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Mdm Tan Geok Hoon

Master Teacher

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Tel : (65) 6467 5667 #306

Fax : (65) 6467 1278

Email : geokhoon.tan@sccl.sg

Educational Background

MEd
Nanjing Normal University

Diploma in Education
Institute of Education,
National University of Singapore

BA
National University of Singapore

Certificate for “Management and Leadership in Schools”
National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University

Courses Conducted

  • Curriculum Design
  • Self-directed Learning

Research Interests

  • Outstanding Contribution Award (Group), MOE Hua Yi Secondary School, 2012
  • Outstanding Contribution Award (Individual), MOE Hua Yi Secondary School, 2011
  • Outstanding Contribution Award (Group), MOE Hua Yi Secondary School, 2010
  • The Dr J.M. Nathan memorial Prize for Curriculum Project Team Award (NIE), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 2010
  • MOE Service Excellence Award (Curriculum Planning and Development Division), 2005
  • The Chinese Language Curriculum and Pedagogy Review Committee – Member of Resource Panel, 2004
  • Assisted in Setting up of Pedagogy Teachers Team for Primary Schools
  • Setting up of Sunshine Teachers Team For Secondary Schools
  • Assisted in writing of Primary School Curriculum Review Trial Materials
  • Planning in Training and Sharing for Primary School Teachers
  • Planning in Training and Sharing for Secondary School Teachers
  • Planning in Training for Conversational Chinese Instructors

Teaching and Research Experience

Master Teacher
CPDD
2013 ~

Head of Department
Hua Yi Secondary School
2008 - 2012

Curriculum Planning Officer
Curriculum Planning and Development Division
2005 - 2007

Gifted Education Officer
Gifted Education Branch
Education Programme Division
2002 - 2004

Chinese language Teacher
The Chinese High School
2001

Chinese Language Teacher
Tanglin Secondary School
2000

Chinese Language Teacher
Nanyang Girls' High School
1999

Programme Manager
International Business Institute
Faculty of Business Administration
National University of Singapore
1997 - 1998

Chinese Language Teacher
Raffles Institution
1986 - 1994

Other Professional Experiences

Writer
Textbook for Conversational Chinese (CCM for Primary)

Writer
Textbook for Conversational Chinese (CCM for Secondary)

Trainer
Training for Conversational Chinese Instructors

Team Writer
“News In Education”, SPH zaobao publication

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Tay, B.P., Chin, C.K., Gong, C., & Tan, G.H. (2015) An Effective Process for Assessing and Editing Chinese Narrative Composition: Based on Observations of Self and Peer Assessments of Writing. Journal of Chinese Language Education, 13 (2), pp. 86-104.

Conference Papers

  1. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., Tay, B.P., & Tan, G.H. (2014) Enhance teachers’ composition teaching literacy through Wiki Platform in a Self-directed Learning Mode. In Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy. Heilongjiang, China: People's Publishing House.
  2. Chin, C.K., Tan, G.H., Gong, C., & Tay, B.P. (2013) Feasible Strategies to Promote Students’ Self-directed Learning Ability in Middle School Composition Teaching--Using STAD Mode. Paper presented at 3rd International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language, Singapore.

Patents/Teaching Toolkits

  1. Chin, C.K., Gong, C., Tay, B.P., Wong, L.H., Tan, G.H., & Chow, F.Y. (2013) Teaching Chinese idioms with Animation. Singapore: NTU-SCCL Press.