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Jinfa Cai
1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, USA
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Ida A.C. Mok
1. Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Vijay Reddy
1. Human Sciences Research Council , Durban, South Africa
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Kaye Stacey
1. Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Melbourne, Australia
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Examines the cultural and educational factors that influence how successfully students learn mathematics
Focuses on international comparative studies as a means of generating theories and improving students’ learning
Discusses four valuable lessons that can be learned from international comparative studies with regard to improving students’ learning
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: ICME-13 Topical Surveys (ICME13TS)

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It argues that the main purpose of educational research is to improve student learning, and that international comparative studies are no exception.

Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

Jinfa Cai
Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Ida A.C. Mok
Human Sciences Research Council , Durban, South Africa

Vijay Reddy
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Melbourne, Australia

Kaye Stacey

Book Title: International Comparative Studies in Mathematics
Book Subtitle: Lessons for Improving Students’ Learning
Authors: Jinfa Cai, Ida A.C. Mok, Vijay Reddy, Kaye Stacey
Series Title: ICME-13 Topical Surveys
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42414-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42413-2Published: 08 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42414-9Published: 20 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2366-5947
Series E-ISSN: 2366-5955
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 36
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Mathematics Education, International and Comparative Education, Learning & Instruction