Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions-A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West The 13th ICMI Study /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leung, Frederick K. S. (Editor), Graf, Klaus-D (Editor), Lopez-Real, Francis J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: New ICMI Study Series, 9
• Subjects: Education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Mathematics Education.; Sociology of Education.; Learning & Instruction.

In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest concerning international comparisons of mathematics education, stimulated in part by large-scale studies such as TIMSS and PISA. However, many educators have felt that the analysis of such comparisons requires a deep understanding of the underlyi...