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Teaching for Historical Understanding (TfHU): Developing a Discipline-based Curriculum Model at Tanjong Katong Secondary School

Leave a Comment / History, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 5, Issue 2 2016 / Suhaimi Afandi

Suhaimi Afandi (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Rozanah Basrun (Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Singapore) Nani Rahayu Mohamed (Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Singapore) Liz Sriyanti Jamaluddin (Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Singapore) Sya Feena (Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Singapore) Nur Hazelin Idayu (Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Singapore) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Abstract This paper reports the experiences of the History Unit […]

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Conceptual Teaching in Primary Social Studies: Teaching the Primary Three Reader,“Making the Little Red Dot Blue and Brown” in a Conceptual Way

Leave a Comment / Junior College, Primary School, Secondary School, Social Studies, Social Studies, Volume 5, Issue 2 2016 / Sim Hwee Hwang

Sim Hwee Hwang (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Primary School Social Studies Conceptual Teaching Abstract This paper looks at what conceptual teaching is about, the differences between conceptual and traditional teaching and the advantages of conceptual teaching. Different deductive and inductive approaches for teaching the big ideas of subject

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Diversity: Approaches to building conceptual understanding in the Social Studies classroom

Leave a Comment / Diversity , Junior College, Secondary School, Social Studies, Understanding Social Studies, Volume 5, Issue 2 2016 / Koh Kar Loong Kenneth

Koh Kar Loong Kenneth (Yuying Secondary School (Singapore)) Chelva Rajah S N (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Understanding Social Studies Diversity Abstract With the heightened emphasis placed on students’ understanding of core content or key concepts in the 2016 Social Studies curriculum in secondary schools, it remains of utmost interest

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Developing Conceptual Understanding in Social Studies Using Technology and Discussion

Leave a Comment / Conceptual Understanding in Social Studies , Junior College, Secondary School, Social Studies, Using Technology, Volume 5, Issue 2 2016 / Mark Baildon

Mark Baildon (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Michelle Lin (Pei Hwa Secondary School, Singapore) Gean Chia (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Conceptual Understanding in Social Studies Using Technology Introduction Social studies concepts are tools for understanding our experience, the past, and the social world. They are broad, organizing ideas that can

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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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Anxieties Over Singapore Students’ Conceptions About History and The Past

Leave a Comment / Approaches to Teaching History, History, Junior College, Secondary School, Volume 4, Issue 2 2015 / Suhaimi Afandi

Suhaimi Afandi (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Mark Baildon (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Approaches to teaching history Understanding history can be an intellectually challenging task for many students in schools. It requires students to contemplate issues, events and people who had lived in the distant past and who are often

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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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Economic Pragmatism and the ‘Schooling’ of Girls in Singapore

Leave a Comment / History, History of Education, Junior College, Secondary School, Social Studies, Volume 4, Issue 2 2015 / Kho Ee Moi

Kho Ee Moi (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Social Studies History Junior College Secondary School History of Education Introduction Women in Singapore today are considered by many to be modern, liberated and progressive. They have been accorded many opportunities for education and employment since the 1960s and appear to have made great strides in many

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