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<div>This message is addressed to those RUME readers who have recently
studied or taught undergraduate mathematics outside the U.S.</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000">BACKGROUND: Researchers at
Michigan State University and the Australian Council for Educational
Research are collaborating on a project called the<i> Teacher
Education Study in Mathematics (</i></font>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.</div>
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<div>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?</div>
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<div>In your reply, please indicate when and where you studied or
taught mathematics. I am interested in experiences since 2000 in<b>
all</b> countries outside the U.S.</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance for your replies.</div>
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<div>Sharon</div>
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<div>Sharon L. Senk, Professor</div>
<div>Michigan State University</div>
<div>Division of Science and Mathematics Education and Department of
Mathematics</div>
<div>320 D Wells Hall</div>
<div>East Lansing, MI 48895</div>
<div>PH: 517-353-4691</div>
<div>FAX: 517-432-1562</div>
<div>email: senk@math.msu.edu</div>
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