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Chinese Students' Higher Achievement in Mathematics : Comparison of Mathematics Education of Australian and Chinese Primary Schools / by Dacheng Zhao.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zhao, Dacheng, Author.
- Series:
- Mathematics Education – An Asian Perspective, 2366-0163
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Study and teaching.
- Mathematics.
- International education.
- Comparative education.
- Mathematics Education.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Local Subjects:
- Mathematics Education.
- International and Comparative Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (310 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2016.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
- Summary:
- This book shares insights into the achievement gap in mathematics between East Asian and Western countries, and the ways to improve students’ mathematics achievements. Especially, it highlights the importance to integrate case studies with large-scale international comparative studies in general, and comparative studies of mathematics education in particular. This book is a must-read for mathematics teachers, mathematics educators, educational researchers, education administrators, curriculum developers, assessment designers, and student teachers who are interested in mathematics education and how to improve students’ mathematics achievements.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Chinese Students Outperform in Mathematics
- Chapter 2 Review of the Literature: Factors contributing to Achievement Gap
- Chapter 3 Research Methodology: Exploring Research Questions
- Chapter 4 Document Analysis of Australian Mathematics Curricula and Assessment
- Chapter 5 Document Analysis of Chinese Mathematics Curricula and Assessment
- Chapter 6 A Comparison of Australian and Chinese Mathematics Curricula and Assessment
- Chapter 7 Case Study of Sydney Primary School A1, Australia
- Chapter 8 Case Study of Sydney Primary School A2, Australia
- Chapter 9 A Case Study of a Guangzhou Primary School, China
- Chapter 10 Conclusions and Implications: Improve Students' Achievement in Mathematics.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- ISBN:
- 9789811002854
- 9811002851
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