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The secondary school mathematics curriculum in China

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This article attempts to give an up-to-date account of the secondary school mathematics curriculum in China. The teaching objectives and curriculum contents are discussed, and the public examination papers and classroom teaching methods are briefly described.

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  1. Dept. of Professional Studies in Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    F. K. S. Leung

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Leung, F.K.S. The secondary school mathematics curriculum in China. Educational Studies in Mathematics 18, 35–57 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00367913

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