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ERIC Number: EJ436977
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
Solving the Math Problem: Exploring Mathematics Achievement in Japanese and American Middle Grades.
Schaub, Maryellen; Baker, David P.
American Journal of Education, v99 n4 p623-42 Aug 1991
Data from the Second International Mathematics Study for over 6,500 13-year-old eighth graders and 222 teachers in the United States and over 8,000 seventh graders and 208 teachers in Japan suggest that superior mathematics achievement in Japan is a result of different instructional approaches and teacher time management than found in the United States. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, International Studies, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Role, Time Factors (Learning), Time Management
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; Second International Mathematics Study; United States
Note: Theme issue with title "Development and Education across Adolescence."