Spanish schools will teach mathematics with the Singapore method
After the success of Singapore method In the PISA tests, which measure the high knowledge of children in different science subjects such as mathematics, many countries have raised the need to park their traditional methods, obsolete or not advanced, to change the methodology of learning and teaching. One of them is Spain, which intends to start this course with the implementation of the Singapore method in the schools of four autonomous communities.
The centers that have implemented this method are located in the Community of Madrid, Navarra, Valencia and Catalonia and are public, private and subsidized schools. The Singapore method It is already working in more than 50 nations because it makes the students get the best scores in math and science.
The Singapore method
The key to the success of the Singapore method for teaching the subject of mathematics is based on the use of a pedagogy and teaching materials that are the fruit of decades of research and based on abstraction.
It all started in this eastern country when, after the poor results obtained in the international tests of children in Singapore in the early 80's, the Ministry of Education of Singapore decided to search the world for the best educational practices contrasted by research and apply them in the classroom.
Over time, Singapore has developed a way to teach mathematics based on the recommendations of experts such as Jerome Bruner, Richard Skemp, Lev Vygotsky and Zoltan Deines.
Since 1995, Singapore's students have consistently ranked among the top three in the international benchmark tests on mathematical knowledge and skills, such as PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) and TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study).
Spain joins the success of mathematics in Singapore
Following the example of Singapore, the Spanish schools will start working with the official material of Mathematics Method Singapore from this academic year 2016-2017: the official materials of Mathematics Method Singapore, thanks to the educational publisher Polygon Education.
"The mathematics learning methodology developed in Singapore is expanding internationally, due to its excellent results.This methodology focuses on the development of thinking skills and the understanding of mathematical concepts, and places the resolution of problems as the ultimate goal of learning ", Pedro Ramos, mathematician, professor at the University of Alcalá and pedagogical advisor of Polygon Education.
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