What Matters? Research Trends in International Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education

PART I: Research on Curriculum Influence on Student Learning1.     What can We Learn from Textbook Analysis? Ji-Won Son and Jeri Diletti2.     Intended Treatments of Fractions and Fraction Operations in Mathematics Curriculum from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Tad Watanabe, Jane-Jane Lo, and Ji-Won Son 3.     Comparing the Difficulty Level of Junior Secondary School Mathematics Textbooks in Five Nations Yiming Cao, Libao Wu, and Lianchun Dong 4.        Uncovering the Label "Asian" in International Comparative Studies of Mathematics Education Yoshinori Shimizu5.        Achievement Gaps in Mathematics and Opportunities to Learn: Insights from PISA 2012 Yan ZhuPart I Commentary: Toward Understanding the Influence of Curriculum Resources on Students' Mathematics Learning: Cross-national Perspectives on What Matters Where, When and for Whom Edward A. Silver Part II: Research on Institutional System of Mathematics Teacher Education 6.     6. Knowledge Expectations Matter: Mathematics Teacher Preparation Programs in South Korea and the United States Rae Young Kim and Seung Hwan Ham 7.      8.     Predictors of the Teaching Readiness of Future Secondary Mathematics Teachers: A Comparison of Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States  Ting-Ying Wang and Feng-Jui HsiehPart II Commentary: Similarities and Differences in Programs for Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers Jeremy Kilpatrick  PART III: Research on Improving Teacher Knowledge and Pedagogical Approaches9.     Cross-cultural Lesson Planning between the United States and South Korea Woong Lim and Ji-Won Son 10.  The Instructional Quality of Mathematics Student Teachers in the United States and Japan: The Possible Impact of the Structure of Student Teaching Douglas Lyman Corey, Keith R. Leatham, and Blake E. Peterson11.  Reflective Capabilities of Mathematics Education Systems in China, Japan, and the United States Thomas RicksPart III Commentary: Research on Improving Teacher Knowledge and Pedagogical Approaches -  From a Comparative to a Collaborative Perspective Sandra Crespo  Part IV: Cross-national Comparative Studies with Large-Scale Data 12.  12. Self-concept, Self-efficacy and Mathematics Achievement: Students in 65 regions including the US and Asia Ming Ming Chiu 13.  What Do TIMSS Studies Show about Math Achievement Inequality? A Sociological Perspective Seong Won Han, Ji-Won Son, and Chungseo Kang 14.  When Knowing Basic Skills and Procedures is Not Enough Choi, Kyong Mi and Dae S. Hong 15.  The WIFI Study: Students' Valuing of Mathematics Learning in Hong Kong and Japan Wee Tiong Seah, Takuya Baba, and Zhang Qiaoping16.  Examining the Association between Teacher Feedback and Mathematics Instruction in Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United States Seong Won Han, Ji-Won Son, and Chungseo KangPart IV Commentary: Large-Scale International Datasets:  What We Can and Cannot Learn from Them, and How We Could Learn More Sarah Theule Lubienski PART V: FINAL COMMENTARY17.  Reflection on Research Trends in International Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education Gabriele Kaiser and Xinrong Yang 18.  The Missing Link: Incorporating Opportunity To Learn in Educational Research Analyses William H. Schmidt, Leland S. Cogan, and Michelle Solorio... Mehr