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This comprehensive book is a state-of-the-art review of research and practices of mathematics education in Singapore. It traces the fascinating journey from the original development of the Singapore mathematics curriculum in the 1950s to the present day, and reports on diverse findings about the Singapore experience that are not readily available in print. All of the authors are active mathematics educators or senior mathematics teachers in Singapore, thus adding authenticity and distinctiveness to the stories covered in this book. The issues they so earnestly explore in this book will undoubtedly be of interest to graduate students, mathematics educators, and the international mathematics education community.
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Mathematics Education The Singapore Journey SERIES ON MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Series Editors: Mogens Niss (Roskilde University, Denmark) Lee Peng Yee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Jeremy Kilpatrick (University of Georgia, USA) Published Vol. 1 How Chinese Learn Mathematics Perspectives from Insiders Edited by: L. Fan, N.-Y. Wong, J. Cai and S. Li Vol. 2 Mathematics Education The Singapore Journey Edited by: K. Y. Wong, P. Y. Lee, B. Kaur, P. Y. Foong and S. F. Ng ZhangJi - Mathematics Education.pmd 2 5/12/2009, 5:05 PM Series on Mathematics Education Vol. 2 Mathematics Education The Singapore Journey Edited by Wong Khoon Yoong Lee Peng Yee Berinderjeet Kaur Foong Pui Yee Ng Swee Fong Nanyang Technological University, Singapore World Scientific NEW JERSEY • LONDON • SINGAPORE • BEIJING • SHANGHAI • HONG KONG • TA I P E I • CHENNAI Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Series on Mathematics Educaiton — Vol. 2 MATHEMATICS EDUCATION The Singapore Journey Copyright © 2009 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. ISBN-13 978-981-283-375-4 ISBN-10 981-283-375-7 Managing Editor LEE Peng Yee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Editorial Assistant JIN Haiyue, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Printed in Singapore. ZhangJi - Mathematics Education.pmd 1 5/12/2009, 5:05 PM Contents Introducing the Landscape of the Singapore Mathematics Education Journey 1 Editorial Board Part I Singapore Education and Mathematics Teacher Education Chapter 1 Singapore Education and Mathematics Curriculum 13 WONG Khoon Yoong LEE Ngan Hoe Chapter 2 Mathematics Teacher Education: Pre-service and In-service Programmes 48 LIM-TEO Suat Khoh Chapter 3 Learning Communities: Roles of Teachers Network and Zone Activities 85 CHUA Puay Huat Chapter 4 . Lesson Study in Mathematics: Three Cases from Singapore FANG Yanping Christine Kim-Eng LEE SHARIFAH THALHA Bte Syed