Japanese Math High School
From elementary school through junior high.
Japanese math high school. To enter students must take an entrance examination in japanese mathematics science social studies and english whether it is standardized for all public high schools in the prefecture or a test created by a private high school for that school alone. Junior high school or chugakko covers grades 7 8 and 9. 148 schools and 4 700 junior high school students at 147. The timss problems are nothing compared to your high school entrance examination problems and the variability of japan s scores is the lowest in the world which means that the basics are being taught well to everyone.
English translation of the japanese mathematics curricula in the course of study march 2008 2 mathematics for elementary school i. Let s start with junior high school. Objectives through mathematical activities students will 1 acquire basic and fundamental knowledge and skills about numbers quantities and geometric figures 2 cultivate their ability to consider phenomena. English translation of the teaching guide of the course of study for junior high school mathematics 2008 as a guidebook on japanese curriculum standards2 is contained in this material.
The average scores of japanese elementary and junior high school students in mathematics and science saw improvements in 2015. April 1 2010 at 7 30 pm.