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Pan, Gary; Seow, Poh-Sun; Shankararaman, Venky; Koh, Kevin – Journal of International Education in Business, 2021
Purpose: One of the main obstacles facing project-based learning (PBL) adoption relates to a lack of understanding by teachers and students in the roles they are required to play in the learning process. This study aims to address this obstacle, so as to better promote regular adoption of PBL pedagogy in educational institutions.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Problem Based Learning, Teacher Role
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Lim, Fei Victor; Nguyen, Thi Thu Ha – Language and Education, 2023
We report on a study in which two primary school English Language teachers work with researchers to co-design a series of lessons to enhance student agency. 'Tinkering' through digital multimodal composing is used as a pedagogical approach. We reflect on the issues in balancing the student's agency with the teacher's role. Our study is guided by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Second Language Instruction
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Peer, Jarina; Fraser, Barry J. – Learning Environments Research, 2015
Learning environment research provides a well-established approach for describing and understanding what goes on in classrooms and has attracted considerable interest in Singapore. This article reports the first study of science classroom environments in Singapore primary schools. Ten scales from the What Is Happening In this Class?,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Gender Differences, Surveys, Attitude Measures
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Luo, Wenshu; Hogan, David J.; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Sheng, Yee Zher; Aye, Khin Maung – Educational Psychology, 2014
This study investigates attributional beliefs of Singapore secondary students in their English study and how they can be predicted by self-construal, competence and achievement goals. A total of 1,496 students were administered surveys on seven attributions, independent and interdependent self-construals, previous achievement, self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Ho, Li-Ching; Alviar-Martin, Theresa; Sim, Jasmine B.-Y.; Yap, Pui San – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2011
Drawing on individual interviews with 62 students from three secondary schools, the authors of this study investigate how Singapore students from different educational tracks understand their role as citizens in a democracy. In contrast to most countries, the constitutionally democratic state of Singapore explicitly assigns separate citizenship…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Student Attitudes, Democracy, Citizenship Education
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Lim, Cher Ping; Teo, Yiong Hwee; Wong, Philip; Khine, Myint Swe; Chai, Ching Sing; Divaharan, Shanti – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2003
This article reports and discusses the findings of the collective case study of two primary schools in Singapore. It is part of a larger funded research project that examines and analyses where and how information and communication technologies (ICT) are integrated in Singapore schools to develop pupils' higher order thinking skills. The focus of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills