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Classroom Conversation: The Use Of Discussion-Based Strategy In The History Classroom

Leave a Comment / Discussion-Based, History, Secondary School, Volume 7, Issue 1 2018 /

Jane Choong (Tanglin Secondary School (Singapore), National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords History Secondary School Discussion-Based Introduction In Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts, Sam Wineburg argued that historical thinking “in its deepest forms, is neither a natural process nor something that springs automatically from psychological development” (2001: 7). He proposed that in order to understand and grapple […]

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Teaching for Historical Understanding through Role-Play

Leave a Comment / History, Role-Play, Secondary School, Volume 7, Issue 2 2018 /

Goh Hong Yi (Beatty Secondary School (Singapore)) Tham Chin Pang Joseph (Academy of Singapore Teachers (Singapore)) Keywords History Secondary School Role-Play Introduction For the average fourteen-year-old student in Singapore, knowledge about the nation’s road to independence may be limited to a rather narrow field-of-view, i.e. seen through the actions of leaders from the People’s Action Party (PAP)

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Using an International Videoconference in Problem-Based Inquiry Projects: The Role of Public Voice, Audience, and Positionality

Leave a Comment / Contexts, Junior College, Secondary School, Social Studies, Student Learning, Teaching Practice, Volume 6, Issue 1 2017 /

J. Spencer Clark (Kansas State University) Keywords Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Teaching Practice Student Learning Contexts Abstract This article discusses and reflects upon a problem-based inquiry project that culminated in an international videoconference between multiethnic and multi-faith secondary students from Macedonia and the United States. The videoconference provided an opportunity for students to share

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The Elected Presidency

Leave a Comment / Identity , Junior College, Secondary School, Singapore, Social Studies, Volume 6, Issue 1 2017 /

Johannis Auri Bin Abdul Aziz (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Identity Singapore Scheduled for September, the coming presidential election is one of the most anticipated public events of 2017. While the populations of larger democratic countries have to contend with numerous regional and local elections that may cause electoral

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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 (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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What is Social Studies?

Leave a Comment / Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Primary Social Studies, Volume 6, Issue 2 2017 /

Susan Adler (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Kho Ee Moi (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Primary Social Studies Primary School Primary Social Studies Abstract This paper explores the question of the nature and purpose of social studies with the aim of showing the relevance and importance of teaching the subject well. The authors argue that social studies

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Identifying What to Teach: Using Concepts, Generalizations and Driving Questions

Leave a Comment / Primary Social Studies, Primary Social Studies, Volume 6, Issue 2 2017 /

Susan Adler (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Kho Ee Moi (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Primary Social Studies Primary Social Studies Introduction Ms. Lee began the school year by meeting with the other Primary 4 teachers to review the curriculum.  For each subject they discussed the “big ideas” they hoped their students would come to understand. Ms

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What is History Teaching?

Leave a Comment / Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Primary Social Studies, Volume 6, Issue 2 2017 /

H Doreen Tan (Singapore International School (Hong Kong)) Keywords Primary Social Studies Primary School Primary Social Studies Abstract This article looks at the nature of history and how we can teach history as a discipline. It suggests several steps that teachers may want to use to teach history as an investigation as well as how to

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Teaching Geographical Concepts and Skills in Primary Social Studies

Leave a Comment / Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Primary Social Studies, Volume 6, Issue 2 2017 /

Sim Hwee Hwang (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Primary Social Studies Primary School Primary Social Studies Abstract Geography is a subject that helps children understand and appreciate the world they live in. The subject enables them to make thoughtful decisions and take responsible actions towards sustainable living. This article focuses on the teaching of geographical

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Using Stories for Teaching Primary Social Studies

Leave a Comment / Primary School, Primary Social Studies, Primary Social Studies, Volume 6, Issue 2 2017 /

Sim Hwee Hwang (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Primary Social Studies Primary School Primary Social Studies Abstract Stories are often used by teachers to transmit knowledge, values and dispositions, deepen understanding and develop critical thinking in children. The power of stories and storytelling is highlighted in this article which focuses on why and how stories

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