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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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What Do Error Patterns Tell Us about Hong Kong Chinese and Australian Students' Understanding of Decimal Numbers?
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Lai, Mun Yee; Murray, Sara – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
Mathematics educators have had a long standing interest in students' understanding of decimal numbers. Most studies of students' understanding of decimals have been conducted within Western cultural settings. Similar research in other countries is important for a number of reasons, perhaps most importantly because it can provide insights…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Numbers, Cultural Differences
Teaching with Procedural Variation: A Chinese Way of Promoting Deep Understanding of Mathematics
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Lai, Mun Yee; Murray, Sara – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2012
In mathematics education, there has been tension between deep learning and repetitive learning. Western educators often emphasize the need for students to construct a conceptual understanding of mathematical symbols and rules before they practise the rules (Li, 2006). On the other hand, Chinese learners tend to be oriented towards rote learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Symbols (Mathematics), Rote Learning