Taiwanese Arithmetic and Algebra

Autor/inn/en	Lo, Jane-Jane; Tsai, Feng-Chiu
Titel	Taiwanese Arithmetic and Algebra
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 16 (2011) 7, S.422-429 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Curriculum; Problem Solving; Foreign Countries; Data Analysis; Grade 9; Grade 8; Arithmetic; Algebra; Mathematics Achievement; Student Evaluation; Standardized Tests; Geometry; Measurement; Competence; Mathematics Skills; Numeracy; Mathematical Logic; Logical Thinking; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemlösen; Ausland; Auswertung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Geometrie; Messverfahren; Kompetenz; Mathematics ability; Rechenkompetenz; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik
Abstract	Taiwanese students consistently rank near the top on international exams on mathematics and science. In 2007, Taiwan recorded the highest TIMSS math score for eighth grade. The central education agency in Taiwan publishes detailed mathematics curriculum guidelines, which textbooks and national exams follow closely. In May each year, all ninth graders are expected to take the Basic Competency Test. It is a seventy-minute timed exam with thirty-four multiple-choice problems that measure students' proficiency in the following areas: (1) Numbers and operations; (2) Geometry; (3) Measurement; (4) Algebra; and (5) Data analysis. The content of the Basic Competency Test provides a good indication of what students are expected to learn by the end of the first semester of ninth grade. Developing problem solving and reasoning, deepening number and symbol sense, and promoting arithmetic and algebraic connections are tenets of Taiwan's Basic Competency Test. (Contains 6 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10