The study data were obtained through the analysis of the sections regarding the teaching of
addition and subtraction with integers in Turkish and American seventh grade textbooks. In Turkey;
in case a textbook is deemed to be compatible with the purposes and objectives of the program it is
associated with, it will be recommended by the Turkish Board of Education (Talim Terbiye Kurulu
Başkanlığı, TTKB) for use in mathematics classes. Ubuz, Erbaş, Çetinkaya and Özgeldi (2010) analyzed
the characteristics of the mathematics activities within the 6th-8
th grade mathematics teaching program,
which was first introduced in 2005.