Front Matter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- Executive Summary -- C H A P T E R 1 Introduction -- C H A P T E R 2 Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education -- C H A P T E R 3 A Framework for Investigating the Influence of Education Standards -- C H A P T E R 4 Curriculum as a Channel of Influence: What Shapes What Is Taught to Whom? -- C H A P T E R 5 Teacher Development as a Channel of Influence: How Do Teachers Learn What and How to Teach? -- C H A P T E R 6 Assessment and Accountability: What Kinds of Assessment Are Used and for What Purposes? -- C H A P T E R 7 Contextual Forces That Influence the Education System -- C H A P T E R 8 Using the Framework -- REFERENCES -- A P P E N D I X A Participants at the Workshop on Understanding the Influence of Standards in K-12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education -- A Framework for Investigating the Influence of Nationally Developed Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education A P P E N D I X B -- A P P E N D I X C Biographical Sketches -- Index.