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Singapore pupils mathematical knowledge at the end of first school year
Citation
Kaur, B., Koay, P. L., & Yap, S. F. (2000). Singapore pupils mathematical knowledge at the end of first school year. In J. Ee, B. Kaur, N. H. Lee, & B. H. Yeap (Eds.), New ‘literacies’: Educational response to a knowledge-based society: Proceedings of the ERA-AME-AMIC Joint Conference 2000 (pp. 666-677). Educational Research Association.
Abstract
As part of the International Project on Mathematical Attainment (IPMA), the complete cohorts of Primary One pupils from three schools in Singapore were tested for their mathematical knowledge at the end of the school year. A test comprising of 17 items was used to measure pupils’ knowledge of numbers less than 100, shapes, fractions, mass and money. The same group of pupils was tested on the first seven items of the test at the beginning of the school year. In this paper, the presenters will share with the participants the mathematical attainment of the pupils at the end of their first year of school and also discuss the performance of the pupils on the seven items which pupils attempted at the beginning and end of their school year.
Date Issued
September 2000
Description
This paper was published in the Proceedings of the ERA-AME-AMIC Joint Conference held at Singapore from 4-6 September 2000