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Research paper thumbnail of The Intellectual Demands of East-Asian Primary Science Curricula

Springer briefs in education, Sep 21, 2016

Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the inte... more Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the intended primary science curricula across all the six East-Asian states respectively. It is to be remembered that some degree of subjectivity is inevitable when coding the intellectual demands, especially with the large number of learning objectives or standards that we selected belonging to the cognitive domain. In total, these amounted to 560 objectives/standards from the six states.

Research paper thumbnail of Science Teacher Education for the Changing Landscape

Teaching has become increasingly complex and multifaceted against the backdrop of changing demand... more Teaching has become increasingly complex and multifaceted against the backdrop of changing demands in society. More than ever, learning and teaching has to take into consideration Schwab’s (The School Review 78(1):1–23, 1969) four “commonplaces of education” where the teacher, learners, subject matter and milieu (or context) are in dynamic and constant interaction. A teacher is not simply a conduit to deliver a planned teacher-proof curriculum but plays an inextricable part during curriculum development, implementation and evaluation.

Research paper thumbnail of Nature of science approach to science teaching and learning

Research paper thumbnail of What Does STEM Education Offer and How Is It Relevant? A Content Analysis of Secondary School Websites in Singapore

Concepts and Practices of STEM Education in Asia, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Changes in qualities and abilities of Japanese teachers through participation in Global Lesson Study on mathematics

International Journal for Lesson & Learning Studies

PurposeThe authors aim to determine the effects of Global Lesson Study (GLS) – a two-year, one-cy... more PurposeThe authors aim to determine the effects of Global Lesson Study (GLS) – a two-year, one-cycle program defined as “international cooperative lesson study through international exchange among teachers using ICT” – on intercultural competence for lesson study based on pre- and post-survey conducted for Japanese teachers.Design/methodology/approachIn accordance with the GLS program, mathematics lesson studies on mathematics between Japanese and Singaporean elementary school teachers were conducted over a two-year period. Questionnaire surveys on intercultural competence for lesson study was conducted using 7-point Likert scale and descriptive questions with Japanese teachers (N = 5). Analysis of Wilcoxon's signed rank test and correlation analysis were conducted.FindingsFollowings are identified as the effects of GLS for Japanese teachers: (1) Japanese participants felt improvement of their competence in areas of attitude, internal outcomes and outward impact. (2) Participati...

Research paper thumbnail of Please use your phone in class!: Using WhatsApp for collaborative real-time feedback in practice teaching

Research paper thumbnail of Nature of science approach to science teaching and learning

Research paper thumbnail of The fidelity of implementation of an innovative science program in a secondary school

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating teachers’ work in Singapore from interviews: An analysis based on Discursive Psychology

Asia Pacific Education Review, 2021

Numerous challenges associated with the work of teaching have been reported around the globe, inc... more Numerous challenges associated with the work of teaching have been reported around the globe, including from Singapore. Being a multi-dimensional problem, teachers’ work has been investigated by diverse research methods especially through interviewing. However, educational studies that adopt constructionist approaches have been scarce in Singapore, and none have used it to investigate teachers’ work here. This study based on Discursive Psychology, thus, analyzes interview data from school teachers in Singapore talking about their work. Specifically, interviewing is taken as a “topic,” which prioritizes how talk is co-constructed, rhetorically motivated, and likely with contradictions over the disclosure of information (i.e., taking interviewing as “resource”); various discursive strategies perform diverse rhetorical functions for speakers. There are two interrelated contributions from this study: (i) an increased appreciation of a constructionist approach like Discursive Psychology during interviewing, and (ii) the opening of different perspectives and generative research questions about teachers’ work in Singapore.

Research paper thumbnail of Concepts, Conceptual Change & Science

Science Education at the Nexus of Theory and Practice, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of The Intellectual Demands of East-Asian Primary Science Curricula

SpringerBriefs in Education, 2016

Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the inte... more Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the intended primary science curricula across all the six East-Asian states respectively. It is to be remembered that some degree of subjectivity is inevitable when coding the intellectual demands, especially with the large number of learning objectives or standards that we selected belonging to the cognitive domain. In total, these amounted to 560 objectives/standards from the six states.

