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FAN Lianghuo, Ph.D 

            

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Address & Office

Mathematics and Mathematics Education
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
1 Nanyang Walk
Singapore 637616

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NIE7-03-34 (Science Block)
lianghuo.fan@nie.edu.sg
(65) 6790-3911
(65) 6896-9417

Educational and Professional Experiences

       Dr. Fan holds a PhD in Education, with a major in Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education) and a minor in Educational Administration, Policy and Institutional Study from the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1998), and an MSc in Mathematics Education and Mathematical History from East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (1989). He has taught mathematics and mathematics pedagogy both at school and university levels since 1981 when he finished his undergraduate study in mathematics at Ningbo Normal College (now Ningbo University), Zhejiang, China.

       Dr. Fan also obtained a G.Dip.B.A after he completed a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration programme (part-time) at SIM University (former Singapore Institute of Management) in 2005.

      Dr. Fan's other professional and academic experiences include developing school mathematics curriculum/textbooks as editor/editorial associate for the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project in the U.S. (1993-1998). After joining NIE in July 1998, he has been co-consultant for both primary and secondary mathematics textbooks (fifth edition for E-Math and seventh edition for A-Math) published by Shinglee Publishers in Singapore, editor-in-chief for a new series of China’s secondary mathematics textbooks, which have been published by Zhejiang Education Publishing House, and editor-in-chief for a new series of Singapore secondary school mathematics textbooks, New Express Mathematics, which are being published by Multimedia Publications. Dr. Fan was chief organizer of the Forum for All Chinese Mathematics Educators of the 9th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-9) held in Tokyo, 2000, co-chair of the organizing team for Discussion Group 14 on Mathematics Textbooks of ICME-10 in Copenhagen, 2004, and co-chair for Discussion Group 1 on Curriculum Reform of ICME-12 in Monterrey, Mexico, 2008. From 2000 to 2006, he served on the International Programme Committee of the 13th International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) Study on mathematics education in different cultural traditions.

       Dr. Fan has been intensively engaged in research in mathematics education over the years. In 2008, after having worked with a team of 15 colleagues for about 3 years, he completed as Principal Investigator a mathematics assessment project funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore through the Center for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP), National Institute of Education. Currently, he is serving as Principal Investigator of a major research project, the Singapore Mathematics Assessment and Pedagogy Project (SMAPP), working with a large group of colleagues from NIE and MOE in the field of mathematics teaching, learning, and assessment.

       Dr. Fan is a tenured Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Besides teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and supervising master’s and doctoral students, he is also serving as Chair of Graduate Work Committee of the Mathematics and Mathematics Education Academic Group of NIE, and as Chief Editor of The Mathematics Educator, an official publication of the Association of Mathematics Educators, Singapore. Since 2004, Dr. Fan has also served on the Editorial Board of Journal of Mathematics Education, published in Tianjin, China. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Research in Mathematics Education by Taylor and Francis, UK. He has also served as consultant/advisor to governmental and private organizations and external examiner for university postgraduate programme in mathematics education in a number of countries/regions including Hong Kong, Singapore, Qatar, USA, and most frequently, Mainland China.

      Click below for some of Dr. Fan’s recent activities reported online.

·              Why Asian Children Excel at Math (By People in the Know, China Radio International English Service)

·              MasterCard Mathematics Education Summit (By MasterCard Worldwide)

·              Symposium of China-Singapore Mathematics Education (By Shannxi Normal University)

 

Research Interests

·         Learning and teaching of mathematics, particularly student assessment & alternative assessment; self-regulated learning, and the use of ICT in mathematics teaching, learning, and assessment

·         Teacher professional development, particularly mathematics teachers' knowledge development;

·         Mathematics curriculum studies and textbook development;

·         Education policy and sociology, particularly in the area of educational expansion & teacher education;

·         Algorithm of polynomial algebra, particularly polynomial division and its application in classical and computational mathematics.

Selected recent publications

Huang, X., & Fan, L. (2009). Instructional practice in mathematics classroom driven by curriculum reform: A case study of model lesson from Shanghai “Second Curriculum Reform”.  Journal of Mathematics Education. China. Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 42-46.

 

Fan Lianghuo, & Sheng Dandan (2008). A comparative case study of master teachers in primary mathematics between Mainland China and Singapore. Taiwan Journal of Mathematics Teachers. Taiwan, No. 14, pp. 1-12.

 

Fan, Lianghuo; & Zhu Yan (2007). Representation of problem-solving procedures: A comparative look at China, Singapore, and US mathematics textbooks. Educational Studies in Mathematics. Netherlands. Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 61-75. (See the Abstract)

 

Fan Lianghuo; & Yeo Shu Mei (2007). Integrating oral presentation in mathematics teaching and learning: An exploratory study with Singapore secondary students. The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast. USA. Monograph 3, pp. 81-98.

 

Fan Lianghuo (2006). Higher-order mathematical abilities and paper-pencil test: Perspectives from Singapore classroom practice and research. Journal of Mathematics Education. China, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 47-51.

