School Mathematics Curricula

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. School Mathematics Curricular Reform: An Asian Experience

   • Catherine P. Vistro-Yu, Tin Lam Toh

   Pages 1-17

3. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Evolution of Singapore’s School Mathematics Curriculum

      • Berinderjeet Kaur

      Pages 21-37

   3. New School Mathematics Curricula, PISA and PMRI in Indonesia

      • Zulkardi, Ratu Ilma Indra Putri

      Pages 39-49

   4. A New Model of Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction System in Thailand

      • Maitree Inprasitha

      Pages 51-77

4. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79

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   2. Incorporating National Assessment into Curriculum Design and Instruction: An Approach in Japan

      • Keiko Hino, Fumi Ginshima

      Pages 81-103

   3. Representation of Algebra Concepts in Singapore Secondary Mathematics Textbooks

      • Siew Yin Ho, Tin Lam Toh

      Pages 105-126

   4. Current Mathematics Curriculum of South Korea and Its Embodiment into Textbooks

      • Hee-chan Lew

      Pages 127-150

   5. Research and Development of Mathematics-Grounding Activity Modules as a Part of Curriculum in Taiwan

      • Fou-Lai Lin, Yu-Ping Chang

      Pages 151-168

5. Part III

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169

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   2. Issues of Mathematics Curriculum in Japan: Changing Curriculum Policies and Developing Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics

      • Masataka Koyama

      Pages 171-187

   3. Implementation of School-Based Assessment (SBA) in Malaysian Primary Mathematics Curriculum: Issues and Challenges

      • Chap Sam Lim, Cheng Meng Chew

      Pages 189-205

   4. Prospects and Challenges in Implementing a New Mathematics Curriculum in the Philippines

      • Debbie Marie B. Verzosa, Catherine P. Vistro-Yu

      Pages 207-226

   5. Challenges in School Mathematics Curriculum Reform in India: Transforming Teacher Practices Through Pedagogical Innovations

      • Rakhi Banerjee, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

      Pages 227-237

This book sheds light on school mathematics curricula in Asian countries, including their design and the recent reforms that have been initiated. By discussing and analyzing various problematic aspects of curriculum development and implementation in a number of East and South Asian countries and offering insights into these countries’ unique approaches to supplementing school mathematics curricula, it contributes to shaping effective policies for implementation, assessment and monitoring of curricula. The book covers a wide range of issues: curriculum design, localization of curricula, directions of curricular reforms, mathematics textbooks, assessment within the curriculum and teachers’ professional development, which are of interest to a wide international audience.

• Mathematics assessment
• Mathematics curriculum
• Mathematics education in asia
• Mathematics textbooks
• National assessment and curriculum
• School-based Assessment
• Singapore Curriculum

“This book will be useful to anyone interested in math curriculum development, particularly for readers outside of Asia who are interested in methods and policies utilized there, or readers in Asia who would like to know more about what other countries near them are doing. The material is accessible for a general audience … .”

• Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines

  Catherine P. Vistro-Yu

• National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

  Tin Lam Toh

Catherine P. VISTRO-YU is a Professor at the Mathematics Department, School of Science and Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, where she coordinates the department’s master's and doctoral programs in Mathematics Education. She was the Philippine representative to the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) from 2008-2016, and was a member of the ICMI Executive Committee from 2013-2016. She now serves on the International Program Committee of the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 14).


TOH Tin Lam is an Associate Professor and the Deputy Head of Mathematics & Mathematics Academic Group at the Singapore National Institute of Education.  He was a classroom teacher and obtained a PhD (Mathematics) at the National University of Singapore. He continues to pursue research on both mathematics and mathematics education, and publishes extensively in international refereed journals. He has beeninvolved in several mathematics education research projects that have impacted Singapore schools: mathematical problem solving, use of comics in teaching mathematics and calculus teaching in schools.

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