A comparison of problems that follow selected content presentations in American and Chinese mathematics textbooks

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 239-241

  Li, Yeping ^a  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Curriculum; Integers; Materials (texts, other resources); Middle grades, 5 8

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844453398     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749754     Document Type: Article

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