Some lessons in mathematics: a comparison of mathematics teaching in Japan and America
Some lessons in mathematics: a comparison of mathematics teaching in Japan and America
As part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), a representative sample of Year 9 classrooms in Japan and the United States were video-taped. Analysis of this data is enabling comparisons to be made of the teaching methods typically employed in these two countries. Findings suggest that while the typical US lesson emphasised skill acquisition, the typical Japanese lesson focused on the solving of complex problems through pupil exploration and presentation.
pedagogy, curriculum, teaching, learning, mathematics, japan, japanese, US, USA, america, problem solving, proof, conjecturing, inductive reasoning, school, lesson planning
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Jones, Keith
ea790452-883e-419b-87c1-cffad17f868f
1997
Jones, Keith
ea790452-883e-419b-87c1-cffad17f868f
Jones, Keith
(1997)
Some lessons in mathematics: a comparison of mathematics teaching in Japan and America.
Mathematics Teaching, 159, .
Abstract
As part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), a representative sample of Year 9 classrooms in Japan and the United States were video-taped. Analysis of this data is enabling comparisons to be made of the teaching methods typically employed in these two countries. Findings suggest that while the typical US lesson emphasised skill acquisition, the typical Japanese lesson focused on the solving of complex problems through pupil exploration and presentation.
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Published date: 1997
Keywords:
pedagogy, curriculum, teaching, learning, mathematics, japan, japanese, US, USA, america, problem solving, proof, conjecturing, inductive reasoning, school, lesson planning
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Mathematics, Science & Health Education
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/41388
ISSN: 0025-5785
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