The Singapore method for the mathematics learning. Approach and concretion of a learning style

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Published: Dec 30, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2020.n2.v1.1980
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learning curriculum teaching method comprehension cognitive development

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Alberto Zapatera Linares
Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU. Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación

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The latest mathematics assessment tests, PISA 2015 and TIMMS 2015 have caused a great interest in the Singapore Method of Mathematics Learning. The Singaporecurriculum framework, which hasasalearning center the resolution of mathematical problems and which is developed through four fundamental aspects: the CPA approach (Concrete – Pictorial - Abstract), the spiral curriculum, systematic and perceptual variations and relational understanding. The Singapore Method is based on the ideas of Jerome Bruner, Zoltan Dienes and Richard Skemp. In this work, after presenting the Singapore educational system and the curricular framework, the contributions of these authors and their concretions in the Singapore Method of learning mathematics are studied.

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Zapatera Linares, A. (2020). The Singapore method for the mathematics learning. Approach and concretion of a learning style. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(2), 263–274. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2020.n2.v1.1980
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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): PSYCHOLOGY BEFORE FUTURE CHALLENGES. OPENING ROADS
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Alberto Zapatera Linares, Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU. Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación

Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU.
Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación

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