The Shanghai maths approach: An analysis based on a geometry lesson Seminar

There are distinctive features in mathematics education in China. Based on video clips of a geometry lesson in Shanghai, this lecture will provide an analysis of some characteristics in Shanghai teachers’ teaching process, such as distinctive classroom environment, special ways for interaction between teacher and students, students understanding and using mathematics concepts and methods at higher levels, the teaching strategy of Variation for problem posing, and the instruction principal of “four basics”. Some weaknesses will also be discussed. The lecture will argue that between the UK and China there may be complementary aspects for learning from each other.