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ERIC Number: EJ1265173
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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ISSN: EISSN-1305-8223
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Ideal Mathematics Teaching Behaviors: A Comparison between the Perspectives of Senior High School Students and Their Teachers in Taiwan and Mainland China
Hsieh, Feng-Jui; Wang, Ting-Ying; Chen, Qian
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, v16 n1 Article em1808 2020
This study determined perspectives of students and their teachers regarding ideal mathematics teaching using questionnaires. The sample included 2437 Taiwanese and 1141 Chinese senior high school students and their mathematics teachers. Exploratory, confirmatory, and multigroup confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to determine the factors contributing to ideal teaching behaviors. Thirteen factors in six dimensions were identified. Five involved the influence of Western culture and were endorsed (e.g., "concrete and life-related" in "representation"); five are inherent in traditional Chinese culture and were endorsed (e.g., "detailed illustration" in "teaching method"); and three are inherent in Chinese culture but were less endorsed because of Western influences (e.g., "speedy challenge" in "problem-solving"). Few intracultural differences regarding students' and teachers' endorsements were discovered. However, students' higher endorsement of "formal and symbolic representation" and "performance demand in assessment" than their teachers' reflected their desire for high academic achievement, which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan; China
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