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To support teachers in Singapore to face up to the demands of a changing landscape in education, teachers have been encouraged to inquire into their teaching practice through teacher-led research. The goal is to generate evidence-based knowledge about their own teaching and students’ learning that can be used to inform their curriculum and practices. The success of this initiative is evident in the number of presentations made by school science teachers of their research efforts at the International Science Education Conference 2014. This chapter highlights three studies that illustrate the research conducted by Singapore science teachers and the benefits and the challenges of conducting teacher-led research, as well as the collaboration among science teachers and ministry officers.
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Yeo, J. (2018). Showcasing Singapore Science Teachers’ Research. In: Yeo, J., Teo, T., Tang, KS. (eds) Science Education Research and Practice in Asia-Pacific and Beyond. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5149-4_11
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