Inquiry Into The Singapore Science Classroom

Author : Aik-Ling Tan,Chew-Leng Poon,Shirley S.L. Lim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814585781

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Inquiry into the Singapore Science Classroom by Aik-Ling Tan,Chew-Leng Poon,Shirley S.L. Lim Pdf

This book offers an insight into the research and practices of science teaching and learning in the Singapore classroom, with particular attention paid to how they map on to science as inquiry. It provides a spectrum of Singapore’s science educational practices through all levels of its education system, detailing both successes and shortcomings. The book features a collection of research and discourse by science educators in Singapore, organized around four themes that are essential components of approaching science as inquiry: teachers’ ideas and their practices, opportunities and constraints from a systemic level, students’ competencies and readiness to learn through inquiry and the need for greater awareness of the role of informal learning avenues in science education. In addition, the discourse within each theme is enriched by commentary from a leading international academic, which helps to consolidate ideas as well as position the issues within a wider theoretical and international context. Overall, the papers set out important contexts for readers to understand the current state of science education in Singapore. They also highlight strengths and gaps in practices of science as inquiry as well as provide suggestions about how the system can be improved. These research findings are therefore helpful as they provide honest and evidence-based feedback as well as tangible and doable ideas that policy makers, teachers, students and school administrators can adopt, adapt and enhance.

Author : Lay Hoon Seah,Rita Elaine Silver,Mark Charles Baildon
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811953514

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The Role of Language in Content Pedagogy by Lay Hoon Seah,Rita Elaine Silver,Mark Charles Baildon Pdf

This book explores the importance of language in content learning. It focuses on teachers’ roles, knowledge and understanding of language in school contexts (including academic language and disciplinary languages) to support students. It examines teachers' language-related knowledge base for content teaching, which include teachers' knowledge of and about language, knowledge of (their) students and their pedagogical knowledge. This book also explores how teachers’ knowledge of language, students and content are linked as part of a larger pedagogical content knowledge, which includes knowledge of the role of language in content learning. As well, it further considers literacy (and literacies) as part of this examination of teachers’ knowledge of language.

Author : Hans Wagemaker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030530815

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Reliability and Validity of International Large-Scale Assessment by Hans Wagemaker Pdf

This open access book describes and reviews the development of the quality control mechanisms and methodologies associated with IEA’s extensive program of educational research. A group of renowned international researchers, directly involved in the design and execution of IEA’s international large-scale assessments (ILSAs), describe the operational and quality control procedures that are employed to address the challenges associated with providing high-quality, comparable data. Throughout the now considerable history of IEA’s international large-scale assessments, establishing the quality of the data has been paramount. Research in the complex multinational context in which IEA studies operate imposes significant burdens and challenges in terms of the methodologies and technologies that have been developed to achieve the stated study goals. The demands of the twin imperatives of validity and reliability must be satisfied in the context of multiple and diverse cultures, languages, orthographies, educational structures, educational histories, and traditions. Readers will learn about IEA’s approach to such challenges, and the methods used to ensure that the quality of the data provided to policymakers and researchers can be trusted. An often neglected area of investigation, namely the consequential validity of ILSAs, is also explored, examining issues related to reporting, dissemination, and impact, including discussion of the limits of interpretation. The final chapters address the question of the influence of ILSAs on policy and reform in education, including a case study from Singapore, a country known for its outstanding levels of achievement, but which nevertheless seeks the means of continual improvement, illustrating best practice use of ILSA data.

Author : Oon Seng Tan,Ee Ling Low,Eng Guan Tay,Yaw Kai Yan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811613579

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Singapore Math and Science Education Innovation by Oon Seng Tan,Ee Ling Low,Eng Guan Tay,Yaw Kai Yan Pdf

This edited volume explores key areas of interests in Singapore math and science education including issues on teacher education, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, teaching practices, applied learning, ecology of learning, talent grooming, culture of science and math, vocational education and STEM. It presents to policymakers and educators a clear picture of the education scene in Singapore and insights into the role of math and science education in helping the country excel beyond international studies such as PISA, the pedagogical and curricula advancements in math and science learning, and the research and practices that give Singaporean students the competitive edge in facing the uncertain and challenging landscape of the future.

