Mathematics

Foster grandparents program helps both children, volunteers (The Wilmington Star-News)

7 Sep 2008

The children in Karen Carlton's first-grade classroom call Amelia Batts "grandmother."Batts has been mentoring students as a foster grandparent volunteer at Gregory Elementary School of Science, Mathematics and Technology for the past seven years. She arrives at school every day by 7:45 a.m. and doesn't usually leave until about 1 p.m.

TEACHING OF MATHS AND SCIENCE IN ENGLISH: 'Revert to teaching in our national language' (The New Straits Times)

7 Sep 2008

’Revert to teaching in our national language’ THE teaching of Mathematics and Science in English was controversial when it was introduced five years ago, and it still is. Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris lecturer Professor Datuk Dr Isahak Haron says the change to English was an ’irresponsible move’, and many students lost out because of the policy. So, it’s time to cut our losses and go back ...

NewsFocus: Study reveals policy's flaws (The New Straits Times)

7 Sep 2008

TANJUNG MALIM: Five years after schools began teaching Mathematics and Science in English, tests on thousands of students have revealed poor scores in these subjects.