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching Biological Evolution to Singapore's Teachers

Reports of the National Center For Science Education, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of 12. The Situated Nature of Graphing Practices

... Susan Corner , Laura Lauzon , Aboriginal Art , Robert Dalton , Bill Zuk , Tammy Lavigne , Jil... more ... Susan Corner , Laura Lauzon , Aboriginal Art , Robert Dalton , Bill Zuk , Tammy Lavigne , Jillian Roberts , Yew-jin Lee , Wolff-michael Roth , Tim Pelton , Tish Scott , Yesman R. Post , Michele Tanaka , Tish Scott , Ted Riecken , Abigail Godfrey , Diego Machado Ardenghi , Wolff ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Beautiful Life in Science

Science, Learning, Identity, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of A road less travelled?: coherence and coverage of integrated science in Singapore

Research in Science & Technological Education, Nov 24, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive demands and opportunities for access in school curricula from mainland China: an integrated analysis based on specialisation codes

Research paper thumbnail of Basic Education in Singapore

International Handbook on Education in South East Asia, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Spills and thrills: internship challenges for learning in epistemic spaces

Journal of Education and Work, 2022

ABSTRACT We examine the challenges and emergent nature of learning during undergraduate internshi... more ABSTRACT We examine the challenges and emergent nature of learning during undergraduate internships. Much scholarly inquiry on the latter focuses on internship experiences within traditional professional domains such as medicine, teacher education, and other fields. There is less knowledge about undergraduate interns entering more fluid and recent work sectors such as Public Relations and Communication. In this study, a sociomaterial perspective guided the interest in the situated and emergent nature of learning as an intern in such tool-saturated environments. Specifically, we examined how interns learn to participate in such activities, and how they encounter and appropriate sociomaterial resources used for coordinating and performing work practices. Using a case study method, we examined internship experiences of penultimate undergraduates in communication studies (N = 38). From semi-structured interviews, strategies such as scaffolding, networking and negotiating with colleagues, and technological tools as contingent means for coping with workplace challenges were reported during the initial stage of their internship. By making visible knowledge strategies undergraduates interns employ for learning at the workplace, we call to attention the role of and access to technologies, significant others, and workplace culture in the development of professional learning in such dynamic professional settings.

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 4 Been There, Done That, or Have We?

Research paper thumbnail of Comparing Learning Objectives from East-Asian Primary Science Curricula According to the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

Research paper thumbnail of The Intellectual Demands of East-Asian Primary Science Curricula

Springer briefs in education, Sep 21, 2016

Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the inte... more Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the intended primary science curricula across all the six East-Asian states respectively. It is to be remembered that some degree of subjectivity is inevitable when coding the intellectual demands, especially with the large number of learning objectives or standards that we selected belonging to the cognitive domain. In total, these amounted to 560 objectives/standards from the six states.

Research paper thumbnail of Science Teacher Education for the Changing Landscape

Teaching has become increasingly complex and multifaceted against the backdrop of changing demand... more Teaching has become increasingly complex and multifaceted against the backdrop of changing demands in society. More than ever, learning and teaching has to take into consideration Schwab’s (The School Review 78(1):1–23, 1969) four “commonplaces of education” where the teacher, learners, subject matter and milieu (or context) are in dynamic and constant interaction. A teacher is not simply a conduit to deliver a planned teacher-proof curriculum but plays an inextricable part during curriculum development, implementation and evaluation.

Research paper thumbnail of Nature of science approach to science teaching and learning

Research paper thumbnail of What Does STEM Education Offer and How Is It Relevant? A Content Analysis of Secondary School Websites in Singapore

Concepts and Practices of STEM Education in Asia, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Changes in qualities and abilities of Japanese teachers through participation in Global Lesson Study on mathematics

International Journal for Lesson & Learning Studies

PurposeThe authors aim to determine the effects of Global Lesson Study (GLS) – a two-year, one-cy... more PurposeThe authors aim to determine the effects of Global Lesson Study (GLS) – a two-year, one-cycle program defined as “international cooperative lesson study through international exchange among teachers using ICT” – on intercultural competence for lesson study based on pre- and post-survey conducted for Japanese teachers.Design/methodology/approachIn accordance with the GLS program, mathematics lesson studies on mathematics between Japanese and Singaporean elementary school teachers were conducted over a two-year period. Questionnaire surveys on intercultural competence for lesson study was conducted using 7-point Likert scale and descriptive questions with Japanese teachers (N = 5). Analysis of Wilcoxon's signed rank test and correlation analysis were conducted.FindingsFollowings are identified as the effects of GLS for Japanese teachers: (1) Japanese participants felt improvement of their competence in areas of attitude, internal outcomes and outward impact. (2) Participati...

