The “New” Multiculturalism: National and Educational Perspectives
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Structured Academic Controversy for Upper Secondary Social Studies
Ang Hui Xia (Hong Kah Secondary School, Singapore) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Controversy Structured Academic Controversy Discussion This article will describe the use of Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) as a teaching strategy to help a class of Secondary Three Express students in Social Studies analyse issues from multiple perspectives and to strengthen their explanation, questioning
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Designing Classrooms of the Future Now!
Ron Starker (Singapore American School) Mark Baildon (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography History Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Primary School Learning Environments Classroom Design In this article we showcase the work of three teachers in redesigning classroom learning environments to enhance student learning. Through short interview excerpts, a video, and classroom photos we feature
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A Postmodern Analysis of a Primary 5 Social Studies Chapter
Brenda Ng (Rivervale Primary School, Singapore) Keywords Social Studies Primary School Curriculum Postmodern theory helps us examine how and why particular pasts are constructed, legitimated and disseminated (Segall, 2006). Postmodern theory includes deconstructionism, whereby meaning and values are constructed using binary oppositions that represent certain ideologies and the role of power in the society to privilege
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Using Film in Historical Inquiry: As Medium, as Evidence, for Empathy
Jeremy Stoddard (College of William & Mary, USA) Keywords History Junior College Inquiry Concept Film Prespectives Though often portrayed as a clichéd example of poor history pedagogy, there is now ample research and numerous models of best practice to support the use of film in an inquiry-based history curriculum. In this article I present best practice
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The New Inquiry-based Approach: What It Means for the Teaching and Learning of History in Singapore Schools
Suhaimi Afandi (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords History Secondary School Inquiry Teaching Introduction Secondary Humanities teachers in Singapore are well-acquainted with recent developments and changes that accompanied the launch of the new history syllabus in October 2012. A most notable development was the adoption of inquiry-based learning as the recommended pedagogy for instruction. What was
“No One Icon”: Secondary Students’ Judgments of Significant Representations of Singapore
Syazwani Binte Amrun (Raffles Girls’ School) Keywords History Junior College Singapore Representation Significance Concept This study was designed to explore how students in a secondary school make sense about the significance of different representations of Singapore, and to examine their ideas on what they conceived as icons of Singapore. The research was conducted in a premier
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