A Comparative Study On The Development Of Mathematics Academic Ability In Primary Schools In China And Japan

Japan is a developed country known as the"Educational Country”in the Asian region.In the same period of April each year,MEXT Minister will conduct a scholastic investigation for primary and secondary schools nationally.As the world’s second largest economy,China’s attention and investment in education is also increasing.China and Japan also have many similarities in the curriculum content and standards.Japan has conducted a unified national scholastic test survey every.year since 2007,and has formed a systematic and comprehensive problem-taking model and analysis report,which is of great significance to the reform of its curriculum and education.Understanding the results of Japan’s academic test and the current academic achievements of primary schools is of great benefit to mathematics teaching and curriculum reform in China.After the implementation of the current Japanese Learning Guidance Essentials in 2011,the comparative study of the mathematics abilities of Sino-Japanese primary schools after the new curriculum reform is still a gap in the current practice of implementing new curriculum reforms in China and Japan.The difference in academic achievement can reflect the effectiveness and shortcomings of the curriculum reform.This paper tests the students of the same grade in China by selecting the Japanese National Primary School Mathematical Power Survey Test Volume from 2009(2017),and compares the data obtained from the primary school students in China with the corresponding data in the Japanese report.Primary school mathematics,with reference to the two countries’curriculum standards,for a detailed comparative analysis.And with the existing conclusions in the comparative study of the mathematics abilities of the Sino-Japanese primary schools in 2009,the longitudinal development research is carried out,and the trend of the difference between China and Japan is obtained.Based on the results of Japan’s advantages,the problems that exist in Japan,retain the essence of our curriculum standards.Through the comparative analysis of the Chinese and Japanese in this article,it is found that the primary school students in China grasp the Graphics and Geometry and Statistics and Probability parts obviously weaker than Japanese primary school students.The obvious advantage of China is reflected in the number and algebra part of the proficiency and mastery of calculation.In other words,Chinese Primary school students’answering situation is obviously superior to Japan’s performance in the subject of calculation.From the point of view of evaluation,knowledge understanding of quantity and graphics should also become the focus of China’s attention.In the data collation results of this paper,it is found that China’s understanding of this part is weak,and the flexible application ability should be strengthened.Through comparison with the results of the comparative analysis of the mathematics abilities of Sino-Japanese primary schools in 2009,many new problems have also been discovered in the development.The academic strength of primary school students in China is narrowing compared with that of Japan,and there is a big gap in some parts.This is also an excellent achievement achieved after the implementation of the current curriculum reform in Japan.Among them,it may be worthwhile to learn from the curriculum standards in China.