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Singapore Math K - 6 P a r e n t P r o g r a m
Yeap Ban Har
Marshall Cavendish Institute Singapore
Slides are available at
www.banhar.blogspot.com
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Singapore
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Land 270 sq miles
700 sq km
People 5.3 million
GDP per capita 1965 USD500
2011 USD50 000 in current USD
Junyuan Secondary School, Singapore
introduction
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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.
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Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
500 Japan Japan Korea
Hong Kong
Japan Korea
Singapore Hong Kong
Japan Korea
Hong Kong Singapore
400 Thailand Singapore Thailand
The Philippines
Malaysia Thailand
Malaysia Thailand
300 Indonesia The Philippines
Indonesia The 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.
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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
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We started off badly but we
have managed to help our
students in learning math.
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Singapore
Taiwan
Japan
Hong Kong
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71 41
67 40
50 24
62 23
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Kazakhstan
Russia
International
England
89 19
62 16
80 16
72 5
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TIMSS Boston College
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Taiwan
Singapore
Hong Kong
S Korea
Att
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37 45
33 40
60 40
47 31
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Japan
England
International
Hungary
30 26
30 10
40 8
54 2
TIMSS Boston College
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Shanghai
Hong Kong
S Korea
Singapore
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562
555
546
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Taiwan
Liechtenstein
International
Finland
543
541
536
496
PISA OECD
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Singapore Math focuses on
the use of visuals and initial
concrete experiences..
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Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
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Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
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Let the piece of paper
represents a cake.
3 fourths 3 =
4
13
4
3
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Let the piece of paper
represents a cake.
3 fourths 2 =
8
32
8
62
4
3
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Let the piece of paper
represents a cake.
3 fourths 2 =
4
3
2
12
4
3
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Let the piece of paper
represents a cake.
3 fourths 2 =
8
3
4
3
2
12
4
3
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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 =
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Archipel Basisschool Tweemaster-Kameleon, The Netherlands
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King Solomon Academy, London UK
A number is of a second number.
The sum of the two numbers is 120. 5
3
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A number is of a second number.
The sum of the two numbers is 120. 5
3
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8 units = 120
1 units = 120 8
1 units = 15
120
80 40
The smaller number is 3 x 15 = 45.
The larger number is 5 x 15 = 75.
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Edgewood Elementary School, New York
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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.
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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.
20 Box C
Box A
Box B
116
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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.
20 Box 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 ….
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We end the evening with a
few questions.
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The following are a few
more examples for you to
look at after the seminar.
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Learning multiplication facts
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Escuela de Guetamala, Chile
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Math in Focus
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Math in Focus
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Math in Focus
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Math in Focus
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Math in Focus
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See Ho, S. Y. & Yeap, B. H. (2011). Development of Visualization Skills in Singapore Primary
School Mathematics Textbooks. Paper presented at PME-35 Angkara, Turkey.
See also Yeap, B. H. (2011). The Emphasis of Primary-Level Textbooks in Singapore on
Higher-Order Thinking Skills. Paper presented at International Conference on School
Mathematics Textbooks Shanghai, China.
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Primary Mathematics (Third Edition)
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Primary Mathematics (Third Edition)
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Using number bonds to
divide large numbers
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Sin
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Breaking 51 into 30 and 21 in
dividing 51 by 3.
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Breaking 51 into 30 and 21 in
dividing 51 by 3.
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An example of a challenging
word problem from
Singapore’s state test for
Grade 6
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PSLE State Test for Grade 6
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Peili
Nurul
After …
Peili
Nurul
Before …
7
7
7
PSLE
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A story to remind us to not
simply teach rote
procedures, no matter how
tempting it is
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