Overview
- Provides a unique international comparative perspective in mathematics education
- Compares and contrasts mathematics teacher education systems in high-achieving countries
- Provides insights to understand student and teaching achievement gaps from an international perspective
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Research in Mathematics Education (RME)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Research on Curriculum Influence on Student Learning
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Research on Institutional System of Mathematics Teacher Education
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Research on Improving Teacher Knowledge and Pedagogical Approaches
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Cross-national Comparative Studies with Large-Scale Data
Keywords
- Achievement gap and mathematics education
- Cross cultural lesson planning and mathematics education
- Cultural traditions and mathematics education
- International comparative studies and mathematics education
- International mathematics education
- Large scale data and mathematics education
- Learning gap and mathematics education
- Mathematics Education
- Mathematics teacher education
- Modeling and mathematics education
- Pedagogy and mathematics
- TEDS-M data and teacher readiness
- TIMSS
- Textbook analysis and mathematics education
- learning and instruction
About this book
This book provides a unique international comparative perspective on diverse issues and practices in mathematics education between and among the US and five high-performing TIMSS education systems, Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. The book offers multiple perspectives on the important factors that contribute to mathematics teaching and learning in different educational systems and cultural contexts. Using large scale data generated by numerous international comparative studies, the book analyzes and provides context for various methodological perspectives.
The book raises compelling questions and issues for mathematics education researchers, leading to a critical examination of what can be learned from other education systems. Authors address four major research perspectives by critically examining cross-national similarities and differences, such as research on the influence of curriculum on student learning; research on institutional systems of mathematics teacher education; research on improving teacher knowledge and pedagogical approaches; and research using large-scale data. This collection of perspectives serves as a foundation for reviewing and analyzing the international comparative studies introduced in the book.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Tad Watanabe is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University's Department of Mathematics.
Jane-Jane Lo is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Western Michigan University's Department of Mathematics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: What Matters? Research Trends in International Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education
Editors: Ji-Won Son, Tad Watanabe, Jane-Jane Lo
Series Title: Research in Mathematics Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51187-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51185-6Published: 13 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84590-6Published: 18 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51187-0Published: 03 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2570-4729
Series E-ISSN: 2570-4737
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 432
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour