The Math Skills Of Asian Children - 2258 Words

Abstract Nowadays, many people know about the superiority of the math skills of Asian children. According to the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), top five countries that do well in mathematics are China, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, and Korea. All of them are Asian countries (Weisenthal, 2013). [Context] Asian people are statistically better in mathematics, especially in terms of mathematics calculation. However, researchers in non-Asian countries tend to get more achievements in research mathematics. [Subject] Researches in pure mathematics and applied mathematics are significant as mathematics can be applied in various areas, such as economics and physics. If Asian researchers’ ability in mathematical†¦show more content†¦Nowadays, researches have showed that Asian students are better at mathematics, while most non-Asian students are better at research mathematics. Although Asian people tend to perform well in math contests, they t end to be inferior in the area of research mathematics comparing with their international counterparts. This report will analyze it on many aspects and pay attention to its significance. Besides, this report will also make suggestions, in order to improve the performance in the field of mathematics for Asian students and make more contribution to the development of our countries’ science. 2. Comparison of math skills between Asian countries and non-Asian countries. In Programme For International Student Assessment, a program held by OECD, Shanghai middle school students ranks first in mathematics level test, outstripping those from other 75 countries, which is greatly admired by the British people and shocks the western world. By comparison, the rank of American is 36. Now and then, people in America calls on â€Å"saving our students, please†. Afterwards, 60 math teachers in Shanghai middle schools were invited to England to introduce their experiences in math teaching. Ranks Countries and Regions Scores 1 China( Shanghai) 613 2 Singapore 573 3 HK 561 4 Taiwan 560 5 Korea 554 6 Macao 538 7 Japan 536 ... ... ... 13 Canada 518 ... ... ... 26 United Kingdom 494 ... ... ... 36 America 481 1. A chart of