Global Forum on Singapore Mathematics Paper 3

Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish Institute, Singapore

What Singapore Can Learn From The World

Lesson Study in Japan

Professional Development in the Philippines

Marshall Cavendish Singapore

Mathematics Global Forum

2010

Singapore has always learnt from other

countries.

Our learning is derived from, in some

countries, studying their work, and, in others, from doing

work there.

An Agenda for Action

United States of America 1980

Cockcroft Report

England 1980

Literature and Research Used in Teacher Education

Courses are predominantly based

on work done by academics in North

America, England and Australia.

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How Assessment System Brought About Changes in Classroom

Practices

Catholic High School, Singapore

National Assessment Items

BasicFind the value of 12.2 ÷ 4.

Familiar ProblemsPens are only sold in packets of 5 pens. Each packet is sold at $7. Gopal has $30. How many pens can he buy at most?

Challenging Problems A restaurant had the same number of apples, oranges and pears at first. After 38 pears, some apples and oranges are used, there were 90 fruits left. There were twice as many apples as oranges left. The number of pears left was 15 fewer than the number of apples left.

How many oranges were used?

japan

How Collaborative Authentic Professional Development Spreads

Good Practices

Public Research Lesson in Japan

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Identify Research Theme

Plan Lesson

Research Lesson

Post-Lesson Discussion

Lesson Plan Revision

Fuchun Primary School, Singapore

china

Mathematical Rigour

USA

Towards a Core

Standards

Edgewood Elementary School, New York

Scarsdale Teachers’ Institute

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I think of 1 and 2.

I make 12.

I make 3 from 1 + 2.

I find the difference between 12 and 3 – nine!

Many states in the US introduce probability

earlier. Should we introduce certain

topics earlier? Should we stick to our present scope and sequence? What about statistics given its importance?

We learn as we provide professional

developments in other countries – we now

know some things are tied to culture while

others are culture-free.

indonesia

Large-Scale Adoption

Bina Bangsa School, Indonesia

Bina Bangsa School, Indonesia

philippinesintegrating Singapore

Math into an alternative

school

Keys Grade School, The Philippines

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improving the math

program

Public Research Lesson in Chile

cambodia

enthusiasm despite lack of resources

Khemarak University, Cambodia

We have learnt much about adapting a rigourous teacher

professional development

programme to local culture and conditions.

“Children are truly the future of our

nation. “Irving Harris

Children in Indonesia

using to develop

mathematicschildren’s

intelligence

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Edgewood Elementary School, New York, USA

internationalperspectives

on mathematicsteaching

Tanjong Pagar PCF Kindergarten Singapore

What counts as mathematical proficiency?

procedural fluency

conceptual reasoningKeys Grade School, Manila, The Philippines

Adding It UpNational Research Council

strategic competence

Keys Grade School, Manila, The Philippines

adaptive reasoning

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productive disposition


What counts as mathematical proficiency?

their understandingin a variety of

complex situations

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Trends inMathematics& Science Studies

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What does this stand

for?

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