The model method is a common strategy in primary-level textbooks. Given that the primary mathematics curriculum in Singapore includes very little formal algebra, the model method is instrumental in developing students' algebraic thinking.
About Me
- Dr Yeap Ban Har
- E-mail yeapbanhar@gmail.com This is the blog of Dr Yeap Ban Har who taught at National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore for more than ten years. Until recently, he held two concurrent positions as the director of curriculum and professional development at Pathlight School, an autism-oriented 1-10 Singapore school offering mostly mainstream curriculum, and the principal of Marshall Cavendish Institute, a global teacher professional development institute. He has since left the position at Marshall Cavendish Institute to take up the position of Academic Director at Anglo Singapore International School in Thailand.