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Yang, Der-Ching – Educational Studies, 2018
This study examines the different ways in which fractions are dealt with in two elementary mathematics textbook series: Kang Hsuan (KH) in Taiwan and Laskutaito in Finland. The results showed that the total number of fraction questions in Laskutaito is higher than that in KH and that Laskutaito highlights the basic definition of fractions to help…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Fractions, Pictorial Stimuli
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Yang, Der-Ching; Tseng, Yi-Kuan; Wang, Tzu-Ling – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This study analyzed geometry problems in four middle-grade mathematics textbook series from Taiwan, Singapore, Finland, and the United States, while exploring the expectations for students' learning experiences with these problems. An analytical framework developed for mathematics textbook problem analysis had three dimensions: representation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Textbooks, Mathematics Instruction
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Lo, Jane-Jane; Yang, Der-Ching; Weng, Wen-Chi – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2013
The major purpose of this study was to examine the similarities and differences in the contents of algebra topic in selected elementary school mathematics textbooks of Finland and Taiwan. The mathematics curriculum market leaders of Finland and Taiwan, Laskutaito and Kang Hsuan, were examined using content analysis method. Results show that while…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Algebra, Elementary School Mathematics, Textbooks