Abstract
The ‘Abilities Chart’ was one of the characteristic effects of American progressive education, which was introduced to Japan immediately after World War II. At that
time it was one of the most important concepts in Japanese education because it decided the grade placements of teaching contents.
In this article, the Japanese version of 'Abilities Chart' in the “Tentative Course of Study for Mathematics” in 1947 is compared with that of the “Course of Study for Virginia Elementary Schools” in 1943. Through the comparison, the following points are suggested:
Japanese editors for the Course of Study adopted the idea of ‘Abilities Chart’ of Virginia Course of Study. In its edition they not only translated it, but also arranged its contents and also set the higher-level standards. The teaching standards presented in Japanese ‘Abilities Chart’ were almost the same level as those of mathematics education during the war period. The editors intended to maintain the teaching standards of mathematics during the war period.
