Statute E2 Degree of Master of Education. 1. For admission as a candidate for the degree of Master of Education, a person must:

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1 STATUTE E2 DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION Part I: Admission 1. For admission as a candidate for the degree of Master of Education, a person must: be a graduate of the University or such graduate of another university as the Academic Board, on the recommendation of the Dean of Graduate Programmes and Research, National Institute of Education, may approve. have at least two years relevant experience. In addition, for admission to the following specialisation the following are required: (i) Mathematics Education The degree should have a major in mathematics or its equivalent and the relevant experience must be in teaching mathematics. (ii) Science Education The degree should have a major in science or its equivalent and the relevant experience must be in teaching science. (iii) Chinese Language Education The degree should be in Chinese Language and/or literature preferably with honours and the relevant experience must be as Chinese Language teachers. Part II: Degree by Coursework 2. The minimum period of candidature is two years and the maximum period of candidature is four years. 3. During the period of study, a candidature must pursue such courses of study and take such examinations as may be prescribed by Regulations made by the Board of Graduate Studies on the advice of the National Institute of Education. Part III: Degree by Thesis 4. Candidates for the degree of Master of Education solely by thesis are governed by clauses 6-14 of Statute 18 Degrees of Master. REGULATIONS MADE UNDER STATUTE E2 1. Subjects leading to the degree of Master of Education by coursework shall comprise 2 core methodology subject 5 specialisation subjects plus one open elective or 4 specialisation subjects plus 2 open electives a dissertation. 1

2 2. (1) The core methodology subjects are MEd 801 and MEd 802, except candidates for the Physical Education specialisation may take either MEd 802 or MES 802 Additional subjects for each of the specialisations are as follows: (i) Primary Education specialisation MPS 801 Curriculum planning MPS 802 Child Development and Learning in Primary School Three electives specialisation subjects with at least one from group A Group A MEd 811 MEd 836 MEd 838 MEd 841 MID 804 Instructional Design and Assessment: Issues and Research Cooperative and Collaborative Learning: Practice, Theory and Research Motivation and Instruction Individual Differences and Learning Integrating Computer Technologies into the School Curriculum Group B (i) All subjects in the Chinese Language specialisation (ii) All subjects in the Special Education and Early Childhood specialisations (iii) All subjects in the Educational and Psychological Measurement specialisation (iv) All subjects in the Science specialisation except MSC 885 (v) All subjects in the Mathematics Education specialisation. However, only those candidates with a degree in mathematics or its equivalent can register for MME 802 or the group B electives. (vi) All subjects in the Physical Education specialisation (vii) For Social Studies MEd 822 and MEd 823 (viii) All subjects for the Art and Music specialisations, MEd 892, MEd 893, MEd 894 and MEd 896. (ix) MEd 845, MEd 850, MEd 861 and MEd 886 (ii) Secondary Education specialisation Three required specialisation subjects MEd 811 Instructional Design and Assessment: Issues and Research MSS 801 Current Issues in Adolescent Psychosocial Development MSS 802 Implications of Social Psychological Theories and Research for Educators Two electives specialisation subjects selected from (i) All subjects in the Chinese Language specialisation. (ii) All subjects in the Special Education and Early Childhood specialisations (iii) All subjects in the Educational and Psychological Measurement specialisation (iv) All subjects in the Science specialisation except MSC 885 (v) All subjects in the Mathematics Education specialisation. However, only those candidates with a degree in mathematics or its equivalent can register for MME 802 or the group B electives. (vi) All subjects in the Physical Education specialisation (vii) For Geography or History Education MEd 824, MEd 825, MEd 826, MEd 827 and MEd 828 (viii) All subjects from the Art and Music specialisations, MEd 894, MEd 895 and MEd 896 2

