LEARNING SUPPORT FOR MATHEMATICS PROGRAMME
Parliament of Singapore · 22 November 2010
Official Report, 22 November 2010, Vol 87, Issue 10 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
LEARNING SUPPORT FOR MATHEMATICS PROGRAMME
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Mdm Halimah Yacob asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Learning Support for Mathematics programme for Primary 1 students who are weak in Mathematics is available in all schools; and (b) whether the Ministry has done any studies to assess the effectiveness of this programme.
Dr Ng Eng Hen: The Learning Support for Mathematics (LSM) was implemented in all primary schools in January 2007 to help Primary 1 students who lack foundation knowledge and skills in numeracy. The effectiveness of the LSM was reviewed in 2008. Based on the review and feedback from teachers, MOE developed an enhanced version which was more structured and contained detailed lesson plans and progress monitoring tools for teachers. The enhanced LSM was piloted in 51 schools in 2009 – 2010. MOE is currently reviewing the effectiveness of the enhanced LSM. We expect the review to be completed by end of 2010.
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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 22 November 2010. Republished on SGParliament.