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Table of Contents:

• 1. Introductions
• Pt. I. Education Ministry Perspectives on K-12 Mathematics Curriculum
• 2. Education Ministry Perspectives on Mathematics Curriculum in Japan / Shigeo Yoshikawa
• 3. An Overview of Mathematics Education in Singapore / Cheow Kian Soh
• 4. Some Characteristics of the Korean National Curriculum and Its Revision Process / Hee-Chan Lew
• 5. Mathematics Curriculum Standards of China: Its Process, Strategies, Outcomes and Difficulties / Xiaotian Sun
• Pt. II. Design and Implementation Perspectives on K-12 Mathematics Curriculum
• 6. Sixty Years of Mathematics Syllabi and Textbooks in Singapore (1945-2005) / Peng Yee Lee
• 7. Design and Implementation of Korean Mathematics Textbooks / Jeong Suk Pang
• 8. Curriculum Development in China: Perspectives From Curriculum Design and Implementation / Jun Li
• 9. Innovations Bringing Degeneration: A Lesson From Historical Analysis of the Revisions of the National Curriculum Standards for Upper Secondary School Math in Japan After World War II / Ryosuke Nagaoka
• Pt. III. U.S. Perspectives on the Curricula of Asian Pacific Rim Countries
• 10. Some Highlights of the Similarities and Differences in Intended, Planned/Implemented, and Achieved Curricula Between China and the United States / Jinfa Cai
• 11. Transforming Curriculum from Intended to Implemented: What Teachers Need to Do and What They Learned in the United States and China / Yeping Li
• 12. Translating Elementary School Mathematics Curriculum: Isn't School Mathematics Universal? / Tad Watanabe
• 13. A Look at Japanese Junior High School Mathematics Textbooks / Blake E. Peterson
• 14. Exploring Korean Primary Mathematics / Janice Grow-Maienza and Susan Beal
• 15. Comparing Elementary Mathematics Curricula of Korea and the United States / Insook Chung
• 16. Singapore Math: Can It Help Close the U.S. Mathematics Learning Cap? / Alan Ginsburg and Steven Leinwand
• 17. Singapore Math: Perspectives and Experiences of a College Professor / Richard Bisk

• Pt. IV. Status of Calculator and Computer Technology in the K-12 Curriculum
• 18. Calculator and Computer Technology in the K-12 Curriculum: Some Observations From a U.S. Perspective / M. Kathleen Heid
• 19. The Status of Calculator Technology in United States K-8 Mathematics Curriculum: It Depends On How You Look At It / Kathryn B. Chval
• Pt. V. Role of Testing in the K-12 Curriculum
• 20. Mathematics Assessments: Do They Tell Us the Same Thing / William H. Schmidt
• 21. Some Impacts of Testing on Mathematics Curriculum From K-12: Perspectives / Chris Cox
• Pt. VI. Reflections by Conference Attendees
• 22. Moving Beyond Myths to Foster International Collaboration: International Conference a Step in the Right Direction / Diane L. Moore, Jill Newton and Dawn Teascher
• 23. Reflections on Assessment / Angela D. Sutter, Dana C. Cox and Karen L. Fonkert
• 24. Afterword / Zalman Usiskin.

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Contributors:

Usiskin, Zalman

Willmore, Edwin

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Research in mathematics education series

Subjects:

Mathematics — Study and teaching — East Asia — Congresses

Mathematics — Study and teaching — Singapore — Congresses

Mathematics — Study and teaching — Cross-cultural studies — Congresses

Curriculum evaluation — Congresses

Mathematics — Study and teaching

Mathematics

Curriculum evaluation

Singapore

East Asia

Genres:

Cross-cultural studies

Conference papers and proceedings

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

xi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

QA14.E18 M38 2008

ISBNs:

9781593119539 (pbk.)
9781593119546 (hardcover)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2008027249

OCLC Numbers:

232786189