Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series) Historical World War II & Holocaust Fiction ISBN13: 9780671207038 ISBN10: 0671207032 Material

ISBN13: 9780671207038 ISBN10: 0671207032 Material Type: hardcover

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Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series) Historical World War II & Holocaust Fiction ISBN13: 9780671207038 ISBN10: 0671207032 MaterialChinese students typically outperform U. S. students on international comparisons of mathematics competency. Paradoxically, Chinese teachers receive far less education than U. S. teachers 11 to 12 years of schooling versus 16 to 18 years of schooling. Studies of U. S. teacher knowledge often document insufficient subject matter knowledge in mathematics. But, they give few examples of the knowledge teachers need to support teaching, particularly the