[RUME] studying undergraduate mathematics outside the U.S.

[Sharon Senk]

This message is addressed to those RUME readers who have recently 
studied or taught undergraduate mathematics outside the U.S.

BACKGROUND: Researchers at Michigan State University and the 
Australian Council for Educational Research are collaborating on a 
project called the Teacher Education Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M). 
It is funded by the NSF and the IEA. One part of TEDS-M is a study of 
undergraduate courses in mathematics and mathematics education taken 
by future elementary or secondary mathematics teachers. We hope to 
compare and contrast such things as the goals of the courses, content 
covered, assignments given, methods of assessment, etc. In Australia, 
much of this information is available on syllabi posted the web; in 
the U.S. at many institutions syllabi seem either to be posted on the 
web or available electronically upon request.

QUESTIONS: What happens in other countries? How common is it for 
professors of mathematics or mathematics education to post a syllabus 
or other document on the web with information about the goals of the 
course, content to be covered, assignments, methods of assessment, 
etc.? If not on the web, in what other ways do instructors make such 
information available to their students?

In your reply, please indicate when and where you studied or taught 
mathematics. I am interested in experiences since 2000 in all 
countries outside the U.S.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Sharon
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Sharon L. Senk, Professor
Michigan State University
Division of Science and Mathematics Education and Department of Mathematics
320 D  Wells Hall
East Lansing, MI 48895
PH: 517-353-4691
FAX: 517-432-1562
email: senk at math.msu.edu
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