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Teaching Cultural Diversity and Sense of Identity in the Primary Two Social Studies Classroom in Singapore: Analysis and Critique

Leave a Comment / Diversity , Identity , Multicultural Education, Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Primary Social Studies, Singapore, Volume 6, Issue 1 2017 / Rabiah Angullia

Rabiah Angullia (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Primary Social Studies Primary School Identity Diversity Multicultural Education Primary Social Studies Singapore Abstract According to Rose (2016), images display the world in particular ways through “made meanings” or representations that are socially and culturally constructed. Visual images form part of teaching resources used in classrooms and hence […]

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Causal Layered Analysis: Deconstructing Singapore’s 2015 General Election

Leave a Comment / Analysis, History, Secondary School, Volume 5, Issue 1 2016 / Karthikeyan Rajah Jefferson

Karthikeyan Rajah Jefferson (National University of Singapore) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Analysis Abstract In explaining social phenomena, students are taught to explicate the causal mechanism between independent factors and a dependent outcome. However, this could lead to a superficial analysis of the phenomenon if students were to focus on precipitating factors. Hence, this paper

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Developing Historical and Metahistorical Thinking in History Classrooms: Some Reflections on Research and Practice

Leave a Comment / Approaches to Teaching History, History, Junior College, Secondary School, Teachers Practice, Volume 5, Issue 2 2016 / Arthur Chapman

Arthur Chapman (UCL Institute of Education) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Approaches to teaching history Teachers’ Practice Abstract The history of history education, past and present, often resembles a history of contestation, in which rival and polarized understandings of the meanings of ‘history’ and ‘history education’ vie for dominance (Nakou and Barca, 2010). A common

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Serious Fun: Game Design to Support Learning about the Surrender of Singapore

Leave a Comment / Game Design, History, Junior College, Secondary School, Surrender of Singapore, Surrender Singapore, Volume 5, Issue 2 2016 / Suny Matt Gaydos

Suny Matt Gaydos (South Korea) Tharuka Prematillake Thibbotuwawa (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Neo Wei Leng (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Connie Tan Keni (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Suhaimi Afandi (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Mark Baildon (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Surrender of Singapore Game Design Serious Fun: Game Design to Support Learning

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Improving Geographical Thinking in the Classroom with the Curriculum Making Model

Leave a Comment / Curriculum Making, Junior College, Secondary School, Thinking Geographically, Volume 4, Issue 1 2015 / Zainab Banu Hassan

Zainab Banu Hassan (River Valley High School, Singapore) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Curriculum Making Artefact Thinking Geographically Introduction This paper examines and evaluates a curriculum artefact that could be used in teaching about food aid as a strategy to alleviate the problem of food shortage in the Secondary Four human geography chapter on Food

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Negotiating the Role of the (Beginning) Teacher in the Classroom

Leave a Comment / Cultures Influence, Cultures Of Influence, Junior College, Secondary School, Teachers Geographical Knowledge, Teachers Practice, Volume 4, Issue 1 2015 / Peh Shi Yun

Peh Shi Yun (Innova Junior College, Singapore) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Teachers’ Geographical Knowledge Teachers’ Practice Cultures Of Influence Introduction What is the role of the geography teacher in the classroom today? This is a complex question that has surfaced as a result of the recent (and upcoming) changes to the Singapore geography curriculum

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Why Singapore Succeeded: Applying the Acemoglu and Robinson-Sachs Debate

Leave a Comment / History, History of Singapore's Growth, History of Singapore's Growth, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 4, Issue 2 2015 / Goh Chor Boon

Goh Chor Boon (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School History of Singapore’s growth Why are some nations rich and some poor? Who are the winners and losers of colonialism and why? These questions have recently gained much attention, not only amongst historians but also economists who are now looking into global

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Review Essay Of “Jacques de Coutre’s And Matelieff’s Singapore and Johor”: Exploring Sources On Pre-Modern History of Singapore

Leave a Comment / History, History of Singapore and Malaya, History Of Singapore Before Raffles' Coming, History of Singapore Before Raffles' Coming, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 4, Issue 2 2015 / Teddy Sim Y.H.

Teddy Sim Y.H. (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School History of Singapore before Raffles’ coming Brief survey of the field The education and awareness of the pre-Rafflesian Singapore history has seen much progress since the turn of the millennium. First, there is the publication of Early Singapore 1300-1819: evidence in maps, text

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The Phasing-Out Of Venice In The Social Studies Curriculum: No More Lessons To Be Learnt?

Leave a Comment / Learning Lessons History, Learning Lessons in History, Secondary School, Social Studies, Survival of Venice, Survival Venice, Volume 4, Issue 2 2015 / Teddy Sim Y.H.

Teddy Sim Y.H. (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Survival Of Venice Learning Lessons In History The Problem The notion of linking Venice to Singapore is not new. As Singapore reaches 50 years old, books have appeared to question the city-state’s survival or its next phase. In the social studies textbook of

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