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Appendix B: Acronyms

AAUW: American Association of University Women

AIMS: Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science; the AIMS Education Foundation

ASCD: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

CESTA: Commonwealth Excellence in Science Teaching Alliance

CPB: Corporation for Public Broadcasting

ENC: Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

EPR: Every Pupil Response

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center

ESMP: Elementary School Mathematics Project

MAA: Mathematical Association of America

NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

McREL: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

NCTM: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

NSF: National Science Foundation

NSTA: National Science Teachers Association

PBS: Public Broadcasting Service

PDE: Pennsylvania Department of Education

PSSA: Pennsylvania System of School Assessment

RBS: Research for Better Schools

TIMSS: Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995)

TIMSS: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (2003 and beyond)

TIMSS-R: Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat (1999)