“It is unreasonable to assume that Singaporean students have mathematical abilities inherently superior to those of U.S. students, there must be something about the system that Singapore has developed to teach mathematics that is better than the system we use in the United States.”
AIR Report: What the United States Can Learn From Singapore’s World-Class Mathematics System (and what Singapore can learn from the United States): An Exploratory Study.
Singapore Primary Mathematics in a nutshell:
An approach to developing in-depth mathematical understanding through:
- Concept building activities
- Unique mental math strategies
- Problem solving methods
- Focus on mastery
What are the curriculum’s big ideas?
- Number Sense
- Making Connections
- Visualization
- Communication
Where can I find more information on the curriculum?
News media reports about Singapore Math from around the world.
Studies and journal articles about Singapore Math.
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3 responses so far ↓
1 barbara Lilley // Oct 7, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Looking for a teacher workshop in Harrisburg, PA. It’s mentiones on the site summary, but can’t find it on the site itself.
2 Cassy // Oct 11, 2010 at 9:53 am
Greetings Barbara, As it turns out I was in Harrisburg, not once, but twice last spring! Once during your “Stormageddon” then back again in March. Here’s a list of dates scheduled for 2011
3 Kris Murphy // Jan 20, 2011 at 6:59 am
Hi Cassy,
I love your website! It has lots of helpful resources and valuable information.
Singapore math is fun isn’t it? I love the bar diagram approach to solving math problems.
I was educated in Singapore and later Canada. A few years back, I came to know that Singapore math was gaining popularity in the world. Since I had firsthand knowledge of the education system in Singapore, having been educated there, I created a free educational website with thousands of Singapore math problems. Knowing that children are easily bored, I infused my math problems with zany humor and attractive 3D clip art.
Many kids hate math because they don’t understand it. However, math is not all that difficult as long as educators take the right teaching approach. Any child can learn math with the proper guidance. It is my hope that children all over the world will grow up to see the beauty of math. From the smallest electron to the awe-inspiringly vast universe: they can all be described by elegant mathematical formulas.
Here is a page from my free math website:
Challenging Singapore Math Word Problems: Elementary School Math
Cassy, you are doing a wonderful job of spreading the joy of math to the world!
Best wishes,
Kris Murphy
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