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Yang, Xinrong; Kaiser, Gabriele; König, Johannes; Blömeke, Sigrid – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
In this paper we examine the relationship between teachers' knowledge, beliefs and instructional practices based on a study with 495 Chinese pre-service mathematics teachers. The results indicate that Chinese pre-service mathematics teachers tend to hold mixed beliefs about the nature of mathematics, and a constructivist view about mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Correlation
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Zhang, Shu; Cao, Yiming; Wang, Lidong; Li, Xinlian – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
This study investigates the teaching and learning of single-digit whole number multiplication in China. Analysis of data from documents, classroom teaching, and semi-structured interviews revealed three salient characteristics of emphasizing "oral calculation," "calculation speed," and "understanding" across…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Numbers, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Gu, Feishi; Gu, Lingyuan – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2016
This study examines how mathematics teaching research specialists mentor practicing teachers during post-lesson debriefs of a lesson study in China. Based on a systematic, fine-grained analysis of 107 h of videotaped mentoring meetings of 20 groups of teachers and teaching research specialists from different elementary schools, this study reveals…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mentors, Educational Researchers
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Huang, Rongjin; Gong, Zikun; Han, Xue – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2016
Lesson study (LS) has been practiced in China as an effective way to advance teachers' professional development for decades. This study explores how LS improves teaching that promotes students' understanding. A LS group including didacticians (practice-based teaching research specialist and University-based mathematics educators) and mathematics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Teacher Competencies, Mathematics Teachers