addition, subtraction, multiplication and division involving different time units. In Shanghai, students were
only taught the 24-hour system and the relationships between different time units. Addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division involving length and mass were found in grades 2 to 6 in Malaysia syllabus. In
Shanghai, topics on length were covered in grades 1 to 2 while topic on mass was taught in grades 3 to 5.
Volume of liquid was taught as an independent topic in the Malaysian syllabus, but it was not seen in the
Shanghai syllabus.