Singapore Maths Tuition - University and JC
Individual and small group maths tuition in Singapore - University and Junior College
05 November 2020
Students will be getting the results of national examinations online and in smaller venues this year.
New arrangements for the announcement and collection of examination results have been announced by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB).
The tentative dates for the release of exam results for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), the N levels, O levels and A levels are available on the MOE website.
Here are some reasons why you might want to choose to take additional mathematics at ‘O’ levels:
(i) A pass in additional mathematics is a prerequisite for studying H2 math or H2 further math at JC. If you are keen on pursuing higher education in medicine, science, or engineering, then it is highly advisable to take additional mathematics as most institutes of higher learning, including universities such NUS or NTU, always list a pass in H2 math as one of the entry criteria to these courses. You would therefore need to take additional mathematics at ‘O’ level in order to qualify for H2 math at JC, so that you can later do go for those courses in your post-secondary or post-JC education.
(ii) Knowledge and skills gained in additional mathematics would be of great help to you in tackling ‘O’ level Mathematics (Syllabus 4048). In additional mathematics, you are exposed to harder problems and acquire a deeper skill set that is highly transferable to ‘O’ level Mathematics.
Do not be daunted simply because additional mathematics sounds like it will be a lot harder than ‘O’ level Mathematics. You have two years to train yourself in the subject and in the hands of good teachers and math tutors, there is no reason why you won’t do well.
21 October 2020
The Ministry of Education will be conducting its annual principal reshuffle.
43 schools in Singapore will be getting new principals next year, including nine from the Ministry of Education (MOE) headquarters.
Among the officers from MOE headquarters making the move is Mr Tham Kine Thong, the director of MOE’s school operations policy in its schools division. He will be heading St Andrew’s Junior College.
Madam Yvonne Teo, deputy director of assessment policy and practice in MOE’s curriculum policy office, will move on to lead Bedok View Secondary School.
In its release, the MOE said: “For the 20 current principals and headquarter officers who will be assuming new principalship appointments, it is an affirmation of MOE’s confidence in their abilities to continue leading and guiding our teachers, staff and students in schools.”
The 43 new principals will receive their letters of appointment from MOE director-general of education Wong Siew Hoong at a ceremony in December.
15 October 2020
The National University of Singapore plans to merge its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science to form a new College of Humanities and Sciences.
Students enrolled in the new college will take modules in different disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, science and mathematics. They will be provided with greater flexibility in taking up modules offered by both faculties.
Separately, NUS will offer 10 cross-disciplinary degree programmes from August next year to leverage synergies between complementary disciplines. Some possible pairings of complementary disciplines include economics and data science, computing and project management, as well as engineering and business.
To graduate, a student will need to complete 160 modular credits, the same requirement as that for a four-year Bachelor with Honours degree programme. This comprises 40 credits covering the fundamentals for each of the two majors, 20 credits on integrative projects involving both majors, 20 credits on general education, and 40 credits on unrestricted electives in any discipline.
10 October 2020
Over the next few years, there will be an increase in the number of master teachers posted to MOE schools.
Master teachers are school teachers who spend their time on policy and coordination work at the national level. They are currently based in MOE’s headquarters, though they also spend time on school attachments to ensure that they keep up with class practices and other developments on the ground.
Master teachers play a critical role in sharing effective teaching practices in the classroom, prototyping new teaching methodologies and supporting policy and programmatic work related to teaching and learning at the national-level.
MOE intends to grow the number of master teachers, with the goal of eventually posting more than a hundred of them to schools to teach classes on a sustained basis.
Master teachers posted to schools will spend most of their time on teaching in the classrooms, co-planning and co-teaching lessons with fellow teachers, and leading professional development committees within the school and also at cluster and zonal levels.
07 October 2020
The National University of Singapore has announced preliminary plans to set up a new college for students admitted to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science.
Students admitted to the proposed new College of Humanities and Sciences would belong to both faculties and could take up any major and minor programmes offered in the two faculties.
They will have to enrol in 13 modules of common curriculum classes in the initial semesters, making up a third of their four-year education. These include new modules in artificial intelligence, design thinking as well as interdisciplinary modules on integrated social sciences and scientific inquiry to be developed by the college.
The university plans to admit its first cohort of 2,500 students into the college by as early as the next academic year. These students will be able to choose from a four-year honours degree programme in either the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Sciences or Bachelor of Science.
It is hoped that over time, the curriculum offered by NUS will become more broad-based and flexible, allowing students to take up classes from different disciplines.
07 October 2020
Singapore’s universities are gradually developing curricula that are multidisciplinary in nature, in order to offer undergraduates a broad-based education.
For example, in spite of its focus on technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design requires students to take courses in the humanities and social sciences.
Nanyang Technological University, on the other hand, offers courses that allow students to combine subjects from different specialised fields, such as engineering and business.
The National University of Singapore has also developed plans to bring together its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science to form a College of Humanities and Sciences. If these plans are approved by the authorities, the college could begin accepting students next August, for the next academic year.
Recruitment experts said having both specialised and soft skills is necessary in today’s job market. They added that an interdisciplinary education can help graduates be more flexible and open-minded as they solve real-world problems.
11 September 2020
From August 2021, undergraduates entering Nanyang Technological University will take a common core curriculum which will occupy as much as one-fifth of their academic workload.
The compulsory courses in the common core include globally relevant topics such as climate change and global health.
Currently, NTU has General Educational Requirement courses, where students select from a basket of elective courses, including those focused on science, technology and society. The new core curriculum will replace these general education courses.
Students from different disciplines will learn together in the same classroom. They will be expected to apply the knowledge from their respective disciplines to collaborate on group projects. Faculty from different disciplines will come together to design and teach the courses to offer a more in-depth and interdisciplinary exploration of knowledge.
NTU has said that the new core curriculum is in line with its “smart campus vision”, which seeks to prepare students for a new world that is being shaped by advanced digital technologies.
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