This book intends to provide a comprehensive introduction to the status of development of
Chinese mathematics education in the 21st century. To this end the book summarizes and
presents the research and practices of Chinese mathematics education in the following aspects:
(1) characteristics of Chinese school mathematics curriculum and textbooks (2) Chinese ways
and strategies of teaching mathematics and the characteristics of mathematics classroom
instruction in China (3) Chinese instructional practices in developing (both gifted and
underachieving) students¿ mathematical capabilities (4) how professional development of
mathematics teachers is promoted in China including mathematics teachers¿ pre-service and
in-service education and how Chinese mathematics teachers design and implement teaching and
research activities and (5) how mathematics education is assessed and evaluated including how
to evaluate teachers¿ teaching and students¿ achievements. Relevant research in Chinese
mathematics education involving methods of surveys interviews text analysis etc. are
reviewed and analyzed. Results of a number of video studies of Chinese mathematics classroom
teaching and learning are also integrated into this book.
