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This study is to explain the criteria and indicators of the ideal form of school mathematics curriculum in Iran. For this purpose, the national documents of the education system in Iran and related research findings to school mathematics curriculum were examined. The Akker’s ten-component model for the curriculum was adapted as the framework for this study. In order to ensure the balance and effectiveness of the curriculum, in this framework, each of the components address a specific question. By answering them, criteria for the components of the school mathematics curriculum were presented. The research method of the study was document analysis and qualitative content analysis in the form of inferential. To validate the presented criteria, a number of mathematics educators and curriculum specialists participated in this study. Finally, for each of the components introduced in the framework, the criteria and indicators of the ideal form of mathematics curriculum were determined.

Keywords: Mathematics Curriculum, Logical Foundation of Mathematics Learning, National Curriculum Document, Criteria and indicators for school mathematics curriculum.

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