At the First International Conference* on Mathematics Curriculum (November 11-13, 2005) sponsored by the Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum (CSMC), Alan Ginsburg (USED) presented a paper entitled Singapore Math: Can it help close the U.S. mathematics learning gap?
"This paper compares the Singapore and U.S. primary mathematics systems to explore what the United States can learn from the Singapore system of elementary mathematics education that may help improve the mathematics performance of U.S. students. It also identifies a few areas where the U.S. mathematics system may be preferred to Singapore’s system." Comparisons are made in the areas of frameworks, textbooks, assessments, and teachers.
Proceedings from the 2005 conference will be available for sale in the near future from Information Age Publishing.
*A Second International Conference on Mathematics Curriculum: Future Curriculum Trends in Algebra and Geometry is scheduled for May 4-8, 2008 at the University of Chicago. Check the CSMC website for details that are forthcoming.
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