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Chinese students’ superior performance in mathematics in various international comparative studies (Fan & Zhu, 2004; OECD, 2010, 2014) has led to an increasing interest in exploring the characteristics of mathematics instruction in China (Fan, Wong, Cai, & Li, 2015; Li & Huang, 2013).
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Huang, R., Leung, F.K.S. (2017). Teaching Geometrical Concepts through Variation. In: Huang, R., Li, Y. (eds) Teaching and Learning Mathematics through Variation. Mathematics Teaching and Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-782-5_9
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