Part A Question 1
The researcher is writing a critical reappraisal of the article with title “Rethinking the pattern of external policy referencing media discourses over the “Asian Tigers” PISA success in Australia, Germany and South Korea”. This article was written by Waldow et.al. in 2014 in the Journal of Comparative Education from page 302 to 321. Waldow is a Professor of Comparative Education and International Education at Humboldt University; Takayama is a senior lecturer of sociology at the University of New England, Australia and Youl-Kwan Sung is Associate Professor at Kyung Hee University, South Korea. The article examines how the victors of the “Asian Tiger” countries in PISA 2009 and was reported in the media discussion in Germany,
Teacher education contains teaching skills, teaching pedagogical theories and professional skills. Teaching skills consisted of providing training and practice in different strategies that would help teachers to design and convey instruction, provide proper reinforcement and conduct assessment. Teacher education also consists the effective classroom management skills, preparation and use of material and communication skills. Pedagogical theories included the philosophical, sociological and psychological concerns would empower teachers to have a foundation for performing the teaching skills in the future classroom. Professional skills included the practices and methodologies that would prepare teachers to grow in their profession and towards the development of the profession. Also, soft skills, counselling skills, interpersonal skills, computer skills, management skills and lifelong learning skills are likewise admitted in the teacher preparation
Currently, Singapore has over 60 smaller islands around the principle island. Though really small, Singapore is an economic behemoth. It has been Southeast Asia’s most modern city for over a century. The city mixtures Malays, Chinese, Arab, Indian and English cultures and religious beliefs. Singapore is a cosmopolitan society where people live pleasantly and interaction among different races (Furlund, 2008). The configuration of Singapore stems from the inherent cultural diversity of the island. The immigrants of the past have given the place a mixed of Malay, Chinese, India and European effects, all of which have interacted. Behind the façade of a modern city, these ethnic races are still evident. The areas for the different races, which remain, although the bulk of Singaporeans do think of themselves as Singaporeans, regardless of race or culture (Furlund, 2008). Each still bears its own singular