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Enrichment for All

The Story of

Singapore Math

Improving Low

Achievement

High Achievement Was Not a Given

“Upon separation from Malaysia in 1965,

Singapore was faced with … high levels of

unemployment and poverty. 70% of Singapore’s

households lived in badly overcrowded conditions,

and a third of its people squatted in slums on the

city fringes. Unemployment averaged 14%, GDP

per capita was less than $2,700, and half of the

population was illiterate.”

| Hanusek, Jamison, Jamison & Woessmann 2008

| Hanusek, Jamison, Jamison & Woessmann 2008

Score 1960-1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

500’s Japan Hong Kong Japan Korea

Hong Kong Japan Korea

Singapore

Hong Kong Japan Korea

Singapore

400’s Thailand Philippines Singapore Thailand

Malaysia Thailand

Malaysia Thailand

300’s Indonesia Philippines

Indonesia Philippines

| PISA 2012

Country % of Low Performers

% of High Performers

Mean

Singapore 8.3 40.0 573

Vietnam 14.2 13.3 511

Thailand 49.7 2.6 427

Malaysia 51.8 1.3 421

Indonesia 75.7 0.3 375

OECD 23.1 12.6 494

| PISA 2012

Country % of Low Performers

% of High Performers

Mean

Shanghai 3.8 55.4 613

Singapore 8.3 40.0 573

Hong Kong 8.5 33.7 561

South Korea 9.1 30.9 554

Japan 11.1 23.7 536

Finland 12.3 15.3 519

OECD 23.1 12.6 494

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2012

Singapore 60,800

Malaysia 16,800

Thailand 9,500

Indonesia 4,900

Philippines 4,400

Source | IMF

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Singapore Math

Theory-driven, research-based approach developed by

Ministry of Education Singapore in the 1980’s to counter low achievement.

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Challenging Program Enrichment for All

Singapore Math

Grade 6

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Enrichment for All The Use of Concrete Manipulative Materials

Singapore Math

Grade 5

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Enrichment for All The Use of Visual

Singapore Math

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Challenging Program Problem Solving is the Focus

Singapore Math

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Problem Solving is the Focus Singapore, USA and Philippines

Singapore Math

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Challenging Program for All The Use of Concrete Manipulative Materials

Singapore Math

Grade 1

Grade 1

Grade 1

Grade 1

Grade 1

Grade 1

Grade 1

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Challenging Program for All Focus on Multi-Step Thinking

Singapore Math

Grade 2

Grade 2

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Challenging Program for All Focus on Looking for Patterns and Generalization

Singapore Math

Grade 3

Grade 3

Grade 3

Grade 3

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Challenging Program for All Focus on Self Belief

Singapore Math

Grade 3

Grade 3

Grade 3

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Challenging Program for All Focus on Understanding Others’ Perspectives

Singapore Math

Grade 4

Grade 4

Grade 4

Grade 4

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Challenging Program for All Focus on Information Handling

Singapore Math

Singapore Math

Circles

A Tour of the Program

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lesson video

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anchor task

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Grade 5

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guided practice

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guided practice

- basic

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Grade 5

Grade 5

Grade 5

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guided practice

- familiar application

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Grade 5

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guided practice

- novel application

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Grade 5

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reflection

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Grade 5

Metacognition

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homework

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teachers’ guide

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