Conception and Characteristics of Expert Mathematics Teachers in China
Yang Xinrong
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paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
The superior performance of East Asian students in recent international studies of mathematics achievement has attracted the attention of educators and policy makers worldwide. Xinrong Yang focuses on exploring how an expert mathematics teacher is conceptualized by mathematics educators in China and the characteristics that expert mathematics teachers share. The author adopts a sociocultural theory and a prototypical view of conception in this study of teacher expertise and shows that some of the roles expected to be played by expert mathematics teachers in China, such as being at the same time a researcher, a mentor, an expert in examination, and ... Read more
The superior performance of East Asian students in recent international studies of mathematics achievement has attracted the attention of educators and policy makers worldwide. Xinrong Yang focuses on exploring how an expert mathematics teacher is conceptualized by mathematics educators in China and the characteristics that expert mathematics teachers share. The author adopts a sociocultural theory and a prototypical view of conception in this study of teacher expertise and shows that some of the roles expected to be played by expert mathematics teachers in China, such as being at the same time a researcher, a mentor, an expert in examination, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
Number of Pages
321
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783658030964
SKU
V9783658030964
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About Yang Xinrong
Dr. Xinrong Yang works as an associate professor at the Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China.
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