Similarities and Differences in Teachers' Beliefs about Effective Teaching of Mathematics: Japan and Hawaii.

Whitman, Nancy C.; Lai, Morris K.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Similarities and Differences in Teachers' Beliefs about Effective Teaching of Mathematics: Japan and Hawaii.

Whitman, Nancy C.; Lai, Morris K.

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v21 n1 p71-81 Feb 1990

Examines the similarities and differences in beliefs about the effective teaching of mathematics held by teachers from two different sociocultural backgrounds. Data were collected using a part of the Teacher General Classroom Process Questionnaire of the second IEA Mathematics Study. (Author)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Background, Teaching Methods, Teaching Styles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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