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ERIC Number: EJ362730
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Mathematics Classrooms in Japan, Taiwan, and the United States.
Stigler, James W.; And Others
Child Development, v58 n5 p1272-85 Oct 1987
Studies were conducted in Chinese, Japanese, and American classrooms during mathematics classes. Large cross-cultural differences were found in variables related to classroom structure and management. These paralleled differences in mathematics achievement among China, Japan, and the United States. (PCB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Ethnomathematics, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; Taiwan; United States
Note: Thematic Issue: Schools and Development