Mathematics education reform in Hong Kong

Mathematics education reform in Hong Kong

• Lam, Suk Wah Louisa The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2002

4th International Conference on Mathematics Education into the 21st Century: The Humanistic Renaissance in Mathematics Education (2002: Terrasini, Palermo, Italy)

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MC Teachers' Certification, Employment & Salary
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RG Education Reforms

Teacher Education Teacher Education and Professional Development

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

This paper presents an overview of mathematics education in Hong Kong and the education reform it is experiencing. The original mathematics curricula had been successful in certain ways (as demonstrated by the achievements of Hong Kong students who placed fourth in TIMSS); however, there were also negative aspects. The revision in both primary and secondary mathematics education aims to shift the emphasis to the development of thinking abilities and positive attitudes of students towards learning the subject. Mathematics is expected to provide a basis for making investigations as well as a tool for analyzing data, representing findings, and formulating theories. Teachers are encouraged to adopt a student-centered, activity-based, and hands-on approach to organize students' learning, and to make use of concrete examples from everyday life whenever possible. Student learning is expected to progress from concrete to abstract, and calculators and computers are expected to be used to facilitate student learning. Some implications of these approaches are also discussed.

Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Mathematics Education into the 21st Century: The Humanistic Renaissance in Mathematics Education

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/24cf237c

2015-07-14