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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Debates on the Basic Education Curriculum Reform and Teachers' Challenges in China: The Case of Mathematics
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Li, Qiong; Ni, Yu-jing – Chinese Education and Society, 2012
Focusing on the case of mathematics, this paper reviews debates on China's new Basic Education Curriculum Reform program, including the status of knowledge within the reformed curriculum, the arrangement of the curriculum system, and the push toward real-life applicability and hands-on participation. It discusses the related challenges that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Mathematics Curriculum
Influences of Curriculum Reform in Primary Mathematics: A Survey of Instructional Practices
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Li, Xiaoqing; Ni, Yu-jing; Li, Qiong; Tsoi, Wingling Ruth – Chinese Education and Society, 2012
The present study examined the influence of curriculum reform on teachers' perceived instructional practices. There were 584 elementary mathematic teachers surveyed, including 390 teachers who implemented the reform-based curriculum and 194 teachers who applied the conventional curriculum. The results showed that the teachers who used the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Practices