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A Design-Based Intervention Approach to the Development of a Financial Literacy Interactive Learning Journey for Youths in Singapore

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As the cost of financial illiteracy is becoming increasingly high for society, the pressing need for educators is to explore and develop effective ways of teaching financial literacy that are scalable and sustainable. In this chapter, the authors document the collaboration between the Citi-NIE Financial Literacy Hub for Teachers and Republic Polytechnic in developing a financial literacy interactive learning journey for secondary school students between the ages of 13 and 16 in Singapore. By adopting a design-based intervention approach, progressive refinements were applied to the development of the interactive journey as a platform to inculcate financial literacy. The development process and the findings are reported for further refinement and implementation.

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  1. Republic Polytechnic, 9 Woodlands Avenue 9, Singapore, 738964, Singapore

    Ella Y. N. Siu

  2. Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore, 637616, Singapore

    Noi Keng Koh

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  1. Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Jena, Germany

    Carmela Aprea

  2. Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Eveline Wuttke

  3. Johannes Gutenberg Unversity Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus Breuer

  4. National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Noi Keng Koh

  5. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Peter Davies

  6. Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Wien, Austria

    Bettina Greimel-Fuhrmann

  7. California State University, East Bay, Long Beach, California, USA

    Jane S. Lopus

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Siu, E.Y.N., Koh, N.K. (2016). A Design-Based Intervention Approach to the Development of a Financial Literacy Interactive Learning Journey for Youths in Singapore. In: Aprea, C., et al. International Handbook of Financial Literacy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0360-8_36

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