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MetaMetrics studied the difficulty of lessons in mathematics textbooks commonly used in the United States to help understand the mathematics demand that students will likely encounter in their elementary through high school mathematics courses. Results are shown in the table below. In a related study, MetaMetrics found that the mathematics ability needed for college and career readiness ranged from approximately 1220Q to 1440Q, and the median mathematics demand for college and career readiness was 1350Q.
Quantile Lesson Measures to Guide Mathematics Instruction for College and Career Readiness
| Grade | Lessons Complexity Measures Beginning of Year |
Lessons Complexity Measures End of Year |
| 1 | EM50Q* | 80Q |
| 2 | 40Q | 300Q |
| 3 | 240Q | 490Q |
| 4 | 390Q | 680Q |
| 5 | 560Q | 810Q |
| 6 | 680Q | 890Q |
| 7 | 800Q | 950Q |
| 8 | 840Q | 1050Q |
| 9 | 900Q | 1150Q |
| 10 | 1070Q | 1230Q |
| 11 | 1100Q | 1350Q |
*When a Quantile measure is below 0Q, an EM (Emerging Mathematician) code is reported with the measure.
Read our research briefs describing this work: A Quantitative Task Continuum for K-12 Mathematics and The Quantile Framework for Mathematics Quantifies the Mathematics Ability Needed for College and Career Readiness.
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