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Author: Chi-yeung Fung Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 994
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Student teachers in the second phase implementation of my study indicated an understanding of their role in a constructivist classroom - to construct their own theories of teaching mathematics, to assist their peers in knowledge construction and to learn to learn. Student teachers in the two cohorts were found to hold entrenched constructivist beliefs about teaching mathematics. They agreed that the teacher's role was a facilitator of learning and that persistent questioning could alter knowledge about mathematics. However, at the conclusion of the module, the Phase I students seemed to re-adopt traditional approaches to teaching, whereas the Phase II students exhibited two different perspectives - an indication of the instability of their teaching beliefs. The Phase II student teachers, nevertheless, showed that they became more aware of sequencing the various interactive activities for their pupils in secondary schools. In the actual teaching, they professed their inability to realise their teaching ideals because of their inexperience in teaching and of the unexpected situations in the school settings. The present research study adds to the paucity of literature in two areas. First, the employment of a constructivist approach in the preparation of teachers of junior secondary mathematics (for pupils of age between twelve and fifteen), especially in the training of Chinese student mathematics teachers. Second, the study of a higher education lecturer conducting research to improve his/her own practice. Undeniably, further research on models to change student teachers' prior knowledge (about mathematics, about the nature of mathematics, and about the teaching and learning of mathematics), on factors affecting the instability of beliefs, and on models to facilitate continuous development of the teaching professionals are necessary if not exigent.ed their learnin.
Author: Chi-yeung Fung Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 994
Book Description
Student teachers in the second phase implementation of my study indicated an understanding of their role in a constructivist classroom - to construct their own theories of teaching mathematics, to assist their peers in knowledge construction and to learn to learn. Student teachers in the two cohorts were found to hold entrenched constructivist beliefs about teaching mathematics. They agreed that the teacher's role was a facilitator of learning and that persistent questioning could alter knowledge about mathematics. However, at the conclusion of the module, the Phase I students seemed to re-adopt traditional approaches to teaching, whereas the Phase II students exhibited two different perspectives - an indication of the instability of their teaching beliefs. The Phase II student teachers, nevertheless, showed that they became more aware of sequencing the various interactive activities for their pupils in secondary schools. In the actual teaching, they professed their inability to realise their teaching ideals because of their inexperience in teaching and of the unexpected situations in the school settings. The present research study adds to the paucity of literature in two areas. First, the employment of a constructivist approach in the preparation of teachers of junior secondary mathematics (for pupils of age between twelve and fifteen), especially in the training of Chinese student mathematics teachers. Second, the study of a higher education lecturer conducting research to improve his/her own practice. Undeniably, further research on models to change student teachers' prior knowledge (about mathematics, about the nature of mathematics, and about the teaching and learning of mathematics), on factors affecting the instability of beliefs, and on models to facilitate continuous development of the teaching professionals are necessary if not exigent.ed their learnin.
Author: Lianghuo Fan Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9814415839 Category : Mathematics Languages : en Pages : 754
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This unique book represents another concerted research effort concerning Chinese mathematics education, with contributions from the world's leading scholars and most active researchers. The book presents the latest original research work with a particular focus on the 'teaching' side of Chinese mathematics education to a wide international audience. There are mainly three sections in the book. The first section introduces readers to a historical and contemporary perspective, respectively, on traditional mathematical teaching in ancient China and on how modern Chinese mathematics teachers teach and pursue their pre-service training and in-service professional development. The second section presents studies investigating a wide range of issues at both the macro- and micro-levels on how Chinese mathematics teachers teach mathematics. The third section focuses on Chinese mathematics teachers, investigating issues about their knowledge, belief, teacher training and professional development. Like its predecessor, How Chinese Learn Mathematics: Perspectives from Insiders, this book is a must for educational researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers who are interested in knowing more about mathematics teaching, teachers, teacher education and professional development concerning Chinese teachers and learners.
Author: Yeping Li Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415896010 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 254
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How Chinese Teach Mathematics and Improve Teaching builds upon existing studies to examine mathematics classroom instruction in China. It combines contributions from Chinese scholars with commentary from key Western scholars to offer a truly systematic examination of some important and distinctive features of mathematics classroom instruction. Viewing classroom instruction as part of teachers' instructional practices, this book goes beyond teachers' in-classroom instructional practice by also examining Chinese teachers' approaches and practices in developing and improving teaching. Through this unique approach, How Chinese Teach Mathematics and Improve Teaching expands and unpacks the otherwise fragmented knowledge about Chinese practices in developing and carrying out mathematics classroom instruction.
Author: Yeping Li Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9463512365 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 314
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How Chinese Acquire and Improve Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching takes a unique approach to present new research that views knowledge acquisition and improvement as part of teachers’ life-long professional learning process in China.
