S l i d e s a r e a v a i l a b l e a t

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d r y e a p b a n h a r

m a r s h a l l c a v e n d i s h i n s t i t u t e

y e a p b a n h a r @ g m a i l . c o m

d r y e a p b a n h a r

m a r s h a l l c a v e n d i s h i n s t i t u t e

S c i e n c e a n d

M a t h e m a t i c s

E d u c a t i o n i n

E n g l i s h f o r L e a r n e r s

i n A s i a

Singapore

Re fo r m s i n S i n g a p o r e

R E F O R M S i n 1 9 8 0 ’s

• U s i n g E n g l i s h a s a

m e d i u m o f i n s t r u c t i o n

• U s i n g C PA A p p r o a c h i n

m a t h e m a t i c s i n s t r u c t i o n

R E F O R M S i n 1 9 9 0 ’s

• M a k i n g p r o b l e m s o l v i n g

t h e f o c u s o f

m a t h e m a t i c s c u r r i c u l u m

L a n g u a g e E x p e c t a t i o n s

primaryone

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primaryfour

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International

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Primary School Leaving

Examination Mathematics,

taken at the end of

primary school, places an

emphasis on word

problems.

S o u r c e : S i n g a p o r e E x a m i n a t i o n a n d A s s e s s m e n t B o a r d

Every minute Hong travelled 15 m more than Jeya.

Travel time = 240 15 = 16 min

Distance = 70 m x 16 = 700 m + 350 m + 70 m

= 1120 m

(a) Hong cycled 240 m more than Jeya.

(b) Jeya cycled 1120 m.

S i t u a t i o n s i n A s i a

& E l s ew h e r e

case national

Singapore

N a n y a n g P r i m a r y S c h o o l

S i n g a p o r e

case national

The Philippines

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V i c t o r y C h r i s t i a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l S c h o o l

T h e P h i l i p p i n e s

case national

Malaysia

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m a t h z 4 k i d z L e a r n i n g C e n t r e

M a l a y s i a

case national

Brunei

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P u b l i c S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l

B r u n e i

case school

Indonesia

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B i n a B a n g s a S c h o o l

I n d o n e s i a

case school

Thailand

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A n g l o S i n g a p o r e I n t e r n a t i o n a l S c h o o l

T h a i l a n d

case school

England

G l o b e A c a d e m y

L o n d o n

case school

Chile

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M a r s h a l l C a v e n d i s h I n s t i t u t e

C h i l e

case class

The Netherlands

A r c h i p e l - B a s i s s c h o o l

T w e e m a s t e r - K a m e l e o n

T h e N e t h e r l a n d s

J e n a p l a n s c h o o l C l e o p l a s

T h e N e t h e r l a n d s

A r c h i p e l - B a s i s s c h o o l

T w e e m a s t e r - K a m e l e o n

P u b l i c S c h o o l i n B u r i r a m

T h a i l a n d

Lessons from

Around Asia Teaching Mathematics in English

Students must be

immersed in English

Language environment

The use of English in

mathematics allows students

to use the language they

learn

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science

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reading

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Using concrete and

pictorial representations

help students acquire

abstract ideas

Seely Place Elementary School, New York

Escuela de Guetamala, Chile

6

6

6

6

Seely Place Elementary School, New York

Seely Place Elementary School, New York

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.

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A

B

C 20

116 x

x x

x

x + 2x + x + 20 = 116

4x = 116 – 20 = 96

x = 96 4 = …

Textbook presentation is

not cluttered, with clear

language.

Students keep a math

journal to articulate their

ideas.

Keys Grade School, Manila

Seely Place Elementary School, New York

three keys to successful implementation

The Push Factor

The Support Factor

The Leadership Factor

I m p a c t o n A c h i eve m e n t

Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

500 Japan Hong Kong Japan Korea

Hong Kong Japan Korea

Singapore

Hong Kong Japan Korea

Singapore

400 Thailand The Philippines Singapore Thailand

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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Malaysia

Thailand

Indonesia

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2

2

0

3

78

12

8

2

17

92

36

26

15

46

99

65

55

43

75

611

440

427

386

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atics

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Malaysia

Thailand

Indonesia

International

48

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2

0

3

32

39

26

20

26

23

15

16

10

31

611

440

427

386

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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

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International 3 26 31 500

Land

270 sq miles

700 sq km

People

5.3 million

GDP per capita

1965 USD500

1980 USD5 000

2011 USD50 000 in current USD

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