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Curriculum Matters: What We Teach and What Students Gain
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Wang, Zhaoyun; McDougall, Douglas – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2019
This study examined and compared the intended mathematics curricula according to topic coverage, focus, coherence, and learning progression in grades 1-12 within China and the province of Ontario, Canada. The findings show that the overall topics in the two curricula are similar: Chinese curriculum covers 78 topics out of 79 while the Ontario…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Secondary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
A Study of Early Childhood Mathematics Teaching in the United States and China
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Li, Xia; Chi, Liping; DeBey, Mary; Baroody, Arthur J. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The present study involved using a questionnaire to investigate the mathematics teaching practices of 74 U.S. and 67 Chinese early childhood teachers. Quantitative and qualitative analyses yielded several key findings. First, U.S. teachers are less intentional in mathematics teaching than their Chinese counterparts.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Instruction, Questionnaires, Educational Practices
Comparing the Use of the Empty Number Line in England and the Netherlands
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Murphy, Carol – British Educational Research Journal, 2011
Efforts to meet the needs of children's learning in arithmetic has led to an increased emphasis on the teaching of mental calculation strategies in England. This has included the adoption of didactical tools such as the empty number line (ENL) that was developed as part of the realistic mathematics movement in the Netherlands. It has been claimed…
Descriptors: Mental Computation, Foreign Countries, Arithmetic, Educational Strategies