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The Blake School's Seminar for Parents
The document is a slide presentation on mathematics learning in Singapore given by Yeap Ban Har from the Marshall Cavendish Institute in Singapore. It discusses Singapore's history of improving mathematics education over time, from achieving low passing rates on early exams to consistently high performance on international tests. It also describes Singapore's focus on visual and concrete learning approaches, as well as the country's emphasis on developing intellectual competence through mathematics.
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- 1. Seminar on MathematicsLearning Yeap Ban Har Marshall Cavendish Institute Singapore yeapbanhar@gmail.com Slides are available at www.banhar.blogspot.com
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- 4. Land 270sq miles 700 sq km introduction People 5.3 million GDP per capita 1965 USD500 2011 USD50 000 Junyuan Secondary School, Singapore in current USD
- 5. High achievement was nota given. In 1960, among the 30,615 candidates who sat for the first Primary School Leaving Examination, 45% of the candidates passed. Today, about the same proportion achieve the highest grade in each of the four subjects tested. Keon Ming Public School, Singapore
- 6. Southeast Asian nationsdid not do well … Score 1960-1970s 500 Japan Japan Korea Hong Kong 400 Thailand 1990s 2000s … in science, Japan Japan Korea Korea mathematics Singapore Hong Kong Hong Kong Singapore and literacy. Malaysia Malaysia 1980s Singapore Thailand The Philippines 300 Thailand Thailand Indonesia Indonesia The Philippines The Philippines Reference: E. Hanusek, D. Jamison, E. Jamison & L. Woessmann (2008)
- 12. 1982 Introduction of Singaporemathematics textbooks as they are known today. 1992 Introduction of ProblemSolving Curriculum 1997 Thinking Schools Learning Nation Mathematics is “an excellent vehicle for the development and improvement of a person’s intellectual competence”. Ministry of Education Singapore 2006
- 13. We started offbadly but we have managed to help our students in learning math.
- 14. By 1990’s, Singaporehas buckled the trend … Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 500 Japan Japan Korea Hong Kong Japan Korea Hong Kong Singapore Japan Korea Hong Kong Singapore 400 Thailand Singapore Thailand The Philippines Malaysia Thailand Malaysia Thailand 300 Indonesia Indonesia The Philippines The Philippines Reference: E. Hanusek, D. Jamison, E. Jamison & L. Woessmann (2008)
- 15. All major internationaltests (literacy, science and mathematics) between 1964 and 2003 were placed on a common scale. Selected countries shown in the table. Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 500 Japan Japan Korea Hong Kong Japan Korea Singapore Hong Kong Japan Korea Hong Kong Singapore 400 Thailand Singapore Thailand The Philippines Malaysia Thailand Malaysia Thailand 300 Indonesia Indonesia The Philippines The Philippines Reference: E. Hanusek, D. Jamison, E. Jamison & L. Woessmann (2008)
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- 18. Mean PISA OECD 600 Singapore 562 Hong Kong 15 year-olds Shanghai 555 SKorea 546 Taiwan 543 Finland 541 Liechtenstein 536 International 496
- 20. Singapore Math focuseson the use of visuals and initial concrete experiences..
- 21. Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon,The Netherlands
- 22. Let the pieceof paper represents a cake. 3 fourths 3 = 3 1 3 4 4 Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
- 23. 3 6 2 2 4 8 ArchipelBasisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
- 24. Let the pieceof paper represents a cake. 3 fourths 2 = 3 6 3 2 2 4 8 8
- 25. Let the pieceof paper represents a cake. 3 fourths 2 = 3 1 3 2 4 2 4
- 26. Let the pieceof paper represents a cake. 3 fourths 2 = 3 1 3 3 2 4 2 4 8
- 27. Let the pieceof paper represents a cake. 3 fourths 2 = 2 fourths 2 = 1 fourths 2 = 3 1 1 3 2 4 4 8 8
- 28. Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon,The Netherlands
- 30. 3 5 A number (x)is of a second number (y). The sum of the two numbers (x and y) is 120. King Solomon Academy, London UK
- 31. 3 5 A number is ofa second number. The sum of the two numbers is 120. 120 80 8 units = 120 1 units = 120 8 1 units = 15 One of the numbers is 3 x 15 = 45. The greater number is 5 x 15 = 75. 40
- 32. Box B containstwice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books. Edgewood Elementary School, New York
- 33. Box B containstwice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books. Box C Box A Box B 20 116
- 34. Box B containstwice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books. Box C x Box A x Box B x 116 20 x
- 35. Box B containstwice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books. Box C Box A 24 116 – 20 = 116 – 16 – 4 = 96 20 4 units = 96 4 units = 80 + 16 24 1 units = 96 4 = Box B 24 24 Box A ….
- 36. Box B containstwice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books. x + 20 + x + 2x = 116 4x + 20 = 116 4x = 116 – 20 = 96 Box C x Box A x Box A … Box B … Box C … x Box B x = 96 4 = 24 20 x