Marshall Cavendish Education Global Conference Lecture 2

Marshall Cavendish Education Global Conference 2012

Singapore Education Landscape

Singapore Mathematics Curriculum

Yeap Ban Har

Marshall Cavendish Institute


Background

1992Introduction of Problem-

Solving Curriculum

1997Thinking SchoolsLearning Nation

1982Introduction of Singapore mathematics

textbooks as they are known today.

2001Introduction of textbooks published by private publishers and approved

by Ministry of Education.

2007New editions of textbooks are

published with the introduction of the revised curriculum.

Mathematics is “an excellent vehicle for the development and

improvement of a person’s intellectual competence”.

Ministry of Education Singapore 2006

2013 – 2018 New editions of textbooks for the

revised curriculum.




Curriculum document is available at http://www.moe.gov.sg/

http://www.moe.gov.sg/


key focussingaporemathematics

of


problemsolving


thinking


conceptualunderstanding


Emphasis on VisualizationEmphasis on VisualizationSee also Ho, S. Y. & Yeap, B. H. (2011). Development of Visualization Skills in See also Ho, S. Y. & Yeap, B. H. (2011). Development of Visualization Skills in Singapore Primary School Mathematics Textbooks. Paper presented at PME-35 Singapore Primary School Mathematics Textbooks. Paper presented at PME-35 Angkara, Turkey.Angkara, Turkey.

Vis ua ls a re us e d to te a ch c o nc e p ts – in this c a s e

m ultip lic a tio n.


Vis ua ls a re us e d to te a ch c o nc e p ts –

d is tributive p ro p e rty o f m ultip lic a tio n – witho ut

us ing fo rm a l te rm s .


Vis ua ls a re us e d in a s y s te m a tic wa y to te a ch te rm s . The p ro g re s s io n

fro m vis ua l to a bs tra c t is o bs e rve d thro ug ho ut Sing a p o re te x tbo o ks .



The re is a ls o a n e m pha s is o n the us e o f c o nc re te

m a te ria ls to le a d to v is ua ls .

“The main feature of the package is the use of

Concrete Pictorial Abstract approach.”

Primary Mathematics 1999


Vis ua ls a re us e d e x te ns ive ly in s o lving o f wo rd p ro ble m s .


The us e o f v is ua ls s uch a s the m o d e l m e tho d wa s in re s p o ns e to s tud e nts ’ p o o r p e rfo rm anc e in wo rd p ro ble m s .


Emphasis on GeneralizationEmphasis on Generalization

Lo o king fo r p a tte rns a nd m aking g e ne ra liz a tio n is a ls o e m p ha s iz e d .

This e m p ha s iz e s the re la te dne s s be twe e n the 2 , 4 a nd 8 tim e s ta ble .

This e m p ha s iz e s a g e ne ra l id e a – the us e o f d o ubling to m ultip ly .


Da Qiao Primary School


Exp lic it re q ue s t to e ng a g e in hig he r-o rd e r

c o m p e te nc ie s s uch a s to lo o k fo r a p a tte rn.


The re a re s e c tio ns in

c urre nt Sing a p o re te x tbo o ks

d e vo te d to hig he r-o rd e r

thinking .


Emphasis on Number SenseEmphasis on Number Sense

Me nta l s tra te g ie s a re ta ug ht e x p lic itly .


Me nta l s tra te g ie s a re ta ug ht e x p lic itly a c ro s s

d o m a ins .


Emphasis on Emphasis on CommunicationCommunication

The re a re s e c tio ns in the la te r s e rie s tha t re q uire

s tud e nts to a rtic ula te the ir thinking in writte n

la ng ua g e .


Emphasis on MetacognitionEmphasis on Metacognition

Als o , the la te r s e rie s re q uire s tud e nts to id e ntify

m is ta ke s .


The c urre nt te x tbo o ks a ls o inc lud e s o m e o p e n-

e nd e d ta s ks .


Emphasis on Mathematical ModellingEmphasis on Mathematical Modelling

This is a n e m pha s is in the 2013 c urric ulum .

Real-World Situation

Mathematical Problem

Real-World Situation

Mathematical Solution


Emphasis of Singapore Emphasis of Singapore Mathematics CurriculumMathematics Curriculum• Visualization• Generalization• Number Sense• Communication• Metacognition


Summary Product of Learning

21 s t Century Competencies Process of Learning

Learning Experiences



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Slides are available at

www.banhar.blogspot.com

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