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Learning about Teaching from Comparative Studies
Leslie D. McLeanRichard George WolfeMerlin W. Wahlstrom
其他書名
Ontario Mathematics in International Perspective
出版Ontario, Ministry of Education, 1987
主題Education / GeneralEducation / Teaching / Subjects / MathematicsEducation / Comparative
ISBN07729209829780772920980
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=uSnXBZ5A0fQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This document reports on findings for Ontario from the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS), planned as a documentation and analysis of mathematics education. Mathematics achievement was only one component: the overall objective was to learn about the teaching of mathematics, what was taught, how it was taught, and what methods were most successful. Chapter 1 reviews the design of SIMS and describes how different interpretations of the two populations to be studied led to quite different samples of students from country to country. The second chapter is concerned with the officially mandated curriculum. Characteristics of Ontario schools and teachers are described in this chapter and compared with schools and teachers in other countries. Ontario student achievement and attitudes are examined in chapter three. Achievement is discussed topic by topic in relation to other characteristics, with emphasis on students' opportunity to learn; gender differences are also explored. Attitudes are regarded as an outcome in their own right as well as in relation to achievement. The final chapter presents some of the lessons learned and plausible conclusions from the study. Results from Ontario are discussed mainly in the international context. A list of SIMS participants and a list of reports published or to be published on SIMS are appended. (MNS)