科学教育委员会(MSEB)。其主要目的是为各级数学科学教育提供持续的国家评估能力。委员会将通过各种工作产品提供领导、服务和协调，这些工作产品侧重于影响数学科学教学质量的问题。MSEB的概念是通过数学和数学教育界的广泛投入而形成的。在关于大学前数学教育的两次全国会议上，数学科学会议委员会赞同其特别召集的特别工作组的建议，该工作组敦促在国家研究理事会设立这样一个委员会。MSEB将发挥预期的作用，延伸到全国的州和地方各级。它的活动将通过面向问题的工作队进行，这些工作队将向执行局报告。成员具有广泛的代表性，包括课堂教师、地方和州学校当局、教育行政和监督员、地方、州和联邦政府官员、学院和大学教职员工、专业数学和教育协会的领导人、家长和雇主。由雪莉·A·希尔博士担任主席的董事会执行委员会将帮助指导总体努力。委员会的任命、报告和其他活动将遵循国家研究理事会的程序。这项国家科学基金拨款的目的是为两个有针对性的问题领域的活动提供初步支持，这两个问题领域是“学校数学课程的框架和替代模式”和“测试对K-14数学教育的影响研究”。特别委员会和专门小组将开始运作，以编写概念文件和设计研究程序，进行公开论坛和调查，并退还具体的交付成果。预计在预期支助的第二年期间，这些问题领域中的每一个都将继续受到关注。此外，预计第三个活动领域“在职教师发展”将得到关注和支持。

The National Research Council, the principal operating agent of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, has established a 36-member Board of Mathematical Sciences Education (MSEB). Its primary purpose is to provide a continuing national assessment capability for mathematical sciences education at all levels. The Board will provide leadership, service, and coordination through a variety of work products focussed on issues affecting the quality of instruction in the mathematical sciences. The conception of the MSEB has evolved through a broad base of input from the mathematics and mathematics education communities. Emanating from two national conferences on precollege mathematics education, the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences endorsed the recommendation of its specially convened task force which urged the establishment of such a board at the National Research Council. The MSEB will function with an anticipated outreach extending to the state and local levels throughout the nation. Its activities will be conducted through issue-oriented task forces that will report to the Board. The membership is broadly representative to bring perspectives of classroom teachers, local and state school authorities, educational administrators and supervisors, local, state and federal governmental officials, college and university faculties, leaders of professional mathematics and education associations, parents, and employers. An Executive Committee of the Board, chaired by Dr. Shirley A. Hill, will help to guide the overall efforts. Appointments, reports, and other Activities of the Board will follow the procedures of the National Research Council. The purpose of this National Science Foundation grant is to provide initial support for activities in two targetted problem areas, "Framework and Alternative Models for School Mathematics Curricula" and "Study of the Impact of Testing on Mathematics Education K-14." Special committees and panels will be operationalized to prepare concept papers and to design study procedures, to conduct open forums and surveys, and to return specified deliverables. It is expected that each of these problem areas will receive continued attention during the second year of anticipated support. In addition it is expected that a third domain of activity, "In-service Teacher Development", will receive attention and support.