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    Concerns and Visions

    by Kaycheng Soh ...
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    This book addresses the problems and issues surrounding teaching Chinese as a second language in the Singapore context. It identifies four main areas of concern: (1) Neglect of culture in the teaching of Chinese; (2) Difficulty of learning Hanzi (Chinese characters); (3) Cognitive and affective aspects of Chinese language learning; and (4) Authenticity of the Chinese language in a global and ... Read more

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  • Creativity Fostering Teacher Behavior: Measurement And Research

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    This book deals with teachers' behaviors that promote the creativity of students. It includes a rating scale for measuring a teacher's creativity fostering behavior — a scale known as the CFTIndex — and a series of conceptualization and research papers, including a lead article by Professor Authur Cropley, whose original ideas served as the basis of the CFTIndex. The other papers in this volume ... Read more

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  • Pisa And Pirls: The Effects Of Culture And School Environment

    by Kay Cheng Soh ...
    International comparative studies of student achievement have caught the attention of governments, policy-makers, school leaders and educational researchers globally. They have become benchmarks of education for countries in the world and provide a broad perspective for countries to evaluate their education achievement. However, culture and school environment are two critical factors affecting ... Read more

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  • Understanding Test and Exam Results Statistically

    An Essential Guide for Teachers and School Leaders

    by Kaycheng Soh ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book shares the goal of the classic text How to Lie with Statistics, namely, preventing and correcting statistical misconceptions that are common among practitioners, though its focus is on the educational context. It illustrates and discusses the essentials of educational statistics that will help educational practitioners to do this part of their job properly, i.e., without making ... Read more

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  • World University Rankings: Statistical Issues And Possible Remedies

    by Kay Cheng Soh ...
    World university ranking started one and a half decades ago for the purpose of understanding what makes an excellent institution of higher education. Subsequent to the appearance of the Academic Ranking of World Universities at the Shanghai Jiaotong University, there soon emerged the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. These three ranking systems ... Read more

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  • Pisa Ranking: Issues And Effects In Singapore, East Asia And The World

    by Kay Cheng Soh ...
    The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is gaining increasing attention among education authorities of the world. The number of participating economies almost doubled in the past one and a half decades, increasing from 43 in 2000 when it first started to 74 in 2015. PISA assesses the performance in Reading, Mathematics, and Science of 15-year-olds with different emphases ... Read more

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  • Tests And Exams In Singapore Schools: What School Leaders, Teachers And Parents Need To Know

    by Kay Cheng Soh ...
    Assessment, mainly in the form of tests and examinations, plays a critical role in the schooling of Singaporean students. The results are often used to make irrevocable decisions on the students' future education careers.This book is written with school leaders, teachers, and parents in mind, with the view of helping them to better understand the processes and products of assessment via tests and ... Read more

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  • Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore

    Efforts and Possibilities

    Edited by Kay Cheng Soh ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book presents the experiences of Chinese Language researchers in Singapore to Chinese Language researchers and teachers in other countries and regions, such as the USA, the UK and Asia, that are home to a large number of learners, young and old. As such, the innovative ideas it provides can be applied in practising teachers’ classrooms to promote more effective and efficient student learning. ... Read more

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  • Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore

    Cultural Teaching and Development

    Edited by Soh Kay Cheng ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is cast in a Singaporean context in which Chinese Language is taught as a second language with an emphasis on communicational skills. It showcases ideas on including cultural teaching to enhance second language learning for more effective outcomes. As a collection of chapters relevant to cultural teaching, the book seeks to enthuse Chinese Language educators to incorporate elements of ... Read more

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  • Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore

    Retrospect and Challenges

    Edited by Kaycheng Soh ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This collection of articles begins with an overview of the Reviews from past decades, then goes on to describe the current practices, and foretells the possible future developments. This is followed by a discussion of the use of ICT and surveys on several professional aspects of teaching, including teachers’ training needs and perception of student difficulties, assessment literacy, familiarity ... Read more

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