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Mathematical Thinking Involved in U.S. and Chinese Students' Solving of Process-Constrained and Process-Open Problems.
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Cai, Jinfa – Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 2000
Examines U.S. and Chinese 6th grade students' mathematical thinking and reasoning involved in solving six process-constrained and six process-open problems. Concludes that the Chinese sample had a significantly higher mean score than the U.S. sample on the process-constrained tasks, but the sample of U.S. students had a significantly higher mean…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education
The Demise of the Asian Math Gene.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
The 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress math scores for eighth-graders show that when socioeconomic status is considered, English-proficient Asian students have no achievement advantage over other ethnic groups. However, Chinese sixth-graders, using abstract reasoning skills, outperformed American students on 12 open-ended math…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Asian Americans, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Proceedings of the Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (29th, Melbourne, Australia, July 10-15, 2005). Volume 2
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Chick, Helen L., Ed.; Vincent, Jill L., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference papers are centered around the theme of "Learners and Learning Environments." This volume features 43 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Adl…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Research Reports, Symbols (Mathematics)