As you may be aware, there is now reduced emphasis, in the A-level Economics examination, on assessing students on the lower-order thinking skills of knowledge and comprehension. There is now increasing focus on testing for higher order thinking skills such as the ability to apply, analyze, synthesize and evaluate. Please visit our site _ http://economicstuition.com.sg/
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Mr Anthony Fok is the founder and principal tutor of JCEconomics.com, a leading A-level Economics education centre in Singapore. He graduated with honours in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and subsequently attained his Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change) from Monash University, Australia.
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As a former full-time Ministry of Education (MOE) school teacher, he has taught at various government schools in Singapore. He is also armed with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from the National Institute of Education (NIE) in Singapore. Mr Fok is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Education (Dual Award Programme) at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, in collaboration with the Institute of Education (IoE), University of London. His research work deals mainly with the application of social media tools in the classroom.
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Mr Fok was interviewed by The Friday Weekly newspapers for being a dedicated and inspirational teacher. He was also featured on The Sunday Times newspapers as one of the five “most soughtafter Super Tutors” during the year 2008. He is a proud member of the Economic Society of SIngapore (ESS), the American Economic Association and the Educational Research Association of Singapore (ERAS).