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Cheng, Qiang; Wang, Jian – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2012
As a key concept in early mathematics curriculum, number sense is crucial for children's learning of other mathematics concepts. An earlier curriculum with a strong focus on number sense development presumably helps children perform better in mathematics later on. Chinese students outperformed their United States (U.S.) peers on number sense at…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Textbooks, Foreign Countries, Number Concepts
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Murata, Aki; Fuson, Karen – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2006
The framework of Tharp and Gallimore (1988) was adapted to form a ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development) Model of Mathematical Proficiency that identifies two interacting kinds of learning activities: instructional conversations that assist understanding and practice that develops fluency. A Class Learning Path was conceptualized as a classroom path…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 1, Computer Assisted Instruction, Asian Culture
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Zhou, Zheng; Peverly, Stephen T. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Cross-cultural studies on mathematical cognition and education have suggested that curriculum and teaching have contributed to U.S. versus Asian differences in student performance; however, previous discussions of curriculum and teaching practices have been very general and have not focused on a detailed analysis of how mathematics concepts are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 1, Arithmetic, Subtraction