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• What movement gained momentum in the 1970s as a response to public criticism?

  Back to Basics Movement
• What were the general goals outlined in NCTM's 1989 Standards for all students?

  Learning to value mathematics, confidence in mathematical ability, becoming problem solvers, mathematical communication, and reasoning mathematically.
• Which report claimed that the educational foundations of society were being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity?

  A Nation at Risk
• What was the basis of the "progressive" movement in the 1920s?

  Corporate power and private wealth
• Who influenced the "progressive" movement in education during 1890-1920?

  John Dewey
• What was the purpose of the 1923 Report by the Mathematical Association of America?

  Surveying secondary school curricula
• When was the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) founded?

  1920
• What characterized the 1930s in terms of education themes?

  Progressive movement
• Which movement emphasized the integration of subjects and prioritized children over subject matter?

  Progressive Movement
• What was the main focus of the Life Adjustment Movement in the 1940s?**

  Practical problems
• Which event in 1957 led to increased support for the "New Math" movement in the U.S.?**

  Sputnik launch by the U.S.S.R.
• Who set up the Study Group on the School Mathematics (SMSG)?**

  American Mathematical Society (AMS)
• Which curriculum introduced Calculus at the high school level during the "New Math" period?

  The Ball State Project