3 (ix) MEd 811, MEd 836, MEd 838, MEd 841 MEd 845, MEd 850, MEd 861 and MEd 886 (x) MID 804 (iii) (iv) (v) Chinese Language Education specialisation Five specialisation subjects selected from MCL 800 Chinese Educational Linguistics MCL 801 Language Planning and Language Education MCL 802 Chinese Language Curriculum Design and Reform MCL 803 Language Testing and Related Issues MCL 804 Dramatic Techniques in the Teaching of Chinese MCL 805 Classical Chinese Literature and Its Teaching MCL 806 Modern Chinese Literature and Its Teaching MCL 807 Information Technology and Chinese Language Teaching MCL 808 Education, Examinations and Society in Imperial China Special Education specialisation MSE 801 Investigations in Special Education MSE 802 Issues and Trends in Special Education Three elective specialisation subjects selected from MSE 805 Applied Behaviour Analysis MSE 806 Curriculum Design and Development MSE 807 Individual Differences MSE 808 Learning Disabilities MSE 809 Human Development MSE 810 Principles and Practices in the Education of the Gifted MSE 812 Critically Reflective Practice and Action Research MSE 814 Early Intervention MSE 815 Working with Parents, Professionals and the Community Early Childhood Education specialisation MSE 803 Investigations in Early Childhood MSE 804 Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Three elective specialisation subjects selected from MSE 805 Applied Behaviour Analysis MSE 806 Curriculum Design and Development MSE 807 Individual Differences MSE 809 Human Development MSE 810 Principles and Practices in the Education of the Gifted MSE 811 Evaluating Early Years Learning Environments MSE 812 Critically Reflective Practice and Action Research MSE 813 Professional Studies in Early Childhood MSE 814 Early Intervention MSE 815 Working with Parents, Professionals and the Community 3

4 (vi) Mathematics Education specialisation MME 802 Fundamental Concepts in Mathematics MME 804 Research and Issues in Mathematics Education Three electives specialisation subjects with at least one from each of group A and B Group A: General Pedagogical Issues in Mathematics Education MME 803 Using Technology in Mathematics Education MME 805 Assessment in Mathematics MME 806 Curriculum Studies in Mathematics MME 807 Developments on Problem Solving in Mathematics MME 812 Teaching and Learning Mathematics Group B: Topics in Mathematics and Pedagogical Implications MME 813 Algebra and the Teaching of Algebra MME 815 Geometry and Teaching of Geometry MME 816 Statistics and the Teaching of Statistics MME 817 Discrete Mathematics and Problem Solving MME 819 Number Theory and the Teaching of Arithmetic (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) Science Education specialisation Four required specialisation subjects MSC 882 Research methods in science education MSC 883 Issues and trends in science and science education MSC 884 Curriculum, Instruction and Evaluation MSC 885 Science Education research problem identification, definition and exploration Two electives selected from any Masters subject offered by NIE Educational and psychological measurement and evaluation Five required specialisation subjects MPM 801 Process of Educational Measurement MPM 802 Modern Educational Measurement Theory and Its Application MPM 803 Computer Assisted Assessment MPM 804 Attitude Measurement and Personality Assessment MPM 805 Evaluation Methodology and Applications to Programmes Music Education specialisation Five required specialisation subjects MUE 801 Foundations of Music Education MUE 802 Music and Technology MUE 803 Research in Music Education MUE 804 Issues in Music Ed MUE 805 Musical Practices Art Education specialisation Five required specialisation subjects 4

5 MEA 801 MEA 802 MEA 803 MEA 804 MEA 805 Research and Issues in Art Education Art and Technology Visual Arts and Creativity Visual Literacy: teaching and learning Artmaking and Aesthetics Inquiry (xi) Physical Education specialisation Required specialisation subjects if primary MPS 801 Curriculum planning MPS 802 Child Development and Learning in Primary School Required special subjects if secondary (Two of these three) MSS 801 Current Issues in Adolescent Psychosocial Development MSS 802 Implications of Social Psychological Theories and Research for Educators MEd 811 Instructional Design and Assessment: Issues and Research (xi) Three electives specialisation subjects selected from MES 801 Multidisciplinary Research in Sport and Physical Education MES 802 Research Methods and Design in Physical Education MES 803 Managing Sport and Exercise Organisations in Singapore MES 804 Project Management in Sport: Theory, Methods and Issues MES 805 The Culture of Sport in South East Asia MES 806 Research on Teaching in Physical Education MES 807 Current Issues and Trends in Sport MES 808 The Theory and Practise of Coaching MES 809 Physical Activity Information Systems MES 810 Applied Sport Psychology Interventions MES 811 Exercise Physiology and Physical Performance MES 812 Physical Activity and Lifestyle Behaviour MES 813 Exercise, Nutrition and Obesity MES 814 Neuromuscular Biomechanics MES 815 Sport Biomechanics MES 816 Motor Control MES 817 Motor Development MES 818 Sport and Physical Education Internship MES 819 Special Topics MES 820 Current Issues in Paediatric Exercise Science MES 821 Developmental Supervision for Physical Educators MES 822 Qualitative Research Methodology in Physical Education and Sport MES 823 Metabolic and Cardio respiratory Aspects of Exercise MES 824 Exercise Psychology: Psychology of Physical Activity MEd 866 The Teaching/Learning Process in Physical Education MEd 867 Assessment and Prescription in Physical Education MEd 868 Physical Education Curriculum: Contemporary Issues and Trends MEd 869 Life and Growth and Motor Development One open elective List of other subjects not listed within specialisations MEd 822 Organising, Implementing and Evaluating Social Studies Programmes MEd 823 Action Research for Social Studies Classroom Teachers MEd 824 History Education: New Needs, New Approaches MEd 825 Research and Issues in History Education MEd 826 Geography Classroom Learning Environment 5

