ECE213 Children’s Science, Mathematics & Technology

Seminar 1 14 March 2012 Dr Yeap Ban Har www.i-teach-k.blogspot.com

Agenda for Seminar

Introduction

An Undergraduate Experience

State of Mathematics Education

How Children Learn Mathematics – Learning

Theories

Reflection

Note-Taking

What & How

What How

Case Study

Big Learning Points

State of Mathematics Education

Fuchun Primary School, Singapore

Keys Grade School, The Philippines

King Solomon Academy, London

Globe Academy, London

Globe Academy, London

Globe Academy, London

Singapore Education Landscape

1992 Problem-Solving

Curriculum

1997 Thinking Schools,

Learning Nation

2004 Teach Less,

Learn More

2010 Professional Learning

Communities

2011 21st Century

Competencies

Singapore Ministry of Education 1992, 2001, 2007, 2013

Singapore Ministry of Education 2006

“Mathematics is an excellent

vehicle for the development

and improvement of a person’s

intellectual competencies”

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Which letter is counted 99?

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11 10 9 8 7

12 13 14 15 16

21 20 19 18 17

22 23 24 25 26

31 30 29 28 27

32 33 34 35 36

Which letter in your name is counted 99?

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Which letter in your name is counted 99?

One of your classmates noticed that there is a relationship between the

difference of numbers in the first (or last) column and the multiples of the numbers which stays in one column.

Example in the case of JANE or JOHN, the difference between

numbers in the column J is 8 and multiples of 8 is always under the

same letter.

The ability to look for patterns and to generalize is an important ability to have and children should have ample opportunity to acquire it in

early mathematics.

Case Study 2 Make a square.

We discussed at length the choice of materials. In the case of shapes, misconceptions arise when we give children three-dimensional objects when they are learning about basic shapes such as squares, triangles, rectangles, which are all plane or two dimensional.

• Number as a Label

• Cardinal Number • Ordinal Number • Measurement Number

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John

Michael

Summary

Using Examination Questions to

Focus One’s Learning