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

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

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.

• Arithmetic
• Identity
• PISA
• calculus
• communication
• education
• function
• information
• integration
• mathematics
• mathematics education
• learning and instruction

• The University of Hong Kong, China

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

• Freie Universitaet, Germany

  Klaus-D. Graf

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

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