Reviews and Commentary on Singapore Math and Science

Basic Information and Introduction

Pupils in the City-State Singapore regularly perform near the top in international educational assessments, and curricula from Singapore are becoming popular elsewhere.

Purchasing

SingaporeMath.Com.

K-6 Mathematics

Three series are available for grades 1-6. The traditional series, which we recommend, is called Primary Mathematics (3rd edition).

Primary Math.

FAQ on Primary Math.

Teacher Guides.

Secondary Mathematics

New Elementary Mathematics, contents of Math I (suitable for seventh grade) aligned with the Mathematics Syllabus issued by the Singapore Ministry of Education http://www.singaporemath.com/contents_PM4a.htm

Secondary Mathematics (an introduction to the four-year New Elementary Mathematics course books, grades 7-10) Family Things, publisher of Singapore Math and Science Books http://www.singaporemath.com/secondary_math.htm

Secondary Science

Reviews and Commentaries

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Singapore Math: Simple or Complex?, by John Hoven and Barry Garelick, Educational Leadership, Vol. 65, Nr. 3, Nov 2007.

Miracle Math; A successful program from Singapore tests the limits of school reform in the suburbs, by Barry Garelick, Education Next, 2006 Nr. 4.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A9422-2001Oct17

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-03/21/076l-032100-idx.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-02/17/059l-021700-idx.html

http://www.intres.com/math/singapore.htm

K-6 Mathematics

Math Programs in the Sonlight Curriculum (see Singapore Math).

East Meets West In Math Classes (Washington Post, Oct 18, 2001).

Looking East for Math Techniques (Washington Post, Mar 21, 2000).

Singapore Math Doesn't Add Up with Backing (Washington Post, Feb 17, 2000).

Why Tiny Singapore is at Top of the Class (LA Times, Feb 23, 1997).

Secondary Mathematics

Secondary Science