Mathematics in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Steen, Lynn Arthur

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Publication Date: 1991

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Mathematics in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Steen, Lynn Arthur

Educational Leadership, v48 n5 p26-27 Feb 1991

From their experience with open-ended tests requiring higher-order thinking and problem-solving abilities, schoolchildren in the USSR learn to think before answering. U.S. students instead train for rapid response, learning how to take tests rather than how to solve problems. Tests should be part of the curriculum, not separate from it. (MLH)

Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Tests, Problem Solving, Test Construction

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Identifiers - Location: United States; USSR

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