Mathematics Subject Headings for the PreK-12 Community: A Comparison of Key Terms from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Mathematics Standards to ERIC Thesaurus Descriptors and the Library of Congress Subject Headings

The National Council of Teachers ofMathematics (NCTM) is an international organization which supports the teaching and learning of mathematics for children from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. In the year 2000, the NCTM produced Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, a document that has become the basis for state and local mathematics curriculum standards across the United States. This article examines the key terms identified in the NCTM standards, identifies their equivalents in the ERIC Thesaurus and the Library of Congress Subject Headings, and makes recommendations to bring library subject headings closer to reflecting the language common to mathematics educators