ERIC Number: ED600021
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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Mathematics Learning in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: The Values Perspective
Seah, Wee Tiong; Zhang, Qiaoping; Barkatsas, Tasos; Law, Huk Yuen; Leu, Yuh-Chyn
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) (38th) and the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) (36th, Vancouver, Canada, Jul 15-20, 2014)
Drawing on 1386 questionnaire responses, 11- and 12-year old primary students in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan valued the same six orientations in their mathematics learning. These are achievement, relevance, practice, communication, information and communication technologies [ICT], and feedback. Each of these six values was also embraced to different degrees by students across the three regions. These findings shed light on how students' values might be used to support learning, at the same time emphasising that such values are culture-dependent. [For the complete proceedings, see ED597799.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Preadolescents, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Relevance (Education), Communication Skills, Educational Technology, Feedback (Response), Cultural Influences, Student Attitudes, Drills (Practice)
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Hong Kong; Taiwan
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