It is important to be able to clearly express one’s ideas and convey them effectively to your audience. In Singapore, most kindergarten students would have their first taste of Show-and-Tell sessions where they bring an item to class and share their thoughts on it with their classmates. This continues in the lower primary classes where students find themselves having similar sessions.

A group discussion tends to be somewhat less formal (serious) than a meeting. However, this does not mean that it is simply a casual chat among students when the teacher calls for one.

Today’s article will take a closer look at the challenges and skills required by a project work leader. One of the key student outcomes planned by the Ministry of Education involves Communication, Collaboration and Information Skills.

Primary 4 seems to be the level that most local primary schools have chosen to expose research work to their respective students. We have highlighted the following three areas that would be of interest to parents and students embarking on research work in Primary 3 or 4.