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Country Presentation Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers Pretoria, South Africa
Mathematics Teacher Preparation & Professional Development in Singapore
Yeap Ban Har Marshall Cavendish Institute Singapore
www.banhar.blogspot.com
Land 270 sq miles
700 sq km
People 5.3 million
GDP per capita 1965 USD500
2011 USD50 000 in current USD
Junyuan Secondary School, Singapore
Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
500 Japan Hong Kong Japan Korea
Hong Kong Japan Korea
Singapore
Hong Kong Japan Korea
Singapore
400 Thailand The Philippines Singapore Thailand
Malaysia Thailand
Malaysia Thailand
300 Indonesia The Philippines
Indonesia The Philippines
Reference: E. Hanusek, D. Jamison, E. Jamison & L. Woessmann (2008)
All major international tests (literacy, science and mathematics)
between 1964 and 2003 were placed on a common scale.
Selected countries shown in the table.
…nothing matters more
than finding people with
the potential to be
great teachers.
Malcom Gladwell 2009
What The Dog Saw
Getting the right people to become teachers and to
develop them into effective teachers.
Source: How the World's Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top The McKinsey Report
“The country has made a conscious effort to have
highly-qualified teachers throughout the system.”
Source: BBC News 23 Nov 2004
Minister of Education (Finland) 2004
“The first is improving teaching,
developing teachers professionally ….”
Source: Straits Times 23 Nov 2010
Secretary of State for Education (Britain) 2010
Pre-service Teacher Education
In Singapore: Structure
Grade 12
Polytechnic
Grade 10
University
PGDE
M Teach
Dip Ed
B Sc / B A (Education)
Qualified Teachers
Pre-service Teacher Education
In Singapore: Structure
Level Number of Subjects
Primary 2 or 3
Secondary 2
Junior College 1
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Pre-service Teacher Education
In Singapore: Selection
Sembawang Secondary School, Singapore
There is a policy to
select the top one third
to enrol in pre-service
courses.
Pre-service Teacher Education
In Singapore: Emphasis
National Institute of Education, Singapore
• Pedagogical Knowledge
• Content Knowledge
• Pedagogical Content Knowledge
• Pedagogical Knowledge
• Content Knowledge
• Pedagogical Content Knowledge
National Institute of Education, Singapore
National Institute of Education, Singapore
• Micro Teaching
• Practicum
TEDS-M Elementary Teachers
Content Knowledge TEDS-M Elementary Teachers
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
TEDS-M Findings
Professional Learning
Communities
In-service Teacher
Professional Development
A good education system
depends on high-quality
teachers who
constantly seek to
improve their
practice, supported by
school leaders and
administrators, and
resources from
departments and
agencies within MOE.
Minister of Education (Singapore) 2009
Northlight School, Singapore
We need to build capacity for
teachers themselves to
take the lead in professional
upgrading.
Minister of Education Singapore 2009
Northlight School, Singapore
Pre-service Teacher Education
In Singapore: Structure
• All schools are Professional
Learning Communities
• School Staff Developer (SSD)
is a position created in every
school to facilitate
professional development in
all schools.
• Teachers are entitled to 100
hours of professional
development per year.
Framework for Teacher Professional Development Marshall Cavendish Institute
• Teachers as Learners
• Teachers as Observers of Learning
• Teachers as Reflective Practitioners
Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Singapore
teachers studying learning in action
teachers doing mathematics
Edgewood Elementary School, New York, USA
Scarsdale Teachers Institute, New York, USA
teachers doing mathematics
teachers studying learning in action
Bina Bangsa School, Indonesia
Keys Grade School, The Philippines
Kranji Secondary School, Singapore
teachers studying learning in action
Country Presentation Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers Pretoria, South Africa
Mathematics Teacher Preparation & Professional Development in Singapore
Yeap Ban Har Marshall Cavendish Institute Singapore
www.banhar.blogspot.com
… mindsets are changed,
knowledge is constructed,
and the capacity to learn is enhanced.