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How High’s the Water, Mama? A Reflection on Water Resource Education in Singapore

Leave a Comment / Geography, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 4, Issue 2 2015, Water Resources in Singapore / K.N. Irvine

K.N. Irvine (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Tricia Seow (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Leong Ka Wai (Ministry of Education) Diana Cheong Sze Ing (Public Utilities Board, Singapore’s National Water Agency) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Water resources in Singapore Introduction Iconic American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash recalled in song a boyhood experience of watching his parents monitor flood […]

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Leading Classroom Discussions About Population Policy in Singapore

Leave a Comment / Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Inquiry Teaching, Literacy , Secondary School, Social Studies, Teaching, Volume 3, Issue 1 2014 / Jackie

Introduction Iconic American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash recalled in song a boyhood experience of watching his parents monitor flood conditions at their 1937 Dyess, Arkansas, home by counting the number of front steps the water had risen; 1 step = 1 foot (0.305 m): How high’s the water, mama? Five feet high and risin’ In introducing

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A Preliminary Study on the Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge among Economics and Primary Social Studies Student Teachers in Singapore

Leave a Comment / Economics, Primary School, Teacher Education, Volume 3, Issue 1 2014 / Siew Fong Ng

Siew Fong Ng (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Oi Khum Karen Chan (Punggol View Primary School) Keywords Social Studies Economics Primary School Teacher Education Introduction In this preliminary study on the development of pedagogical content knowledge among student teachers in the National Institute of Education, Singapore, Economics and Primary Social Studies student teachers self-report their progress in

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Well-being and Humanities Education in Singapore

Leave a Comment / History, Inquiry, Inquiry Teaching, Secondary School, Social Studies, Volume 3, Issue 1 2014 / Jackie

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Old Ideas Made New Again

Leave a Comment / Critical Thinking, Dewey, History, Junior College, Primary School, Secondary School, Social Studies, Teaching, Volume 3, Issue 2 2014 / Susan Adler

Susan Adler (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Keywords Geography History Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Primary School Critical Thinking Teaching Dewey I started teaching long ago. The air was full of new ideas about curriculum and teaching methods. In the United States and the United Kingdom we had the “New Social Studies,” “New Math,” exciting hands-on

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Context, Interests, and Unintended Consequences: Lenses for Seeing, Comprehending and Engaging with the World

Leave a Comment / Citizenship, Citizenship Education , Perspective, Secondary School, Social Studies, Sociology , Volume 3, Issue 2 2014 / Teo You Yenn

Teo You Yenn (Nanyang Technological University) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Citizenship Sociology Perspective The White Paper on Population created quite a firestorm when it was released in 2013. Many critiques were launched against it – ranging from big and obvious worries about the sheer number of people who are expected to live in this small

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From Classroom to the Field and Back: Understanding the Ways Fieldwork Empowers Geographic Learning

Leave a Comment / Geography, Junior College, Perspective, Secondary School, Volume 3, Issue 2 2014 / Diganta Das

Diganta Das (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Concept Geography Perspective Fieldwork is an integral part of learning Geography. Fieldwork has been widely used in both research and as pedagogic approaches as it provides a platform for students to understand their classroom content in a better way and help them to

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