Author : Yew-Jin Lee,Jason Tan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319971674

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Primary Science Education in East Asia by Yew-Jin Lee,Jason Tan Pdf

This edited volume is a state-of-the-art comparison of primary science education across six East-Asian regions; namely, the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, and Singapore. While news of educational policies, classroom teaching, assessment, and other educational innovations here often surface in the international media, this book brings together for the first time relevant information regarding educational systems and strategies in primary science in East Asia. Above all, it is a readable yet comprehensive survey—readers would have an accurate sense of what has been accomplished, what has not worked so well, and what remains to be done. Invited experts in comparative education research and/or science education also provide commentary by discussing common themes across the six regions. These types of critical synoptic reviews add much value by enabling readers to understand broad commonalities and help synthesize what must surely be a bewildering amount of very interesting albeit confusing body of facts, issues, and policies. Education in East Asia holds many lessons (both positive and negative) to offer to the rest of the world to which this volume is a timely contribution to the literature.

Author : Mei-Hung Chiu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811008474

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Science Education Research and Practice in Asia by Mei-Hung Chiu Pdf

This book discusses the scope of science education research and practice in Asia. It is divided into five sections: the first consists of nine chapters providing overviews of science education in Asia (China, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Oman, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand). The second section offers chapters on content analysis of research articles, while the third includes three chapters on assessment and curriculum. The fourth section includes four chapters on innovative technology in science education; and the fifth section consists of four chapters on professional development, and informal learning. Each section also has additional chapters providing specific comments on the content. This collection of works provides readers with a starting point to better understand the current state of science education in Asia.

Author : Suzanne Choo,Deb Sawch,Alison Villanueva,Ruth Vinz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811016738

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Educating for the 21st Century by Suzanne Choo,Deb Sawch,Alison Villanueva,Ruth Vinz Pdf

All over the world, governments, policymakers, and educators are advocating the need to educate students for the 21st first century. This book provides insights into what this means and the ways 21st century education is theorized and implemented in practice. The first part, “Perspectives: Mapping our futures-in-the-making,” uncovers the contradictions, tensions and processes that shape 21st century education discourses. The second part, “Policies: Constructing the future through policymaking,” discusses how 21st century education is translated into policies and the resulting tensions that emerge from top-down, state sanctioned policies and bottom-up initiatives. The third part, “Practices: Enacting the Future in Local Contexts,” discusses on-the-ground initiatives that schools in various countries around the world enact to educate their students for the 21st century. This volume includes contributions from leading scholars in the field as well as educators from schools and those working with schools.

Author : Toss Gascoigne,Bernard Schiele,Joan Leach,Michelle Riedlinger,Luisa Massarani,Bruce V. Lewenstein,Peter Broks
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781760463663

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Communicating Science by Toss Gascoigne,Bernard Schiele,Joan Leach,Michelle Riedlinger,Luisa Massarani,Bruce V. Lewenstein,Peter Broks Pdf

Modern science communication has emerged in the twentieth century as a field of study, a body of practice and a profession—and it is a practice with deep historical roots. We have seen the birth of interactive science centres, the first university actions in teaching and conducting research, and a sharp growth in employment of science communicators. This collection charts the emergence of modern science communication across the world. This is the first volume to map investment around the globe in science centres, university courses and research, publications and conferences as well as tell the national stories of science communication. How did it all begin? How has development varied from one country to another? What motivated governments, institutions and people to see science communication as an answer to questions of the social place of science? Communicating Science describes the pathways followed by 39 different countries. All continents and many cultures are represented. For some countries, this is the first time that their science communication story has been told.

Author : Yew-Jin Lee,Mijung Kim,Qingna Jin,Hye-Gyoung Yoon,Kenji Matsubara
Publisher : Springer
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811026904

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East-Asian Primary Science Curricula by Yew-Jin Lee,Mijung Kim,Qingna Jin,Hye-Gyoung Yoon,Kenji Matsubara Pdf

This book describes a comparative study of the primary science learning objectives (from the cognitive domain) in the curriculum of six high-achieving East Asian states — mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Singapore. Specifically, the authors use one of the most widely accepted and useful tools in curriculum research — revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. This is the first time that such findings from all six states have been published in one place and the results are valuable for policymakers, educators and researchers around the globe. Our new English translations of the primary science learning objectives in China, Taiwan and Korea will also greatly facilitate future analyses of these curricula.

