...Country overview Primary education is compulsory in Singapore. The six-year program focuses on developing language and numeracy skills, as well as building character. English, mathematics, and mother tongue language are the core subjects...
Yew-Jin Lee is an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Structure of primary education In 2016, there were 185 mainstream primary schools in the city-state of Singapore that could all be classified as urban schools. Of these, 144 were state-run while the rest were government-aided (schools...
Hwei-Ming Wong is a Research Scientist at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Research on assessment in primary education In Singapore, primary education is compulsory starting from age 6 in Primary 1 (Grade/Year 1) to age 12 in Primary 6 (Grade/Year 6) (Ministry of Education [MOE] 2000). Assessment in primary...
...Introduction
The twenty-first century has seen several major movements and revolutions, spanning political, social and monetary systems, and amongst these changes, a less sensational but perhaps more fundamental pervasive change has...
Dennsi Kwek is assistant dean and research scientist at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Historical and conceptual evolution of lower and upper secondary education The evolution of secondary education in Singapore was driven by two key political and economic drivers: (1) the struggle for political independence beginning in 1965...
Wei Shin Leong is an assistant professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Haslinda Ismail is a research associate at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Research on assessment in lower and upper secondary education At the national level, within and across Singaporean mainstream secondary schools, assessment is used for promotion to the next educational level (Leong and Tan 2014: 599; Tan...
Charlene Tan is Associate Professor at the Policy and Leadership Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Reforms in Islamic Education: International Perspectives
Bloomsbury Academic, 2014
Book chapter
...Introduction
As a multiethnic country, Singapore is comprised of Chinese (74.1%), Malays (13.4%), Indians (9.2%) and other races (3.3%). It is also religiously diverse, with the majority of the population being Buddhists (33.3...
Salleh Hairon is an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Professional development offerings Professional development provisions are usually under the purview of one particular department or division in a university. The Teaching, Learning and Pedagogy Division (TLPD) at the Nanyang Technological...
Yew-Jin Lee is an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Structure of lower and upper secondary education All schools in the city-state of Singapore are urban schools; typically, secondary schools house students from both lower (secondary 1 and 2; Grades 7–8) and upper (secondary 3–4/5) secondary...
Kumar Laxman is an associate professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...IT infrastructure Singapore’s higher education institutions are equipped with top-notch, premium-quality IT infrastructure and facilities. These infrastructures include the best quality data centers and enterprise servers and storage...
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