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Author Cai, Jinfa, 1963- author.

Title International Comparative Studies in Mathematics : Lessons for Improving Students' Learning / Jinfa Cai, Ida A.C. Mok, Vijay Reddy, Kaye Stacey
Published Switzerland : SpringerOpen, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource (vii, 36 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series ICME-13 Topical Surveys, 2366-5955
ICME-13 topical surveys, 2366-5947
Contents 1. Introduction 1; 1.1. How Are Large Scale Studies Used?; 1.2. Unique Findings from Small Scale Studies; 1.3. What Is an International Comparative Study?; 1.4. What Lessons Can We Learn from International Comparative Studies? -- 2. Survey on State-of-the-Art; 2.1. Lesson 1: Understanding Students' Thinking; 2.2. Lesson 2: Examining the Dispositions and Experiences of Mathematically Literate Students; 2.3. Lesson 3: Changing Classroom Instruction; 2.4. Lesson 4: Making Global Research Locally Meaningful: TIMSS in South Africa -- 3. Summary and Looking Ahead
Summary "It argues that the main purpose of educational research is to improve student learning, and that international comparative studies are no exception."--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36)
Notes Online resource and print version record; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewd August 25, 2017)
Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
Education.
International education.
Comparative education.
Comparative education
International education
Education
Mathematics -- Study and teaching
Form Electronic book
Author Mok, Ida A. C., author
Reddy, Vijay, 1956- author.
Stacey, Kaye, 1948- author.
International Congress on Mathematical Education (13th : 2016 : Hamburg, Germany)
ISBN 9783319424149
3319424149