6 MEd 827 MEd 828 MEd 834 MEd 845 MEd 850 MEd 861 MEd 886 MEd 892 MEd 893 MEd 894 MEd 895 MID 804 Research and Issues in Geographic Education Development of Thinking in the Geographic Curriculum Research and Issues in Higher Education Perspective and Research in the Sociology of Education The Psychology of Creativity: Research and Applications Learning Styles, Perception, Processing and Hemispherity Design and Technology in Perspective. How young children use visual media: Implications for education Theories of children s development in the visual arts and their educational implications The construction of meaning: Art in childhood and adolescence Advanced Topics in Social Theatre and Drama Integrating Computer Technologies into the School Curriculum (2) Not all subjects are necessarily available in any one year. (3) The Board of Graduate Studies, on the advice of the Dean of Graduate Programmes and Research, National Institute of Education, may add or delete subjects from time to time. (4) The Dean of Graduate Programmes and Research, National Institute of Education, shall determine the distribution of subjects for each semester. 3. When selecting a topic for a dissertation, the Dean of Graduate Programmes, National Institute of Education, may require that candidates shall have completed at least two subjects in the appropriate area of the dissertation. Examinations 4. A candidate shall be examined in each of the subjects through a combination of assessment strategies such as assignments, tests, term papers and presentations. 5. (1) A candidate who has not completed and passed at least four subjects since his or her admission to the programme will be dismissed if he or she has either: failed to obtain a pass after two attempts in any one subject; or failed in two or more subjects at any one semestral examination; or failed his first attempts in a total of three subjects since his or her admission to the programme. (2) Regulation 5(1) will not apply to any candidate who has passed at least four subjects since his or her admission to the programme. (3) A candidate who fails an attempt in any subject is required to repeat the course of study in the subject before attempting the examination in that subject again. In the case of failure in an elective subject, the candidate may, with the approval of the Dean of Graduate Programmes and Research, National Institute of Education, offer an alternative subject, which for this purpose will be deemed a repeat attempt in the original subject. (4) Transfer of credits and subject exemptions granted will not be counted as subjects passed in counting the number of subjects a candidate has passed since his admission to the programme. 6

7 6. A candidate who is prevented by illness or other extenuating circumstances, from taking or completing the examination may be permitted by the Board of Graduate Studies to take the examination in the relevant papers again at a subsequent period of the examination provided that the illness is reported to the Registrar and a medical report submitted to the Registrar within forty-eight hours of the candidate's absence from the examination. In such a case, the candidate may be required, at the discretion of the Board of Graduate Studies. 7. A dissertation shall not exceed words (including footnotes, but excluding appendices, bibliography, maps, charts, statistical tables, graphs, illustrations). For candidates selecting the Chinese Specialisation the dissertation shall be between and Chinese Characters. 8. Copies of the dissertation must be submitted in accordance with the provisions prescribed in clause 10 of the Degrees of Master Statute (Statute 18). 9. The Academic Board may grant such exemptions as it thinks fit from the requirements of these Regulations. End of Statute E2 7