The Singapore method
The Singapore method focuses on content learning from everyday situations, being the teacher the guide that brings problematic situations so that children like this build their own knowledge (constructivist model) through of reasoning. The Singapore method is also characterized by have a spiral curriculum (periodic and progressive reviews of what has been learned) and by actively involving families, that we find really useful.
For Burner "the child develops his intelligence little by little in a system of evolution, dominating first the simplest aspects learning to be able to pass after the most complex", which is why the Singapore method allows students to pass from one manipulative phase to a drawing phase to reach the level abstract.
"It is a system that seeks to exploit the "soft skills" that the students have the ability to imagine solutions to a problem, that know the reason why certain steps were followed and how the solution was reached. In addition, they are encouraged to question the form of apply, check and investigate the answers, along with the work as a team and above all that they are the ones who talk about their experiences, not the teachers and the idea is for children to relate Mathematics with his own life" according to Isabel Gómez and María Jesús Santa.
This is a method that seeks globality, consisting for eight steps based not only on mathematical concepts but also on reading comprehension, cognitive skills, writing. We can say that it is based on the use of visual elements that allow experimentation and better understanding of the problem.
In comparison with our methodology, we could say that in Spain we use a methodology based on the basic operations (add ,subtract, multiply, etc.) while in Singapore what is intended is to raise the students problems of daily life.
The Singapore method does not teach from a blackboard or from numbers but children learn through their own experiences being this something motivating and attractive for them. In addition, the Singapore method uses fewer hours of learning that the Spanish method.
Therefore, the Singapore method gives a change and leaves aside the learning based on memory, repetition, calculation, moving to a model that will fundamentally use the resolution of problems and logical thinking.
For Burner "the child develops his intelligence little by little in a system of evolution, dominating first the simplest aspects learning to be able to pass after the most complex", which is why the Singapore method allows students to pass from one manipulative phase to a drawing phase to reach the level abstract.
"It is a system that seeks to exploit the "soft skills" that the students have the ability to imagine solutions to a problem, that know the reason why certain steps were followed and how the solution was reached. In addition, they are encouraged to question the form of apply, check and investigate the answers, along with the work as a team and above all that they are the ones who talk about their experiences, not the teachers and the idea is for children to relate Mathematics with his own life" according to Isabel Gómez and María Jesús Santa.
This is a method that seeks globality, consisting for eight steps based not only on mathematical concepts but also on reading comprehension, cognitive skills, writing. We can say that it is based on the use of visual elements that allow experimentation and better understanding of the problem.
In comparison with our methodology, we could say that in Spain we use a methodology based on the basic operations (add ,subtract, multiply, etc.) while in Singapore what is intended is to raise the students problems of daily life.
The Singapore method does not teach from a blackboard or from numbers but children learn through their own experiences being this something motivating and attractive for them. In addition, the Singapore method uses fewer hours of learning that the Spanish method.
Therefore, the Singapore method gives a change and leaves aside the learning based on memory, repetition, calculation, moving to a model that will fundamentally use the resolution of problems and logical thinking.
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