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This chapter reports how 30 experienced and competent Singapore mathematics teachers used technology inside and outside their classrooms. The first ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Masterplan in Education for Singapore was launched in 1997 to provide some comprehensive strategies to harness ICT for teaching and learning. Since then, there were quite a number of local research studies on the use of ICT in mathematics teaching. However, in 2019, it was noted that research interest in this area had dwindled after 2004. Therefore, this chapter provides a timely update on whether Singapore mathematics teachers still use technology in their teaching and if yes, how. The video recording of 209 lessons of the 30 teachers were analysed and it was found that 23 of them made use of ICT in various ways. The most common modes were the use of technology as a tool for students to explore and discover mathematics and as teacher aids to project various resources onto the screen. Fewer teachers made use of computer-assisted instructions (CAI) on the Internet. Teachers could emulate the practices of the 30 teachers to harness the affordances of technology as a tool for students to construct their own knowledge through interactive investigative activities with the help of graphing or dynamic geometry software.
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Yeo, J.B.W. (2021). Use of Technology by Experienced and Competent Mathematics Teachers in Singapore Secondary Schools. In: Kaur, B., Leong, Y.H. (eds) Mathematics Instructional Practices in Singapore Secondary Schools. Mathematics Education – An Asian Perspective. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8956-0_15
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