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What Your Child Learn in
MathematicsS e m i n a r f o r P a r e n t s
Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish Institute
Singapore
Slides are available atwww.banhar.blogspot.com
St Gabriel’s Primary School, Singapore
Marymount Convent School, Singapore
Singapore
Land 270 sq miles 700 sq km
People 5.3 million
GDP per capita 1965 USD500 2011 USD50 000
in current USDJunyuan Secondary School, Singapore
introduction
High achievement was not a given. In 1960, among 30 615 candidates who sat for the first Primary School Leaving Examination, 45% of the candidates passed.
Keon Ming Public School, Singapore
Today, about the same proportion achieve the highest grade in each of the four subjects tested.
Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
500 Japan JapanKorea
Hong Kong
JapanKorea
SingaporeHong Kong
JapanKorea
Hong KongSingapore
400 Thailand SingaporeThailand
The Philippines
MalaysiaThailand
MalaysiaThailand
300 IndonesiaThe Philippines
IndonesiaThe Philippines
Reference: E. Hanusek, D. Jamison, E. Jamison & L. Woessmann (2008)
All major international tests (literacy, science and mathematics) between 1964 and 2003 were placed on a common scale. Selected countries shown in the table.
1992Introduction of Problem-
Solving Curriculum
1997Thinking SchoolsLearning Nation
1982Introduction 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
We started off badly but we have managed to help our students in learning math.
gra
de e
ight
math
em
ati
cs
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Japan
48
47
49
34
27
32
8
14
19
9
23
56
53
37
53
611
613
609
586
570
advance
d
like m
ath
dis
like
math
avera
ge
International 3 26 31500
gra
de e
ight
math
em
ati
cs
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
International
48
2
2
0
3
78
12
8
2
17
92
36
26
15
46
99
65
55
43
75
611
440
427
386
500
advance
d
hig
h
inte
rmedia
te low
avera
ge
Sing
apor
e M
ath
Shanghai
Hong Kong
S Korea
Singapore
Mean
600
562
555
546
15 y
ear-
old
s
Taiwan
Liechtenstein
International
Finland
543
541
536
496
PISAOECD
Sing
apor
e M
ath
Singapore Math focuses on the use of visuals and initial concrete experiences..
Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
28
62
4
3
Let the piece of paper represents a cake.
3 fourths 3 =
4
13
4
3
Let the piece of paper represents a cake.
3 fourths 2 =
8
32
8
62
4
3
Let the piece of paper represents a cake.
3 fourths 2 =
4
3
2
12
4
3
Let the piece of paper represents a cake.
3 fourths 2 =
8
3
4
3
2
12
4
3
Let the piece of paper represents a cake.
3 fourths 2 =
8
3
8
1
4
12
4
3
2 fourths 2 = 1 fourths 2 =
Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
King Solomon Academy, London UK
A number is of a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 120.
5
3
A number is of a second number. The sum of the two numbers is 120.
5
3
8 units = 1201 units = 120 81 units = 15
120
80 40
The smaller number is 3 x 15 = 45.The larger number is 5 x 15 = 75.
Edgewood Elementary School, New York
Box B contains twice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books.
Sing
apor
e M
ath
Box B contains twice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books. 20Box C
Box A
Box B
116
Sing
apor
e M
ath
Box B contains twice as many books as Box A. Box C contains 20 more books than Box A. Together, the three boxes contains 116 books. 20Box C
Box A
Box B
116 – 20 = 116 – 16 – 4 = 96
4 units = 96 4 units = 80 + 16
1 units = 96 4 = 24
24 24
24
Box A ….
We end the evening with a few questions.
The following are a few more examples for you to look at after the seminar.
Learning multiplication facts
Escuela de Guetamala, Chile
