Author: eduKate Asia

Asking questions in English starts with deciding what information is missing. For Sengkang children, a useful question needs both a clear purpose and a workable sentence: ‘Where is the book?’ asks for a place, while ‘Why did the character hide it?’ asks for a reason. Choose the information first, then build the question around it.

Fractions on a number line help Sengkang families see a fraction as a number with a position, not only a shaded piece of a picture. Fix zero and one, divide the unit interval into equal lengths, and count the appropriate fractional steps from zero.

Unit rates help Sengkang families compare quantities on the same basis: cost per notebook, cards per minute or minutes per activity. Divide the relevant total by the number of units, name what one unit means, and check that the comparison really is fair.

Ten protocol deviation reporting skills for school investigations: document plan changes, missing observations, adaptations and impacts on conclusions.

Ten data quality audit skills for school research: check ranges, missing values, duplicates, outliers, formulas and source-record integrity.

Ten implementation fidelity skills: track whether education programmes deliver core lessons, practice, dose and quality as planned, without confusing delivery with impact.