1. general session |
fundamentals of singapore math
focus on visualization
yeap ban har | marshall cavendish institute
yeapbanhar@gmail.com | www.banhar.blogspot.com
math in focus
summer
institute |
philadelphia
2. | Hanusek, Jamison, Jamison & Woessmann 2008
Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
500’s Japan Hong Kong
Japan
Korea
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea
Singapore
400’s Thailand Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Malaysia
Thailand
Malaysia
Thailand
300’s Indonesia
Philippines
Indonesia
Philippines
3. “Upon separation from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore
was faced with … high levels of unemployment and
poverty. 70% of Singapore’s households lived in badly
overcrowded conditions, and a third of its people
squatted in slums on the city fringes. Unemployment
averaged 14%, GDP per capita was less than $2,700,
and half of the population was illiterate. “
singapore math
a response to low student
achievement and dismal economic
performance
4. math in focus
summer
institute |
philadelphia
economic consideration led to
problem-solving approach |
pedagogic consideration led to
concrete-pictorial-abstract approach |
