2009 Volume 12 Number 1
Exploring the Development of Mathematics and Mathematics Teacher Education in Singapore: A Review of Mathematics Education: The Singapore Journey
Mathematics Education: The Singapore Journey.(2009). Wong Khoon Yoong, Lee Peng Yee, Berinderjeet Kaur, Foong Pui Yee, Ng Swee Fong. (Eds.), Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte.Ltd., 551 pp. ISBN-13 978-981-283-375-4 (hbk).
Reviewed by Lim Chap Sam
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
The outstanding performance of Singaporean students in a number of international comparative studies in mathematics, for example, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study-1999, 2003 and 2007, have attracted much attention of mathematics educators and also politicians world-wide to the “secret recipe” of Singapore mathematics education. Hence, a book like, Mathematics Education: The Singapore Journey which is written by a distinguished group of Singaporean math educators can be a great source of reference to many. Certainly, postgraduate students, researchers, educators and public policy makers will find this book useful.