TITLE:
The Textbook Analysis on Multiplication:The Case of Japan, Singapore and Thailand
AUTHORS:
Suttharat Boonlerts, Maitree Inprasitha
KEYWORDS:
Multiplication; Mathematics Textbook; Content Analysis; Comparative Study
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.4 No.4,
April
15,
2013
ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the presentation of
multiplication in elementary textbooks from Japan, Singapore and Thailand. The
methodology consisted of content analysis comparing the overall structure and
sequence of topics and how to introduce the meaning of multiplication. We
identified both similarities and differences among the three countries.