CPM Research
Focused on understanding what quality instruction looks like, and how and why it works. Prepared by CPM’s Research Department to help teachers understand the evidence behind effective mathematics instruction.
On this page
CPM Research
Each brief examines a key aspect of quality math instruction — written to help teachers understand the research behind CPM's approach.
Brief 01
In the current moment with crisis discourses of "learning loss" and "falling behind," many teachers are navigating felt tensions between meeting students where they are and maintaining the rigor of their curriculum.
Executive Summary (PDF)Brief 02
How can we support students with learning and intellectual disabilities to experience productive struggle during collaborative problem-solving on cognitively-demanding tasks?
Executive Summary (PDF)Brief 03
Collaborative and cooperative classrooms have different cultures: the former shaped by practices of inquiry and argumentation and the latter by practices of strategy sharing and reporting.
Download PDFBrief 04
CPM's three-part lesson structure supports students to have agency in and ownership of their learning — quite different from the gradual release method of I Do / You Do / We Do.
Download PDFHave a question?
Research briefs will be prepared at the discretion of CPM's Research Department.
External Resources
CPM recommends these external research brief collections from leading education institutions.
The Annenberg Institute at Brown University has research briefs focusing on recovery from COVID-19, with overarching topics of student learning, school climate, supporting all students, teachers and leaders, and finances and operations.
Visit Annenberg WebsiteThe Answer Lab at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education has research briefs focusing on persistent questions of education.
Explore More
Explore the full research hub, read CPM's research base reports, or view performance data from districts nationwide.
