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  • Volume 31
  •  Issue 3
  • Publication Date: Spring 2008



A Cross-Cultural Study of Teachers’ Instructional Practices in Singapore and the United States

Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Annie Feng, Bronwyn MacFarlane, Mary Anne Heng, Chua Tee Teo, Marie Linda Wong, Chwee G. Quek, and Beng Choo Khong

This cross-cultural study, utilizing a structured instructional behavior rating form, examined distinguishing and comparable teaching practices in secondary gifted classrooms in Singapore and the United States. Teachers from Singapore (n = 67) and teachers from the United States (n = 33) in 5 subject domains including math, science, English, social studies, and second language were observed. The study showed that Singapore teachers demonstrated a higher level of effectiveness than American teachers in both general teacher behaviors and differentiation strategies. The level of instructional effectiveness appeared to be positively related to the number of years of teaching experience and training in differentiation practices for the gifted.


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