The workbook is recommended as a supplement to the New Syllabus Mathematics textbook for students who would like more practice, and as a source of interesting activities and test papers. Its chapters correspond with those in the textbook.
Workbook contents:
- Summary of Chapter
- Practice Questions
- Mindmap
- Alternative Assessment
In addition to the conventional questions that give students practice for their examinations, Alternative Assessment is included to provide students with new approaches to learning mathematics.
Alternative Assessment includes:
- Exploratory Worksheet
- IT Worksheet
- Mathematical Investigation
- Journal Writing
- Real-life Application
- Problem Posing
The combination of various pedagogies enables students to appreciate the mathematical concepts and to score well in the subject.
Answer keys: The workbook has answers at the back for the practice questions, but not for the alternative assessments, which are primarily investigations.
The workbook does not include room to work out the answers to the practice questions.
The workbook is accompanied with a CD-ROM that contains templates to be used with some worksheets.
Minimum System Requirement for the CD-ROM:
- IBM PC Pentium compatible 300 MHz microprocessor
- 10 MB of available hard-disk space
- Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
Customer with questions running the CD-ROM can email info@shinglee.com.sg
LiveMaths software plugin is available free at the publisher's web site.
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