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Towards Transformative Pedagogies for Sustainability Education

Leave a Comment / Geography, Junior College, Levels, Primary School, Secondary School, Volume 11, Issue 2 2022 / Tan Qian Hui

Tan Qian Hui (Asia Research Institute(Singapore)) Tricia Seow (National Institute of Education(Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Sustainability education should not only strive for pedagogical excellence, but also the formulation of transformative pedagogies. Whereas sustainability education denotes the transmission of sustainability-related content, the pedagogical or praxis-oriented dimension of sustainability education involves the curation of a conducive […]

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The Pedagogical Affordances of Game-Based Learning: “Getting To Zero” And Pro-Environmental Action

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

Ong Zhiqing(National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School In light of concerns over global warming, environmental education has been touted as a means of raising environmental consciousness and effecting transformative change. This paper evaluates the pedagogical affordances of gamification or game based learning in motivating pro-environmental action. In particular, this paper

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Climate Change Education In Singapore: A Survey of Science Teachers

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

Goh Xin Fang (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Action has been taken by governments and international organisations to address the global implications of climate change brought about by economic development that is unsustainable. In Singapore, climate change education is one of the numerous strategies mobilised by the state to mitigate

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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

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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Going Beyond Facts: Developing Conceptual Understanding in Young Historians

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, History, History, Volume 11, Issue 1 2022 / Candice Yvette Seet Siew Yan

Candice Yvette Seet Siew Yan (Loyang View Secondary School (Singapore) Teo See Hian (Loyang View Secondary School (Singapore) Amelia Yeo Jiaxin (Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School (Singapore) Keywords History Approaches to teaching history This article discusses the merits of the intentional use of conceptual lenses that spirals across the four years of a student’s secondary-level History education to

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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

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

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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Taming “Issue Investigation”: Singapore Secondary Social Studies Teachers’ Accounts of Challenges Encountered and Strategies for Coping

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Junior College, Secondary School, Singapore, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies Education, Teacher Professional Learning, Volume 9, Issue 1 2020 / Peidong Yang

Peidong Yang (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Social Studies social studies education Singapore teacher professional learning Introduction The upper-secondary Social Studies (SS) syllabus (Express/Normal-Academic) released in Singapore in 2016 introduced a component called “Issue Investigation” (II). Speaking to the target learners, the SS textbook defines and explains II as

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Backtracking towards a Transformative Rizal Curriculum

Leave a Comment / Critical Pedagogy, Curriculum As Autobiographical/Biographical Text, Curriculum As Political Text, Featured Articles, Jose Rizal, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 9, Issue 1 2020 / Ysabel Julia M. Ortiz

Ysabel Julia M. Ortiz (National Institute of Education (Singapore) Keywords Junior College Secondary School Jose Rizal curriculum as political text critical pedagogy curriculum as autobiographical/biographical text Introduction Since 1956, Republic Act 1425, otherwise known as the Rizal Law, has mandated the teaching of the life and works of Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal, in all public

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Where Literacy Meets Geography: Using Talk Moves to Engage Students in Geographical Data

Leave a Comment / Featured Articles, Junior College, Pedagogy, Secondary School, Student Learning, Volume 9, Issue 1 2020 / Lin Yunqing

Lin Yunqing (National Institute of Education (Singapore) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School pedagogy Student Learning Introduction The theoretical foundation of this study is social constructivism which believes that knowledge is produced and constructed in a social setting. This socialcultural perspective emphasises that literacy is shaped by social practices (Moje, 1996) and serves the purpose of

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