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Singapore Math a p r o g r a m f o r p a r e n t s
Yeap Ban Har
Marshall Cavendish Institute Singapore
Slides are available at
www.banhar.blogspot.com
Land 270 sq miles
700 sq km
People 5.3 million
GDP per capita 1965 USD500
2012 USD60 000 in current USD
Junyuan Secondary School, Singapore
introduction
1992 Introduction of Problem-
Solving Curriculum
1997 Thinking Schools Learning Nation
1982 Introduction of Singapore mathematics
textbooks as they are known today.
Mathematics is “an excellent
vehicle for the development and
improvement of a person’s
intellectual competence”. Ministry of Education Singapore 2006
Greenridge Primary School, Singapore
features of
a math lesson
Let’s Learn Fractions
Prolonged Engagement Anchor Task
SEED Institute, Singapore
Bruner CPA Approach
Bruner CPA Approach
2,476 x 3
Greenville Elementary School, New York
Nanyang Primary School, Singapore
Vygotsky Working in Groups
242 – 128
537 – 272
432 – 178
200 – 18
Bruner Spiral Approach
Singapore
International
52
27
pere
ntage
corr
ect
Polya Problem Solving
Singapore
International
60
25
pere
ntage
corr
ect
Singapore Math focuses on
the use of visuals and initial
concrete experiences. The
emphasis is not just knowing
how but also knowing why.
Seely Place Elementary School, New York