Research paper thumbnail of Please use your phone in class!: Using WhatsApp for collaborative real-time feedback in practice teaching

Research paper thumbnail of Nature of science approach to science teaching and learning

Research paper thumbnail of The fidelity of implementation of an innovative science program in a secondary school

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating teachers’ work in Singapore from interviews: An analysis based on Discursive Psychology

Asia Pacific Education Review, 2021

Numerous challenges associated with the work of teaching have been reported around the globe, inc... more Numerous challenges associated with the work of teaching have been reported around the globe, including from Singapore. Being a multi-dimensional problem, teachers’ work has been investigated by diverse research methods especially through interviewing. However, educational studies that adopt constructionist approaches have been scarce in Singapore, and none have used it to investigate teachers’ work here. This study based on Discursive Psychology, thus, analyzes interview data from school teachers in Singapore talking about their work. Specifically, interviewing is taken as a “topic,” which prioritizes how talk is co-constructed, rhetorically motivated, and likely with contradictions over the disclosure of information (i.e., taking interviewing as “resource”); various discursive strategies perform diverse rhetorical functions for speakers. There are two interrelated contributions from this study: (i) an increased appreciation of a constructionist approach like Discursive Psychology during interviewing, and (ii) the opening of different perspectives and generative research questions about teachers’ work in Singapore.

Research paper thumbnail of Concepts, Conceptual Change & Science

Science Education at the Nexus of Theory and Practice, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of The Intellectual Demands of East-Asian Primary Science Curricula

SpringerBriefs in Education, 2016

Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the inte... more Tables 4.1 and 4.2 show our coding of the cognitive processes and levels of knowledge of the intended primary science curricula across all the six East-Asian states respectively. It is to be remembered that some degree of subjectivity is inevitable when coding the intellectual demands, especially with the large number of learning objectives or standards that we selected belonging to the cognitive domain. In total, these amounted to 560 objectives/standards from the six states.

Research paper thumbnail of Teaching Biological Evolution to Singapore's Teachers

Reports of the National Center For Science Education, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of 12. The Situated Nature of Graphing Practices

... Susan Corner , Laura Lauzon , Aboriginal Art , Robert Dalton , Bill Zuk , Tammy Lavigne , Jil... more ... Susan Corner , Laura Lauzon , Aboriginal Art , Robert Dalton , Bill Zuk , Tammy Lavigne , Jillian Roberts , Yew-jin Lee , Wolff-michael Roth , Tim Pelton , Tish Scott , Yesman R. Post , Michele Tanaka , Tish Scott , Ted Riecken , Abigail Godfrey , Diego Machado Ardenghi , Wolff ...

Research paper thumbnail of A Beautiful Life in Science

Science, Learning, Identity, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of A road less travelled?: coherence and coverage of integrated science in Singapore

Research in Science & Technological Education, Nov 24, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive demands and opportunities for access in school curricula from mainland China: an integrated analysis based on specialisation codes

Research paper thumbnail of Basic Education in Singapore

International Handbook on Education in South East Asia, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Spills and thrills: internship challenges for learning in epistemic spaces

Journal of Education and Work, 2022

ABSTRACT We examine the challenges and emergent nature of learning during undergraduate internshi... more ABSTRACT We examine the challenges and emergent nature of learning during undergraduate internships. Much scholarly inquiry on the latter focuses on internship experiences within traditional professional domains such as medicine, teacher education, and other fields. There is less knowledge about undergraduate interns entering more fluid and recent work sectors such as Public Relations and Communication. In this study, a sociomaterial perspective guided the interest in the situated and emergent nature of learning as an intern in such tool-saturated environments. Specifically, we examined how interns learn to participate in such activities, and how they encounter and appropriate sociomaterial resources used for coordinating and performing work practices. Using a case study method, we examined internship experiences of penultimate undergraduates in communication studies (N = 38). From semi-structured interviews, strategies such as scaffolding, networking and negotiating with colleagues, and technological tools as contingent means for coping with workplace challenges were reported during the initial stage of their internship. By making visible knowledge strategies undergraduates interns employ for learning at the workplace, we call to attention the role of and access to technologies, significant others, and workplace culture in the development of professional learning in such dynamic professional settings.

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 4 Been There, Done That, or Have We?

Research paper thumbnail of Comparing Learning Objectives from East-Asian Primary Science Curricula According to the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy