Eduscience

22/11/2015

Our student's 2015 Primary School Maths results are out :
75% of students in Band 1
92% of students in Band 1 & Band 2
More importantly, all students have learnt and demonstrated improvement from before.

Our philosophy is helping students gain mathematical problem solving skills for life, we seek students who are open to learning, regardless of grades.

08/11/2015

This Australian high maths exam question for high school students about a 50 cent piece has created a debate online after complaints it was too difficult.
It can be solved by our P5 students who have learnt the properties of geometry

09/09/2014

Challenging word problems series

Solve This -

John and Nat were given some money.
If John spends $50 and Nat spends $100 each day, John would still have $2500 left while Nat would have spent all her money.
If John spends $100 and Nat spends $50 each day, John would still have $1000 left while Nat would have spent all her money.
How much were John and Nat given each?

Click on the slide below for answers.

Learn to solve challenging word problems in Singapore Maths. This slide uses bar modelling.

08/09/2014

Catch the telecast on Wednesday, 10th September at 8 p.m, Channels News Asia

Hello! from the cast and crew of Channel NewsAsia's Talking Point @ Pandan Valley Branch.

09/07/2014

http://thenewageparents.com/5-best-kept-math-secrets/

Having some trouble getting your child to learn maths? Let our Maths expert from Seriously Addictive Maths help you.

04/07/2014

How to get your child to like Maths? Read more about it here - http://thenewageparents.com/how-to-get-your-child-to-like-maths/

19/03/2014

For the more visual thinkers, this is an alternative approach to multiplication. We prefer if children use mental calculation approaches, this is a last resort method if they continue to have trouble with multiplication.

02/03/2014

Heres a study done in uk, after controlling for socioeconomic status amongst other factors, early math ability was a strong predictor of future career success

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2321888/Can-read-maths-SEVEN-predict-success-later-life-Researchers-claim-add-5-000-salary.html

British researchers analysed data from over 17,000 people in England, Scotland, and Wales over a span of 50 years - and say being good at maths and reading at seven could add £5,000 to our salary in later life.

19/02/2014

SOLVE THIS : Steve made 50 more yellow pens than blue pens. After selling 3/5 of the yellow pens and 1/2 of the blue pens, he had 110 pens left. How many pens did he sell? ANSWERS Below.

One of the unique characteristics of Singapore Maths is word problems. This question separates those who gets As in PSLE. Our program embeds word problems throughout our curriculum, from kindergarten to primary 6 levels. Call us at 6456 4898 to learn more about Seriously Addictive Maths. Voted Best Maths Enrichment Program 2013/14 by Parents World

16/02/2014

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/63690/

"My daughter has Singapore math and my son did not. The way she thinks is completely different," Finley said. " I ask her to tell me how she came up with a solution and I go ‘What?' It's amazing what she can tell you about her thought process." - Kristin Finley, instructional coach and eighth-grade math teacher

SAM's curriculum builds upon Singapore Maths, providing 30,000 worksheets designed to develop essential skills in critical thinking, logical reasoning, metacognition, heuristics, visualization, bar modelling and problem solving. Our classes also provide a good student-teacher ratio up to 1:8, with the teachers trained to facilitate Singapore Maths methods. Call us at Thomson (6456 4898).

Yeap Ban Har broke a simple magnetic rectangle into smaller parts on Wednesday at Lanier Charter Career Academy, as a group of more than 50 local teachers watched.

10/02/2014

Maths develops logical and critical thinking skills
http://www.livestrong.com/article/255620-why-is-math-so-important-for-kids/

Many kids ask their math teacher why learning a particular mathematical concept or skill is important. When helping kids out with their homework, many parents may wonder the same thing. Mark H. Karwan, the Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Buffalo, points out that parenta...

09/02/2014

Mathematics is the vehicle for development of intellectual competence, and the components in Singapore maths terms are visualisation, looking for connections and communication. According to Dr. Yeap, these are the aptitudes that differentiate the fifth and sixth graders who excel. SAM focuses on these areas in our curriculum

http://youtu.be/vxJSCwcnac8

At Erikson Institute's first International Symposium on Early Mathematics Education, Dr. Ban Har Yeap, assistant professor of mathematics and mathematics edu...