Infusing NE Into the Teaching of Statistics

Programme Concept Concept Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Samples of NE posters Samples of NE posters Demonstration on Creating NE posters Demonstration on Creating NE posters Hands-on Hands-on Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Resources Resources

Concept Statistics offers an excellent opportunity for math teachers to infuse the NE messages into their lessons. Statistics offers an excellent opportunity for math teachers to infuse the NE messages into their lessons. The students can use the various graphical representations (e.g. pie charts) learned in Statistics to present national data (e.g. budget allocation and demography). The students can use the various graphical representations (e.g. pie charts) learned in Statistics to present national data (e.g. budget allocation and demography).

These graphical representations can be generated using MS EXCEL and transferred to MS PowerPoint for observations and comments to be entered. These graphical representations can be generated using MS EXCEL and transferred to MS PowerPoint for observations and comments to be entered. The end result will be a beautiful A4 size poster which can be displayed on the class or school NE noticeboard. The end result will be a beautiful A4 size poster which can be displayed on the class or school NE noticeboard. Concept

The questions in the textbooks often do not involve the latest figures as the books are not re- edited yearly. The questions in the textbooks often do not involve the latest figures as the books are not re- edited yearly. By using the most recent data which can be conveniently found on the web, there is a stronger sense of relevance. By using the most recent data which can be conveniently found on the web, there is a stronger sense of relevance. For example, one question in the textbook mentioned about the fighter planes bought in 1999! Concept

Scalability. The level of the lessons can be adjusted by Scalability. The level of the lessons can be adjusted by giving different amount of guidance (e.g. providing students with data vs asking them to search for data on their own), giving different amount of guidance (e.g. providing students with data vs asking them to search for data on their own), asking different questions (e.g. “Comment on the trend.” vs “Which item has the biggest increase?”). asking different questions (e.g. “Comment on the trend.” vs “Which item has the biggest increase?”). Concept

Learning Objectives understand and appreciate national statistics, understand and appreciate national statistics, select an appropriate statistical diagram for representing a given set of data, select an appropriate statistical diagram for representing a given set of data, use MS EXCEL for data exploration and generation of statistical diagrams, use MS EXCEL for data exploration and generation of statistical diagrams, analyze and interpret statistical data and make inferences, analyze and interpret statistical data and make inferences, search for statistical data from the various websites (optional) search for statistical data from the various websites (optional) Through these lessons, the students should be able to

Examples of NE Posters

What do you observe about Singapore’s Demography? What do you observe about Singapore’s Demography? Singapore is a multi-racial country. We must uphold racial and religious harmony. Name the major ethnic groups. Name the major ethnic groups. The major ethnic groups are the Chinese, Malays and Indians. Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

1.What is the population of Singapore in 2004? 2.Which period of time did Singapore experienced the most rapid population growth? What do you think is the reason? Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

1.What do you notice about the trend of proportion of singles in Singapore? 2.What do you think are the causes? Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

1.Looking the fertility rate in On the average, how many children are born for every 10,000 women? 2.What can you say about the trend? What do you think causes the trend? 3.Look the website on baby bonus - Do you think it will work? Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

1.Why is it important to have TV channels in different languages in Singapore? 2.Why do you think there is no channel for Chinese dialects? Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

1.Peter says that there are 80 more mobile phone subscribers in 2004 than Is he correct? 2.Singapore has a population of 4.2 million in How many mobile phone subscribers are there in 2004? 3.Singapore is rated the most competitive Telecommunication Hub in the region in Would you expect the number of mobile phone users to be higher or lower in another country in the region? Why? Based on Data taken from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

Demonstration on how a poster is created

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Resources Examples of NE Posters Examples of NE Posters Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Annex A: Sample data on national statistics Annex A: Sample data on national statistics Annex B: Using MS Excel to generate statistical diagrams Annex B: Using MS Excel to generate statistical diagrams Useful Websites: Useful Websites:

Conclusion NE is not a formal subject on its own but is infused across subjects in the curriculum. NE is not a formal subject on its own but is infused across subjects in the curriculum. This session explores how the Math Department can play a bigger role in NE through the teaching of Statistics. This session explores how the Math Department can play a bigger role in NE through the teaching of Statistics.

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