By any measure, Singapore's educational system has generated an extraordinary record of
achievement over the past two or three decades. In this article, we report on one key …

There is a growing body of literature which highlights the relationship between classroom
talk and learning. However, despite the growing acceptance of the link between talk and …

An important role of classroom interaction is the processes involved in knowing or coming to
know. Following a conversation analytical approach, this study investigates how students' …

Asking questions is a critical step to advance one's learning. This lecture will cover two
specific functions of training students to ask their own questions in order to promote active …

In this chapter we assess the intellectual quality of the enacted curriculum in Secondary 3
Mathematics and English in a large representative sample of schools in Singapore using …

This chapter comprises three sections. In the first section, we make reference to the previous
chapter on “The intended school mathematics curriculum”. We broaden the discussion to the …

The assertion that learner performance in South African schools is in crisis may be cliched
but it is certainly true. The majority of learners in the schooling system are not achieving the …

The intense global competition for talents and the development of the knowledge economy
as well as advancements in learning sciences and instructional methods have brought …

Since the evolution of computers and the internet, there have been continuous attempts to
increase the use of ICT's in the teaching and learning environment because ICT is seen as a …

Studies have shown that dialogues in teaching that follow the model of IRE (initiation,
response, evaluation) are widely used in teaching despite it having some deficiencies …