 

Zhu Yan; & Fan Lianghuo (2006). Focus on the representation of problem types in intended curriculum: A comparison of selected mathematics textbooks from Mainland China and the United States. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. Netherlands. Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 609-626. (See the Abstract)

 

Fan, Lianghuo (2005). On two issues of polynomial division and some new results. Studies in College Mathematics. China. Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 23-27.

 

Fan, Lianghuo; Wong, Ngai-Ying; Cai, Jinfa; & Li, Shiqi (Eds.) (2004).  How Chinese learn mathematics: Perspectives from insiders. Singapore: World Scientific; 574 pages (Note: this book has been reviewed in a few journals, click for a review in J. for Research in Mathematics Education (USA), Research in Mathematics Education (UK),  and Mathematical Association of America Online).

 

Fan, Lianghuo (2003). A generalization of synthetic division and a general theorem of division of polynomials. Mathematical Medley. Singapore. Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 30-37. (Click for some reference to this article at Wikipedia, and Theorem of The Day)

 

Fan, Lianghuo (2003). A study on the development of teachers' pedagogical knowledge. Shanghai, China: East China Normal University Press, 291 pages (Note: this book is the Chinese version of my PhD dissertation; its English version can be found from UMI Dissertation Service, UMI No. 9841511. See the Abstract)

 

Fan, Lianghuo (2002). A new algorithm for division of polynomials. In  H. P. Lee & K. Kumar (eds.), Recent advances in computational science and engineering: Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific and Engineering Computation (IC-SEC 2002) (pp. 717-721). London: Imperial College Press. (See the Abstract)

 

Fan Lianghuo (2002). In-service training in alternative assessment with Singapore mathematics teachers. The Mathematics Educator. Singapore; Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 77-94.

 

Chen Xunru, & Fan Lianghuo (2001). Using projects to assess students’ achievement in mathematics learning. Bulletin of Mathematics. Beijing, China; Mar. Issue, pp. 8-10.

 

Fan, Lianghuo; & Kaeley, Gurcharn (2000). The influence of textbooks on teaching strategies: An empirical study. Mid-Western Educational Researcher. USA. Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 2-9.

 

Fan, Lianghuo (1999). Applications of arithmetic in the United States and Chinese textbooks: A comparative study. In G., Kaiser, E., Luna, & I. Huntley (eds.), International comparison in mathematics education (pp. 151-162). London, UK: Falmer Press.

 

(click for more Recent publications)

Teaching e-learning@nie

2010 Jan. Semester

·         MEd Programme: MMM800.

·         Inservice Program (Secondary): IME2031.

·         Inservice Program (Primary): IME4506 (Reading Materials No. 1, No. 2; No. 3).

2009 Jul. Semester

·         MEd Programme: MME805.

·         Inservice Program (Primary): IME4506.

2009 Jan. Semester

·         MEd Programme: MMM800.

·         PGDE (Sec.) Programme: QCM520/521.

2008 Jul. Semester

·         MEd Programme: MEd805.

·         PGDE (Sec.) Programme: QCM521.

·         Inservice Program (Secondary): Action Research in Secondary Mathematics.

2008 Jan. Semester

·         MEd Programme: MMM800.

·         PGDE (Sec.) Programme: QCM520.

·         Inservice Program (Primary): New Assessment Strategies in Primary Mathematics.

2007 Jul. Semester

·         External Programme (For Shanghai Teachers): Assessing Secondary School Mathematics.

·         MEd Programme (2006 Jan/Jul Intakes): MME 8005.

·         PDCM Programme (2007 Jul Intake): MME805.

·         Inservice Program (Primary): IME4123.

2007 Jan. Semester

·         PGDE (Sec.) Programme: QCM521.

·         MEd Programme: MMM800.

·         Inservice Programme (Secondary): Action Research in Secondary Mathematics.

2006 Jul. Semester

·         PGDE (Sec.) Programme: QCM520.

·         PDCM Programme: MME805 (For online reading materials, click for Session 1).

2006 Jan. Semester

·         BA/BSc Programme: CCM201. (Click for ML2 on problem solving and ML4 on MOE Initiatives)

·         Inservice Programme (Primary): New Assessment Strategies in Primary Mathematics.

·         Inservice Programme (Secondary): Action Research in Secondary Mathematics.

2005 July Semester

2005 Jan. Semester

·         MEd Programme: MME800.

2004 July Semester

·         PGDE (Pri.) Program: PCM505.

·         PGDE (Pri.) Program: PCM506.

·         Inservice Program (Diploma): Inservice Module 11.

·         Inservice Program (Advanced Diploma): IME 4303.

2004 Jan. Semester

·         BA/BSc Program: CCM201.

·         MEd Program: MME805.

·         MEd. Program: MEd 871.

2003 July Semester

·         Inservice Program (Diploma): Inservice Module 7.

·         Inservice Program (Advanced Diploma): Inservice Module 11.

·         M.Ed. Program: MEd 872.

2003 Jan. Semester

·         DipEd. Program: ECM202;

·         PGDE (Sec.) Program: PCM514;

·         M.Ed. Program: MEd871.

2002 July Semester

 

Last modified: Jan. 2010