Overview
- Synthesises issues from different education systems, providing fresh insights for theory, research and practice
- Describes ground-up experiences of practitioners in high-stakes examination school contexts
- Shares evidence-based tips on how to design and implement concept-based curriculum for engaged learning
Part of the book series: Education Innovation Series (EDIN)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Letchmi Devi Ponnusamy is a Lecturer with the Early Childhood and Special Education Academic Group in National Institute of Education (NIE). She has experience teaching Chemistry to high ability learners in the Gifted Education Programme. Her current research interests include designing curriculum for high ability learners, teacher learning and differentiated instruction. She is currently the PrincipalInvestigator of a concept- based curriculum development project for primary schools.
Chwee Geok Quek has been involved in gifted education in Singapore in different capacities. She taught History in the Gifted Education Programme before joining the Ministry as a curriculum officer, and subsequently became an administrator. She obtained her Masters' and PhD from the College of William and Mary, USA. She has served as Assistant Editor of Gifted and Talented International, and is the Treasurer of the Asia Pacific Federation for Giftedness. She is currently Principal Specialist, Gifted Education in the Ministry of Education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Curriculum for High Ability Learners
Book Subtitle: Issues, Trends and Practices
Editors: Liang See Tan, Letchmi Devi Ponnusamy, Chwee Geok Quek
Series Title: Education Innovation Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2697-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2695-9Published: 04 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9684-6Published: 11 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2697-3Published: 26 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2211-4874
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4882
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 255
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations
Topics: Curriculum Studies, Teaching and Teacher Education, Learning & Instruction