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Certificate of Achievement

Gwyn Jones

has completed the following course:

World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Methods

Macmillan Education

This online course was an introduction to Asian maths teaching methods for primary education. Topics covered included the key features of Asian maths teaching methods and what makes them so successful; teaching principles from Singapore and Shanghai, and how you could apply these to your own practice; the performance of maths education in your own country as a comparison with Asian countries; and finally, the importance of teacher professional development in Asian education systems.

4 weeks, 3 hours per week

Christian Bokhove

Associate Professor of Maths Education, Southampton Education School

Macmillan Education

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Explore the performance of your national maths education compared with those from Asian countries
  • Summarise the key features of Asian maths teaching methods
  • Evaluate several prominent teaching methods from Asian education systems
  • Reflect on the role of professional development in maths teaching

Syllabus

  • Exploring the international success of Asian education systems in primary mathematics teaching
  • The key features of Asian maths pedagogies
  • Understanding established principles from Singapore teaching methods, including Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract and the Model Method
  • Understanding established principles from Shanghai: Two Basics and Teaching with Variation
  • The role of professional development in Asian primary maths education

Issued on 28th December 2020

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Free online course:

World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Methods

Macmillan Education