NSF awards $2 million to research Russian Math Curriculum

Early Learning Teaching Your Child Math
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http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/09/2_million_nsf_grant_to_study_r.html

Interesting research subject!

mom2ross

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Thanks for that.

Here’s a quote:

The particular emphasis in the curriculum is on multiplication, division, fractions, and ratios.

… it builds on concepts of measurement. Students don’t just learn about numbers, but about quantities and how quantities are measured by units. Thus they develop a foundation for multiplicative relationships…