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Researchers from the National Institute of Education in Singapore have attempted to determine why pupils from Singapore and Japan are so successful in answering science questions.
In the 1995 and 1999 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS) pupils from Singapore and Japan came top of the league table while England was ranked 8th. A group of researchers from the National Institute of Education in Singapore has attempted to determine why pupils from the two Far Eastern countries are so successful in answering science questions.1
Toh Kok Aun and coworkers studied the responses pupils had given on the background questionnaire linked to the test questions. These provided information on the science studied, resources used and the type of classroom interaction experienced by the pupils. The researchers also investigated educational practices in the two countries by looking at a range of sources and case studies.
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