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Insights and Recommendations on Fostering Learning for Life

  Summary of LES

Background

  • Learn for Life is a movement initiated by MOE. NIE research views this in terms of life-long, life-wide, life-deep, and life-wise learning.
  • The goal of learning for life is to prepare students to be future-ready in both their careers and daily life.

 

Key Insights

  • Students’ school experiences and perceptions of their relationships are linked to Learn for Life competencies.
  • There needs to be conscious alignment of school curriculum, teaching pedagogy, and assessment approaches on Learn for Life competencies.
  • Teachers’ mindsets, relationships with students, and views on citizenship are all important for development of Learn for Life competencies.

 

Key Recommendations

  • Integrate Learn for Life concepts with schoolscurriculum and instructional practices strategically.
  • Provide relevant implementation support for teachers for fostering Learn for Life competencies.

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 This synthesis draws from 34 studies that have assessed, developed, or evaluated ways to nurture Learn for Life competencies and dispositions among students in Singapore from 2012-2020.

 

 


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For readers interested in the individual studies reviewed for the research synthesis on fostering learning for life, you may refer to the LES document’s ‘References section’

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Acknowledgements

 

The LES on Fostering Learning for Life involves 32 studies funded by the Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and 2 studies funded by MOE Academic Fund (MAF) and administered by Office of Education research (OER). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Singapore MOE and NIE.

This knowledge resource was written by Mr Jared Martens Wong and Ms Monica Lim, with approval from the authors, A/P Gregory Arief D. Liem, A/P Isabella Wong Yuen Fun and Dr Johannis Auri Bin Abdul Aziz on 30 March 2023.

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