Welkom Master Class Singapore MathDr.Yeap Ban Har (Marshall Cavendish Institute)

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Dr Yeap Ban Har banhar@sg.marshallcavendish.com

Marshall Cavendish Institute Singapore

Presentation slides are available at www.banhar.blogspot.com

Masterclass Singapore RekenenRotterdam Utrecht

Course MAP 101

Fundamentals of Singapore Mathematics

Curriculum

PCF Kindergarten

Curriculum for all learners• Struggling students learn

enough• Average students perform

advanced skills• Advanced students are

challenged

PCF Kindergarten

Singapore Mathematics: Focus on Thinking

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development&improvement of

a person’s intellectual

competenciesMinistry of Education Singapore 2006

an identical

110 g

290 g

110 g180 g

2 units = 180 g

1 unit = 90 g

3 units = 270 g

Bella puts 270 g brown sugar on the dish.

an identical

110 g

290 g

110 g180 g

3 units = 180 g

1 unit = 60 g

3 units = 180 g

Bella puts 180 g brown sugar on the dish.

Singapore MathVisualization

1 2 3 4 5 6

11 10 9 8 7

12 13 14 15 16

21 20 19 18 17

22 23 24 25 26

1 2 3 4 5

9 8 7 6

10 11 12 13

17 16 15 14

18 19 20 21

Singapore MathPatterns

Singapore Mathematics: Focus on Problem Solving

Singapore MathLearn New Concept Through

Problem Solving

Singapore MathDrill-and-Practice Through

Problem Solving

Singapore MathApplying Knowledge in

Problem Solving

3 units = 18

1 unit = 6

8 units = 8 x 6 = 48

There were 48 coins at first.

Experiencing Singapore Math

Da Qiao Primary School