Introduction
This research seeks to investigate Singapore Normal stream students’
science curriculum experiences. In this study, both quantitative and qualitative
research methods will be used to collect generalised and case specific data.
The overall goal of the study is to improve the teaching and learning of science
for all.
Research Team
Principal Investigator
TEO Tang Wee
PhD, MEd, BSc (first class honours), PGDE(S)
Assistant Professor
Tang Wee has graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2011. Her research interest in examining cultural issues in science curriculum was inspired by her research experience at a specialized STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) or STEM-focused school in the United States. She strongly believes that to nurture scientifically literate learners, science should be taught in culturally relevant ways so that it becomes interesting and relevant. She hopes that her inaugural book on Culturally Relevant Science Activities (2014) co-written with Singapore teachers will inspire other colleagues to foreground culture in science teaching. Additionally, her current research work includes examining gender issues in science, technology, and engineering contexts. In particular, she uses the construct of ‘positionality’ to critically examine how female science teachers construct their identity at the intersectionality of science, gender, and education.
Co-Principal Investigator
YEO, Jennifer
PhD
Assistant Professor
Jennifer joined NSSE/NIE in 2007 as a lecturer and was appointed
Assistant Professor in 2011. Prior to joining NIE, Jennifer taught physics and
English in Victoria School for eight years. She was the subject head of audio
and visual department and then of physics.
As she embarked on the Master of Arts in instructional design and
technologies and Ph.D, she assisted in various research projects related to the
use of technologies in teaching and learning.
Jennifer's research interest is in understanding how people learn
science. Her earlier studies looked at students’ sense-making in problem-based
learning and knowledge building environments. Her current research focuses on
the role of representations in students’ construction of scientific explanation
and argumentation.
Collaborators
- Sonya N. Martin is an Assistant Professor in
Science Education at Seoul National University in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Angela Calabrese Barton is a Professor in Teacher Education at Michigan
State University, US.
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Jonathan Goh is an Associate Professor in Teacher Education at National Institute of Education, Singapore.
Research Assistants
YAP Pui San
MEd, PGDE(P), BA
Research Associate
Pui San was a primary science teacher before
joining NIE as a Research Associate. She obtained her BA from the National
University of Singapore, PDGE and MEd from National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. As a trained primary school
teacher, Pui San strongly believes in an inclusive education. Her research
interests include equity and social justice in education and early childhood
teaching and learning.
YEO Leck Wee
BSc(Psych)
Research Assistant
Leck Wee graduated with a BSc(Psych) degree from
Griffith University, Australia, in 2012. While new to the field of education
research, he has taken particular interest in developmental psychology of
children and adolescents during his bachelor education. His area of interested includes
student’s academic interest, motivations, and self-concept.
Contact Us
Please contact us at tangwee.teo@nie.edu.sg. Thank you.