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Single-Use Plastics: A Survey of Pre-Service Secondary School Teachers In Singapore

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Geography, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 11, Issue 2 2022 /

Jean Lim Le Hui (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School The excessive use of disposable plastics coupled with Singapore’s low 4% recycling rate of plastic waste renders this a significant environmental problem (National Environment Agency 2022). It is widely acknowledged that public school teachers play a crucial role in inculcating environmentally […]

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Analysing The Pedagogical Affordances of A Carbon Calculator Application (Adva) and Its Role In Environmental Education

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Primary School, Secondary School, Volume 11, Issue 2 2022 /

Colin Leong Tze Yeen(National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School The effects of global warming are palpable and Singapore has begun the pursuit of carbon neutrality as a goal. Accordingly, the country’s Ministry of Education has launched the Eco Stewardship Programme in a bid to foster sustainable practices among students. Meanwhile,

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The Paradoxical Hydrology Of Tonlé Sap Lake: Groundwater Extraction And Land Subsidence

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Secondary School, Volume 11, Issue 2 2022 /

Ayshathun Munavvara (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School A close examination of Tonlé Sap Lake reveals a paradox — its flood extent has increased despite a reduction in water volume. Agricultural intensification in Cambodia has led to unsustainable rates of groundwater use for irrigation. This paper postulates that land subsidence due

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“Neighbourhood Schools” and Their Positive Forms of Capital in Singapore

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Junior College, Junior College, Levels, Secondary School, Singapore, Social Studies, Social Studies, Volume 10, Issue 1 2021 /

Aloysius Foo (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Social Studies social studies education Singapore teacher professional learning   While the term “neighbourhood school” is popularly used in Singaporean parlance as well as by academics to describe a typical, government-run school, it has not been subjected to close scrutiny. Using Pierre

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“This Is What Social Studies Can Look Like”: Adapting Recent Work in Singapore Studies for The SS Classroom

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, History, Junior College, Secondary School, Singapore, Social Studies, Social Studies Education, Volume 10, Issue 1 2021 /

Pang Wei Han(Raffles Institution (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Social Studies social studies education Singapore teacher professional learning According to the Upper Secondary (Express/Normal Academic) Social Studies Teaching and Learning Guide, dynamic content “refers to knowledge needed for students to amplify and deepen their understanding of the core content” and “can take the form

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Multicultural Education: An Analysis of the 2020 Primary Social Studies Curriculum

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Volume 10, Issue 1 2021 /

Adele Seah Pei Jia (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Primary Social Studies Primary School Multicultural Education (ME) teaches learners to overcome differences in areas like culture, ethnicity, and social class. By equipping learners with the cultural knowledge, skills and dispositions to embrace diversity, ME enables individuals to navigate an increasingly complex world. Given the

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Improving Reading Comprehension of Social Studies Informational Text for Upper Primary Students with High Functioning Autism

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Volume 10, Issue 1 2021 /

Wang Yao Chang Melvin (Rosyth School (Singapore) Keywords> Primary Social Studies Primary School Controversial Issues Classroom One of the main barriers to teaching Social Studies to students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pertains to their limited ability to read and comprehend written informational text. This study investigated the use of graphic organiser instruction to promote

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“So What Makes the Prime Minister’s Speech So Reliable?” – Secondary Social Studies Teachers’ Pragmatic Approach To Inquiry

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Junior College, Secondary School, Social Studies, Volume 10, Issue 1 2021 /

Fatema Anis Hussain (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School An inquiry-based approach in the classroom equips students with discipline-based skills, thus facilitating knowledge construction (Kidman & Casinader, 2017). In view of the curricular focus in Singapore on developing students’ critical and reflective thinking skills via inquiry (MOE, 2016a), this article illustrates

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A Politician, A Social Scientist, and A Social Worker Walk Into A Bar: Towards A Taxonomy Of Social Studies Inquiry Questions

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Junior College, Secondary School, Social Studies, Volume 10, Issue 1 2021 /

Peidong Yang (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Jun Yan Chua (Dunearn Secondary School (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Social Studies social studies education Singapore teacher professional learning Inquiry-based learning has gained prominence in secondary-school humanities education in Singapore in recent years. In Social Studies (SS), the loci of inquiry learning are “Issue Investigation” as

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Magic Words: Writing as a Tool for Learning in the Humanities

Leave a Comment / History, Literacy , Secondary School, Social Studies, Volume 2, Issue 1 2013 /

Keith C. Barton (Indiana University) Keywords History Social Studies Secondary School Literacy Writing can be a powerful tool for learning in the Humanities. When used well, it helps students clarify their thoughts in a quick, simple way, and it provides teachers with ready insight into how students are making sense of content.  Writing is also a

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