1. Singapore Math
a program for parents
Yeap Ban Har
Marshall Cavendish Institute
Singapore
yeapbanhar@gmail.com
Slides are available at
www.banhar.blogspot.com

4.  Land
 270 sq miles
 700 sq km
introduction
 People
 5.3 million
 GDP per capita
 1965 USD500
 2012 USD60 000
Junyuan Secondary School, Singapore
in current USD

6. 1982
Introduction of Singapore mathematics
textbooks as they are known today.
1992
Introduction of ProblemSolving Curriculum
1997
Thinking Schools
Learning Nation
Mathematics is “an excellent
vehicle for the development and
improvement of a person’s
intellectual competence”.
Ministry of Education Singapore 2006

12. features of
a math lesson
Greenridge Primary School, Singapore

13. SEED Institute, Singapore
Let’s Learn Fractions
Prolonged Engagement
Anchor Task

14. Bruner
CPA Approach

15. Greenville Elementary School, New York
2,476 x 3
Bruner
CPA Approach

16. Vygotsky
Working in Groups
Nanyang Primary School, Singapore

17. Bruner
Spiral Approach
242 – 128
537 – 272
432 – 178
200 – 18

18. perentage
correct
Polya
Problem Solving
Singapore
52
International
27

19. perentage
correct
Singapore
60
International
25

20. Singapore Math focuses on
the use of visuals and initial
concrete experiences. The
emphasis is not just knowing
how but also knowing why.

23. Seely Place Elementary School, New York