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ERIC Number: EJ511008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
A Comparison of How Textbooks Teach Mathematical Problem Solving in Japan and the United States.
Mayer, Richard E.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v32 n2 p443-60 Sum 1995
This brief report compares the lessons on addition and subtraction of signed whole numbers in three seventh-grade Japanese mathematics texts and four U.S. mathematics texts. Japanese books contained many more worked-out examples and relevant illustrations, while U.S. books had more irrelevant illustrations and unsolved problems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Addition, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Illustrations, International Education, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Subtraction, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Textbook Research
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan; United States; Worked Examples (Mathematics)
Note: Special section titled "Teaching, Learning, and Human Development."