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Data and Probability is a strand that appears in Singapore's primary mathematics syllabus. Singapore’s approach to mathematics education has become important to many Western APEC members because their students perform well on international assessments. The main approach to Singapore Mathematics is the use of visual representations so that students may grasp abstract ideas. The following table was taken from Singapore's Primary Mathematics Syllabus. Mathematics standards for the following strands are also outlined in the syllabus: geometry , measurement and numbers .
Data & Probability: Primary 1
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Picture Graphs
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- collecting and organising data,
- making picture graphs,
- use of a symbol/picture to represent one object,
- reading and interpreting picture graphs in both horizontal and vertical forms
Exclude picture graphs with scales.
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Data & Probability: Primary 2
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Picture Graphs
| Include:
- making picture graphs with scales,
- reading and interpreting picture graphs with scales,
- solving problems using information presented in picture graphs.
Exclude use of an incomplete symbol/picture.
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Data & Probability: Primary 3
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Bar Graphs
| Include:
- reading and interpreting bar graphs in both horizontal and vertical forms,
- reading scales,
- completing a bar graph from given data,
- solving problems using information presented in bar graphs
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Data & Probability: Primary 4
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Tables
| Include:
- completing a table from data,
- reading and interpreting tables,
- solving problems using information presented in tables.
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Line Graphs
| Include:
- reading and interpreting line graphs,
- solving problems using information presented in line graphs.
Exclude the distance-time graph.
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Data & Probability: Primary 5
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Average of a set of data
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- interpretation of average as "total amount ÷ number of items,"
- calculation of the average number/quantity,
- finding the total amount given the average and the number of items,
- solving word problems involving average.
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Data & Probability: Primary 6
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Pie Charts
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Include:
- reading and interpreting pie charts,
- solving 1-step problems using information presented in pie charts.
Exclude use of degrees for calculation.
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