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Using Weighted Hinge Questions (WHQs) to Assess Students’ Causal Understanding

Leave a Comment / Approaches to Teaching History, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 8, Issue 1 2019 /

Bradley Soh Chun Ying (National Institute of Education) Sim Guo Chen (National Institute of Education) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Approaches to teaching history Introduction Assessment in Singapore’s history classrooms has long reflected our teachers’ enduring focus on preparing students to meet examination requirements. The most common assessment practices revolve around assessing students’ proficiency in handling […]

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Provoking Inquiry: The Use of Primary Sources in the Primary Social Studies Classroom

Leave a Comment / Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Social Studies Resources , Volume 8, Issue 2 2019 /

Wang Yao Chang Melvin (Rosyth School (Singapore) Mashita Abdol Rahman (Rosyth School (Singapore) Sudheesh Balakrishna Pillai (Rosyth School (Singapore) Goh Yong Yong (Rosyth School (Singapore) Keywords primary social studies Social Studies Primary School Social Studies Resources Introduction Many social studies teachers are aware of the immense educational value of primary sources of information. When used effectively, original source documents

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Teaching The Enduring Understandings About Culture in Primary Social Studies

Leave a Comment / Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Teaching Understanding About Culture, Volume 8, Issue 2 2019 /

Chee Min Fui (National Institute of Education) Keywords primary social studies Primary School Teaching understanding about Culture Introduction Educating the young for multicultural understanding and social cohesion are amongst the most important goals of Social Studies. In the primary school curriculum Social Studies is the school subject with the most potential to help students develop understandings

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Primary Social Studies Fieldwork in Children’s Localities and Beyond

Leave a Comment / Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Primary SS Fieldwork , Volume 8, Issue 2 2019 /

Hwee Hwang, Sim (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords primary social studies Primary School Primary SS Fieldwork Children’s Localities Children’s localities refer to the neighbourhoods where the children’s homes, schools and communities are found (Catling, 2011). As these are the places where children live their lives and are easily accessible to their schools, teachers should make

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Immigrant Teachers in Singapore Schools: Backgrounds, Integration, and Diversification

Leave a Comment / Diversity , Integration, Primary School, Secondary School, Social Studies, Volume 8, Issue 2 2019 /

Yang Peidong (National Institute of Education) Chow Lee Tat  (National Institute of Education) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Primary School integration;diversity Introduction The realities of immigration and an increasingly diversifying society are significant concerns in Singapore’s national education, evinced through the considerable attention given to topics and themes related to immigration and diversity in the Social

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A Dialogic Teaching Approach: Talk Moves to Deepen Students’ Understanding in the Geography Classroom

Leave a Comment / Dialogic Teaching, Geography, Interaction Pattern, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 7, Issue 1 2018 /

Lim Yi Xuan Debi (National Institute of Education) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School dialogic teaching talk moves interaction pattern Abstract In most Singapore classrooms, lessons are typically characterised by the traditional Initiation-Response-Feedback (IRF) instructional sequence. Such an approach limits students’ ability to engage in meaningful classroom discussions and is contrary to achieving 21st Century skills. This

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The Role of Geographical Investigations In Developing Students’ Cognitive Thinking

Leave a Comment / Cognitive Thinking , Fieldwork , Geographical Inquiry, Geography, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 7, Issue 1 2018 /

Lim En Qi (National Institute of Education ) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Geographical Inquiry Fieldwork Cognitive Thinking Abstract  In Singapore, there has been a shift in education towards more inquiry-based learning to equip students with skills for the future. Geographical Investigations (GI) have been introduced as a form of geographical inquiry where students participate

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Incorporating Mediated Learning Experience in Geography Lessons

Leave a Comment / Affective, Cognitive, Cognitive Thinking , Geography, Geography, Inquiry-Based Learning Approach, Junior College, Mediated Learning Experience, Mediation, Secondary School, Volume 7, Issue 1 2018 /

Wong Ting Wei, Esther (National Institute of Education ) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Mediated Learning Experience Geography Inquiry-Based Learning Approach Cognitive Affective Mediation Abstract With the recent emphasis on 21st century competencies, inquiry-based learning has been touted as the recommended pedagogy as it attempts to move away from didactic teaching. However, an analysis of the

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Sampling in Geographical Fieldwork Using GIS Techniques

Leave a Comment / Fieldwork , Geography, Geography Education, GIS, Junior College, Remote Sensing Sampling, Secondary School, Volume 7, Issue 1 2018 /

Tan Sheng Ting, Heidi (National Institute of Education ) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Fieldwork GIS Remote Sensing Sampling Geography Education Abstract Sampling is a fundamental and essential component in geographical fieldwork. Sampling is the process of gathering data from purposefully selected sites, such that the data collected best represents the general phenomenon being studied.

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Developing a Writing Framework to Guide Students’ Writing in Geography

Leave a Comment / Geographical Concepts, Geographical Inquiry, Geographical Writing, Geography, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 7, Issue 1 2018 /

Jamilah Sukimi (Meridian Secondary School (Singapore) ) Samantha Lim (Presbyterian High School (Singapore)) Sarifah Tamsir (Pasir Ris Secondary School (Singapore)) Tan Say Pin (New Town Secondary School (Singapore)) Wong Yi Jun (Riverside Secondary School (Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Geographical concepts Critical Thinking Geographical Writing Abstract This paper examines the effectiveness of using a Writing Framework to guide

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