2020 Volume 13 Pages 99-120
The mathematics education research projects conducted in Singapore found in the database available in the Singapore National Institute of Education are classified according to their nature. A preliminary classification of all these research projects under three types (funded research projects, doctorate thesis and master dissertation), and four categories (Theory Building, Curriculum and Policy, Classroom Teaching and Learning Practice and Teacher Professional Development) is presented. Under funded research projects, the category on classroom teaching and learning practice is the predominant category. Theory building predominates the category of research projects undertaken as part of doctorate and master studies. A glimpse into three exemplars of recent funded mathematics education research projects shows that these projects have first been identified to have addressing Classroom Teaching and Learning Practice of mathematics as their preliminary objective. Delving deeper into the description of the three studies, the three research projects are also tightly linked to Teacher Professional Development, and Curriculum and Policy components. These research projects ended with a wider dissemination to more teachers through teacher professional development and impacting the policy and the curriculum level. As demonstrated by the exemplars, categorizing the projects under the four categories is not sufficient, as these projects tackle issues of mathematics education holistically in addressing the remaining categories.
