Representation of problem-solving procedures: A comparative look at China, Singapore, and US mathematics textbooks

Fan, Liangho. & Zhu, Yan. (September 2007). Representation of problem-solving procedures: A comparative look at China, Singapore, and US mathematics textbooks.Educational Studies in Mathematics. 66, 1, 61-75.

This article is the results of a study that examined how selected school mathematics textbooks in China, Singapore, and USA at the lower secondary grade level represent problem-solving procedures. Both similarities and differences in the representation of problem-solving procedures in the textbooks across the three countries were revealed and compared.