Author : Kerry J. Kennedy,John Chi-Kin Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317439424

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Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia by Kerry J. Kennedy,John Chi-Kin Lee Pdf

This comprehensive handbook is the ultimate reference work, providing authoritative and international overviews of all aspects of schools and schooling in Asia. Split into 19 sections it covers curriculum, learning and assessment, private supplementary tutoring, special education, gender issues, ethnic minority education and LGBTQI students in Asian schools. The volume displays the current state of the scholarship for schools and schooling in Asia including emerging, controversial and cutting-edge contributions using a thematic approach. The content offers a broad sweep of the region with a focus on theoretical, cultural and political issues as well as identifying educational issues and priorities, such as curriculum, assessment, teacher education, school leadership, etc., all of which impact students and learning in multiple ways. The Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia brings together experts in each area to contribute their knowledge, providing a multidimensional and rich view of the issues confronting the region’s school and education systems.

Author : Yew-Jin Lee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811699825

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Education in Singapore by Yew-Jin Lee Pdf

This edited book is a comprehensive resource for understanding the history as well as the current status of educational practices in Singapore. It is a one-stop reference guide to education and educational issues/concerns here. There are three sections: Part 1 provides a sectorial overview of how education has been organized in this country such as preschool, special needs, primary and secondary, and adult education divisions. In Part 2, contributors critically delve into issues and policies that are pertinent to understanding education here such as underachievement, leadership, language education, assessment, and meritocracy to question what Part 1 might have taken for granted. Part 3 contains the largest number of contributors because it offers a scholarly examination into specific subject histories. This section stands out because of the comparative rarity of its subject matter (history of Physical Education, Art, Music, Geography Education, etc.) in Singapore.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784416478

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Inclusive Pedagogy Across the Curriculum by Anonim Pdf

This volume focuses on an inclusive pedagogical approach for enhancing teaching and learning in key areas of curriculum including: literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, and the arts.

Author : Garima Bansal,Umesh Ramnarain
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000896121

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Inquiry-Based Science in the Primary Classroom by Garima Bansal,Umesh Ramnarain Pdf

The chapters in this book represent a cross-section of research conducted in inquiry-based science education at primary levels of schooling in international contexts that include school settings in Australia, India, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Northern Ireland, and the United States. The book includes empirical studies on the role of inquiry-based learning in advancing students’ conceptual understanding and modelling proficiency, students’ understandings about the nature of scientific inquiry, classroom studies on teachers’ enactment of inquiry-based learning, teachers’ facilitation of classroom discourse for inquiry-based learning, and co-teaching in developing teachers in adopting an inquiry-based pedagogy. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Education 3–13.

Author : Yann Shiou Ong
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819726073

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A Diversity of Pathways Through Science Education by Yann Shiou Ong Pdf

Author : Kartal, Ozgul,Popovic, Gorjana,Morrissey, Susie
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799894247

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Global Perspectives and Practices for Reform-Based Mathematics Teaching by Kartal, Ozgul,Popovic, Gorjana,Morrissey, Susie Pdf

Reform-based mathematics has become a popular topic in the education field as this teaching emphasizes classroom discourse and instructional goals related to student engagement and an understanding of mathematical reasoning, concepts, and procedures using instructional practices that build on students’ informal knowledge of mathematics. It also connects mathematics with other disciplines and the real world and provides opportunities for students to contribute and invent their own methods during problem-solving. Further study on the best practices, benefits, and challenges of implementing this teaching into education is required. Global Perspectives and Practices for Reform-Based Mathematics Teaching explores international perspectives on diverse reform-based practices in teaching and learning mathematics, describes challenges and issues for teachers and teacher educators, promotes reflection and academic discussion at various levels and in various educational systems, and raises questions for the field of mathematics education. Covering a range of topics such as teacher preparation programs and integrated learning spaces, this reference work is ideal for academicians, practitioners, researchers, instructors, educators, and students.