The Common Sense of Copying

dc.creator	Daniel M. Stamm
dc.date	2010-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:17:27Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:17:27Z
dc.identifier	2150-6477
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9fca50eade7747fe8de355cb615f94f7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26333
dc.description	This essay provides a survey of two very significant phases in the history of Japanese education: 1) the founding of the modern system (1872-1890) with a focus on the pedagogical practices acquired from the United States during that period and 2) Japan’s performance on international tests of mathematics achievement. The first relies primarily on Benjamin Duke’s recently published book The History of Modern Japanese Education: Constructing the National School System, 1872-1890, and the second on a detailed comparison of ERA mathematics test scores of Japan and Singapore over a thirty year period. These two aspects provide clear evidence that, contrary to the assertions of some scholars, it is quite possible to transfer the practices in use in one culture to another, with great success. Noting the irony of the abandonment by the U.S. of the principles that have served Japan so well for almost 140 years, I suggest that we exercise the "Common Sense of Copying” ourselves.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Nonpartisan Education Review
dc.relation	http://www.nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Essays/v6n8.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2150-6477
dc.source	Nonpartisan Education Review , Vol 6, Iss 8, Pp 1-9 (2010)
dc.subject	education
dc.subject	policy
dc.subject	Math education
dc.subject	Constructivism
dc.subject	math
dc.subject	mathematics education
dc.subject	mathematics
dc.subject	education
dc.subject	Japan
dc.subject	problem solving
dc.subject	teaching
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	The Common Sense of Copying
dc.type	article