Author: Lianghuo Fan Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9812560149 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 591
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- Represents a concerted research effort in mathematics education of Chinese learners, the first of its kind - Contains contributions from the world's leading scholars and most active researchers in this area and beyond - Provides comprehensive coverage and insiders' perspectives on relevant issues
Author: Xinrong Yang Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3658030976 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 335
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The superior performance of East Asian students in recent international studies of mathematics achievement has attracted the attention of educators and policy makers worldwide. Xinrong Yang focuses on exploring how an expert mathematics teacher is conceptualized by mathematics educators in China and the characteristics that expert mathematics teachers share. The author adopts a sociocultural theory and a prototypical view of conception in this study of teacher expertise and shows that some of the roles expected to be played by expert mathematics teachers in China, such as being at the same time a researcher, a mentor, an expert in examination, and an exemplary model, are quite different from the roles expected of an expert teacher in Western cultures. In addition, some characteristics of expert mathematics teachers the author identifies are different from those reported in previous studies. Examples include the expert mathematics teachers ́ contemporary-constructivist oriented beliefs about mathematics and its learning and teaching, and their ability to teach with flexibility, balance, and coherence.
Author: Yiming Cao Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3662557819 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 487
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This book intends to provide a comprehensive introduction to the status of development of Chinese mathematics education in the 21st century. To this end, the book summarizes and presents the research and practices of Chinese mathematics education in the following aspects: (1) characteristics of Chinese school mathematics curriculum and textbooks, (2) Chinese ways and strategies of teaching mathematics and the characteristics of mathematics classroom instruction in China, (3) Chinese instructional practices in developing (both gifted and underachieving) students’ mathematical capabilities, (4) how professional development of mathematics teachers is promoted in China, including mathematics teachers’ pre-service and in-service education, and how Chinese mathematics teachers design and implement teaching and research activities, and (5) how mathematics education is assessed and evaluated, including how to evaluate teachers’ teaching and students’ achievements. Relevant research in Chinese mathematics education involving methods of surveys, interviews, text analysis, etc., are reviewed and analyzed. Results of a number of video studies of Chinese mathematics classroom teaching and learning are also integrated into this book.
Author: Binyan Xu Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030681572 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 364
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This book seeks to illustrate the research on mathematics competencies and disposition in China according to the conceptual development and empirical investigation perspective. Mathematics education in China has a distinguishing feature a focus of attention to mathematical competency. Paradoxically, there has not been an explicit, refined, and measurable evaluation system in place to assess mathematical competency in China. While academic achievement surveys or evaluations are common, these can only give an overall conclusion about mathematical thinking skills or problem solving abilities. In response to this deficiency, China is beginning to carry out national projects that emphasize defining both a conceptual framework on core competencies in school mathematics and developing a corresponding assessment framework. Thus, the main focus of this volume is the current investigations of different mathematics competencies and mathematical disposition of Chinese students, with the aim of promoting interaction between domestic and international student performance assessment, to provide a more comprehensive understanding of mathematics competencies and disposition in mainland China, and to stimulate innovative new directions in research. The primary audience of this volume is the large group of researchers interested in mathematics competencies, mathematics teaching and learning in China, or comparative studies, or the relation of the three. The book will also appeal to teaching trainers or instructors, as well as be an appropriate resource for graduate courses or seminars at either the master’s or doctoral level.
Author: Xianyan Jin Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 642
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This study was designed to investigate Chinese middle school mathematics teachers' practices and perspectives on knowing and learning that may underlie their observed practices. In particular, this study addressed the following research questions: (a) What pedagogical activities and strategies can be identified in Chinese middle school mathematics teachers' practices? (b) What teacher perspectives of mathematics knowing and learning may underlie these teachers' practices? To address these questions, the researcher, a native Chinese who moved to Australia and became an Australian citizen, used a constructivist (western) conceptual framework as a lens. This framework combined two lines of previous work, Ernest's (1989b) characterisation of mathematics teaching and Simon and Tzur et al.'s (Heinz et al., 2000b; Simon et al., 2000; Tzur et al., 2001) distinction of perspectives that seem to underlie reform-oriented teaching practices.Eleven year-7 middle school mathematics teachers from two different schools located in a Southeast province in Mainland China volunteered to participate in this study. For each of these 11 teachers, a set of data was collected, consisting of two video recorded classroom observations (consecutive lessons) interspersed with three video recorded interviews with the teacher about those observed lessons (before, between, and after each classroom observations). Transcripts of the interviews and classroom observations were translated into English. Six teachers were then selected as case studies and their practices and perspectives were analysed using the constant comparison method proposed by Glaser and Strauss (1967) as part of the Grounded Theory methodology. Findings of this study indicate that, typically, the participating Chinese teachers used a five-component cyclic teaching practice-Reviewing, Bridging, Variation, Summarising, and Reflection/Planning. The first four components constituted their implemented lesson structure. Data are presented to depict the nature of these first four components along with the participating teachers' rationale for using each component the way they did. The significance of these findings is discussed in terms of a perspective about knowing and learning that seem to underlie the participating teachers' five-component practice. This perspective appears to differ from perspectives that were identified previously. Coupled with the four-component lesson structure this perspective is discussed in terms of how it may inform mathematics teachers' development of effective pedagogical practices, as well as future research and theory development.
Author: Chi-yeung Fung
Author: Chi-yeung Fung
Author: Lianghuo Fan
Author: Yeping Li
Author: Yeping Li
Author: Lianghuo Fan
Author: Xinrong Yang
Author: Yiming Cao
Author: Binyan Xu
Author: Xianyan Jin
Author: Caroline Brayer Ebby