CCE Pedagogy Expert Groups by Siang Peng Chua

Primary 1 (Narrative Approach)

chua_siang_peng — 2025-01-15 05:58:17 UTC

The Narrative Approach is based on the understanding that people make sense of the world and their experiences through stories or the construction of stories.

Narratives allow people to understand real-life moral dilemmas more deeply. Using stories, students get to understand what influence decisions, how decisions are made and lived out in different contexts, and the consequences of the actions.

Students come to recognise and clarify their values through the process of storytelling and reflection.

Primary 2 (Explicit Skills Instruction)

chua_siang_peng — 2025-01-15 05:58:31 UTC

This approach is important for the teaching and learning of social and emotional skills. It is characterised by a series of scaffolds, whereby students are guided through the learning process with clear statements about the purpose and rationale for learning specific new skills,

One important strategy that helps students learn, practise and internalise these skills is role play, where they take on the perspectives of others and demonstrate appropriate responses in different scenarios.

Primary 3 (Experiential Learning Approach)

chua_siang_peng — 2025-01-15 05:58:41 UTC

Experiential Learning Theory defines learning as “the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience”.

This pedagogical approach sees students going through a cycle involving experiencing, reflecting, thinking and acting to transform their experiences into learning.

Observations and reflections are made through concrete experiences (e.g. Cohort Learning Journeys, Cohort Camps).

Primary 4 (Cognitive Development Approach)

chua_siang_peng — 2025-01-15 05:58:48 UTC

This approach, based on Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, uses moral dilemma scenarios for students to apply moral reasoning to examine their motives and consider the values and principles they choose to uphold in making decisions and taking action.

The aim of the process is for students to progress from a self-centred perspective to a higher stage of moral development, focusing on societal and universal perspectives.

Primary 5 (Consideration Approach)

chua_siang_peng — 2025-01-15 05:58:54 UTC

The Consideration Approach focuses on perspective-taking to develop caring dispositions in students by building cognitive and emotional empathy. The critical question to ask in this approach is, “How would you feel, think or act if you were in this situation or if you were that person?”

This approach involves helping students to make moral decisions by taking into consideration the impact of their decisions and actions on others. Through the use of appropriate strategies (e.g. Hot Seat), teachers help students to adopt the perspectives of others, understand their thoughts and feelings, and develop a balanced view of a given situation.

In this way, students not only develop the capacity for empathy but also learn to care for others.

Primary 6 (Values Clarification Approach)

chua_siang_peng — 2025-01-15 05:59:00 UTC

Values clarification involves helping students to articulate their values through examining their personal feelings and behaviour patterns using rational thinking and emotional awareness.

Students develop moral sensitivity as they are guided to clarify their beliefs and values by examining their personal feelings, understanding the values and beliefs held by others, and considering the impact of their actions on others.

Field trip

2025-01-15 08:23:21 UTC

Experiential learning for students to learn together with English Thematic theme e.g Birds of Paradise, Science Centre etc