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Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions- A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West

The 13th ICMI Study

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Editors:
  1. Frederick K. S. Leung

    1. The University of Hong Kong, China

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  2. Klaus-D. Graf

    1. Freie Universitaet, Germany

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  3. Francis J. Lopez-Real

    1. The University of Hong Kong, China

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  • Under the auspices of the International Commission for Mathematical Instruction, Springer is the publisher of all Study Reports.
  • ICMI Study 13 brings together leading experts from around the world to research and report on mathematics education in a global context
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: New ICMI Study Series (NISS, volume 9)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions: A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West

    1. Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions: A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West

      Pages 1-20

  3. Research on Affect in Mathematics Education: A Reconceptualisation

    1. Mathematics Education in East Asia and the West: Does Culture Matter?

      • Leung Koon Shing Frederick
      Pages 21-46

  4. Context of Mathematical Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-50
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    2. A Traditional Aspect of Mathematics Education in Japan

      • Ichiei Hirabayashi
      Pages 51-64

    3. From Wasan to Yozan

      • Kenji Ueno
      Pages 65-79

    4. Perceptions of Mathematics and Mathematics Education in the Course of History - A Review of Western Perspectives

      • Christine Keitel
      Pages 81-94

    5. Historical Topics as Indicators for the Existence of Fundamentals in Educational Mathematics

      • Walther L. Fischer
      Pages 95-110

    6. From “Entering the Way” to “Exiting the Way”: In Search of a Bridge to Span “Basic Skills” and “Process Abilities”

      • Wong Ngai-Ying
      Pages 111-128

    7. Practice Makes Perfect: A Key Belief in China

      • Li Shiqi
      Pages 129-138

    8. The Origins of Pupils’ Awareness of Teachers’ Mathematics Pedagogical Values: Confucianism and Buddhism - Driven

      • Leu Yuh-Chyn, Wu Chao-Jung
      Pages 139-152

  5. Curriculum

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-157
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    2. Some Comparative Studies between French and Vietnamese Curricula

      • Annie Bessot, Claude Comiti
      Pages 159-179

    3. An Overview of the Mathematics Curricula in the West and East

      • Margaret Wu, Zhang Dianzhou
      Pages 181-193

    4. Classification and Framing of Mathematical Knowledge in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, and the United States

      • Li Yeping, Mark B. Ginsburg
      Pages 195-211

    5. Comparative Study of Arithmetic Problems in Singaporean and American Mathematics Textbooks

      • Yeap Ban-Har, Beverly J. Ferrucci, Jack A. Carter
      Pages 213-225

    6. A Comparative Study of the Mathematics Textbooks of China, England, Japan, Korea, and the United States

      • Park Kyungmee, Leung Koon Shing Frederick
      Pages 227-238

    7. A Comparison of Mathematics Performance Between East and West: What PISA and TIMSS Can Tell Us

      • Margaret Wu
      Pages 239-259

    8. Case Studies on Mathematics Assessment Practices in Australian and Chinese Primary Schools

      • Zhao Da-Cheng, Joanne Mulligan, Michael Mitchelmore
      Pages 261-275

    9. Philippine Perspective on the ICMI Comparative Study

      • Bienvenido F. Nebres
      Pages 277-284
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MARGARET WU, PARK KWNGMEE & LEUNG KOON SHING FREDERICK 153 Chapter 2-1 : Some Comparative Studies between French and Vietnamese Curricula ANNIE BESSOT & CLAUDE COMITI 159 Chapter 2-2: An Overview of the Mathematics Curricula in the West and East MARGARET WU & ZHANG DIANZHOU 181 Chapter 2-3: Classification and Framing of Mathematical Knowledge in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, and the United States LI YEPING & MARK B. GINSBURG 195 Chapter 2-4: Comparative Study of Arithmetic Problems in Singaporean and American Mathematics Textbooks YEAP BAN-HAR; BEVERLY J. FERRUCCI & JACK A. CARTER 2 13 Chapter 2-5: A Comparative Study of the Mathematics Textbooks of China, England, Japan, Korea, and the United States PARK KYUNGMEE & LEUNG KOON SHING FREDERICK 227 Chapter 2-6: A Comparison of Mathematics Performance between East and West: What PISA and TIMSS Can Tell Us MARGARET WU 239 Chapter 2-7: Case Studies on Mathematics Assessment Practices in Australian and Chinese Primary Schools & ZHAO DA-CHENG; JOANNE MULLIGAN MICHAEL MITCHELMORE 26 1 Chapter 2-8: Philippine Perspective on the ICMI Comparative Study BIENVENIDO F. NEBRES, S. J. 277 Section 3: Teaching and Learning - Introduction COLETTE LABORDE Chapter 3-1 : The TIMSS 1995 and 1999 Video Studies JOHANNA NEUBRAND Chapter 3-2: Proposal for a Framework to Analyse Mathematics Education in Eastern and Western Traditions GABRIELE KAISER, KEIKO HINO AND CHRISTINE KNIPPING Chapter 3-3: Cultural Diversity and the Learner's Perspective: Attending to Voice and Context DAVID CLARKE, YOSHINORI SHIMIZU, SOLEDAD A. ULEP, FLORENDA L.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Hong Kong, China

    Frederick K. S. Leung, Francis J. Lopez-Real

  • Freie Universitaet, Germany

    Klaus-D. Graf

About the editors

Frederick Leung is a professor of mathematics education at The University of Hong Kong, specializing in international comparison of curriculum, and the relationship between culture and mathematics teaching and learning

Klaus-D. Graf is a professor of computer science at Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany, specializing in applications in education and society

Francis Lopez-Real is a professor of mathematics education at The University of Hong Kong, specializing in problem-solving and dynamic geometry

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions- A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West

  • Book Subtitle: The 13th ICMI Study

  • Editors: Frederick K. S. Leung, Klaus-D. Graf, Francis J. Lopez-Real

  • Series Title: New ICMI Study Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29723-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-29722-4Published: 13 March 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3996-8Published: 23 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-29723-1Published: 02 August 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1387-6872

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1745

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 598

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Sociology of Education, Learning & Instruction

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