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Ratnam-Lim, Christina Tong Li; Tan, Kelvin Heng Kiat – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2015
Singapore's education system has often been characterised as exam-oriented. This paper describes efforts ("windmills") made by the Government to constructively respond to the "winds of change" in the education system. A committee called the Primary Education Review and Implementation (PERI) Committee was appointed to study and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach
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Lim, Cher, P.; Nonis, Darren; Hedberg, John – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
Based on the exploratory study of a 3D multiuser virtual environment (3D MUVE), known as Quest Atlantis (QA), in a series of Primary Four (10- to 11-year-olds) Science lessons at Orchard Primary School in Singapore, this paper examines the issues of learning engagement and describes the socio-cultural context of QA's implementation. The students…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Primary Education