Mathematics educators are intensely interested in how mathematics is taught and learned in other countries. In Korea, for instance, the college entrance examination has played a major role in shaping Korean mathematics education (Kwon 2006). All high school students who want to pursue a college degree are required to take a college entrance…

The importance of visual representation, usually a geometric figure presented in words and in mathematical symbols that is frequently found on high-stakes standardized tests is evaluated. The study shows that mathematics teachers can help prepare students to solve mathematical problems containing a figure not drawn to scale by looking for and…