Pursuing Excellence in Mathematics Classroom Instruction in East Asia

As it is commonly perceived that mathematics classroom instruction in East Asia has a high quality and unique culture, this Forum aims to take an in-depth examination of the mathematics classroom instruction excellence nurtured and valued in East Asia. By focusing on four selected education systems, this Forum is organized not only to examine features of excellent classroom instruction valued and possible approaches undertaken in these education systems in East Asia, but also to provide a platform for cross-examining and discussing their similarities and differences. Possible socio-cultural values underlying mathematics classroom instruction excellence and its pursuit in the East are also probed. The final paper takes a culturally different point of view to discuss how mathematics classroom instruction may be viewed in the West, in comparison to what is practiced and valued in the East.

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