An Analysis of Sustainable Activities in Japanese, Korean, and Singaporean Elementary Mathematics Textbooks

Autor/inn/en	Kim, JeongWon; Pang, JeongSuk
Titel	An Analysis of Sustainable Activities in Japanese, Korean, and Singaporean Elementary Mathematics Textbooks
Quelle	In: EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18 (2022) 2, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kim, JeongWon) ORCID (Pang, JeongSuk)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-8223
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Mathematics; Textbooks; Textbook Content; Mathematics Instruction; Sustainability; Problem Solving; Sustainable Development; Cultural Differences; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Conservation (Environment); Mathematical Concepts; Japan; South Korea; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrbuchtext; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Nachhaltigkeit; Problemlösen; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Kultureller Unterschied; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Korea; Republik; Singapur
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to explore how contents related to sustainable development were presented in Japanese, Korean, and Singaporean elementary mathematics textbooks. For this purpose, the contents in the textbooks were analyzed at both macro and micro levels through a mixed method research. The results showed that the sustainability-related contents were included from the third or fourth grade in all the textbooks. The related contents were involved to mathematics content domains of Numbers and Operations, Pattern, and Data and Possibilities. The sustainability-related contents were used both to introduce and to apply mathematical concepts or principles. Most of the sustainable development activities led students to solve problems by using the mathematical contents they had learned, while some other activities induced students to consider sustainability as well as to solve problems. This study is expected to give implications for textbook developers and teachers to connect sustainable development meaningfully to elementary mathematics education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01