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Toh Tin Lam
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Toh Tin Lam
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tinlam.toh@nie.edu.sg
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Mathematics & Mathematics Education (MME)
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32 70 - PublicationOpen AccessWhat is spoken in a junior college mathematics lecture?The dissertation English in Mathematics Discourse highlights for mathematics educators a body of practical knowledge about Junior College mathematics lecture discourse from the linguistic perspective. Although this dissertation is found among the collection of the dissertations done by postgraduate students of linguistic studies, it is of value to mathematics educators, particularly, mathematics teachers at the Junior College level.
320 173 - PublicationOpen AccessStudents’ math self-concept and correlates: Some preliminary findings(2003-11)
;Lui, Elena Hah Wah; ; In Nov 2002, a research team in the National Institute of Education, NTU, launched a cross-discipline quasi-experimental study on “Positive Social Climate for Enhancing Students’ Math Self-concept”. Its main objective is to find the attributes (variables) in the social climate which are accountable for the increase of self-concept of Secondary Two students in the Math remedial classes in Singapore neighbourhood schools. Phase One of this study is Instrumentation: validating the scales used in the measurement of treatment effect. Phase Two is Intervention: the teachers’ / tutors’ interactions with students, the enhancement of students’ capabilities and confidence. These teachers / tutors will attend workshops conducted before the intervention in Phrase Two. The Pretest results will help identify students with high or low Math Self-concept. And the Posttest will help measure the effect of invention on these students’ Math Self-concept. Factors contributed to the significant changes will also be explored. H.W. Marsh’s Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ-II, 1990) and B. Fraser’s “What is happening in this Class?” questionnaire were validated together with the Motivational Orientation scale and Intellectual Achievement Responsibility (IAR) questionnaire in Phase One. More than 700 Secondary Two students from four neighbourhood schools took part in the survey. Some preliminary findings in Phase One of this study will be presented in this paper. Gender and course differences in Math Self-concept and other variables will also be discussed.95 122 - PublicationOpen AccessFrom the past to the future of technology in mathematics education in SingaporeThis paper discusses the changes in classroom instructions due to technology over the years in mathematics education, and how these changes have impacted mathematics learning and teaching. The impact on learning can be seen over a few phases in Singapore: The use of scientific and graphing calculators has allowed the focus on the developing of higher order thinking skills, while at the same time de-emphasizing the routine computation. With the introduction of various computer softwares such as spreadsheets, mathematics teaching and learning has moved towards the next level of emphasis on coding and computational thinking. Technology can and has been harnassed by teachers to enhance student learning. These will be discussed in details in the talk, with particular reference to the Singapore education context.
9 353 - PublicationOpen AccessMathematical problem solving for everyone: Infusion and diffusion (MinD)(2016)
; ; ; ;Quek, Khiok Seng; ;Dindyal, Jaguthsing ;Ho, Foo Him ;Hang, Kim HooYen, Yeen Peng238 190 - PublicationOpen AccessFallacies about the derivative of the trigonometric sine function(2021)
; ; Tong, Cherng LuenIn this paper, several fallacies about the extension of the formula \frac{d}{dx} (\sin x) = \cos x to the erroneous formula \frac{d}{dx} (\sin x^\circ) = \cos x^\circ are discussed. In a Commognitive Theory Framework, misconceptions by ‘newcomers’ can be traced to the use of the word “unit”.89 165 - PublicationOpen Access
137 263 - PublicationOpen AccessUsing comics to contextualise the teaching of percentages: An adaptation of a comics-based teaching package for primary school mathematics classrooms(2022)
; In this article, an adaptation of a secondary school mathematics comics-based instructional package for primary school mathematics classroom, and the teachers' and students' perceptions about the use of comics in the classroom are discussed. Further suggestions by the teachers on fine-tuning the package are also discussed.57 176 - PublicationOpen Access
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