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Evolution of Singapore’s school mathematics curriculum
Citation
Berinderjeet Kaur. (2014). Evolution of Singapore’s school mathematics curriculum. In J. Anderson, M. Cavanagh & A. Prescott (Eds.), Curriculum in focus: Research guided practice - Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (p. 24-36). Sydney: MERGA.
Abstract
The evolution of Singapore's school mathematics curriculum is in tandem with developments in the education system of Singapore. In the last six decades, economic policies of the government that are necessary for the survival of Singapore in a fast changing world have shaped the aims of the school mathematics curriculum. The present day curriculum can best be described as one that caters for the needs of every child in school. It is based on a coherent framework that has mathematical problem solving as its primary focus.
Date Issued
2014
Description
This paper was presented at the 37th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated (MERGA 2014) on “Curriculum in Focus: Research Guided Practice” held in Sydney, Australia from 29 Jun to 3 Jul 2014