Written Answer · 2021-07-05 · Parliament 14
Update on Progress of Adaptive Learning Initiative in Schools
Questions focused on progress of the adaptive learning initiative in schools, pilot arrangements, and infrastructure development. The Education Minister replied that the initiative is part of the National AI Strategy, emphasised teachers' central role, and said the 2022 pilot will start with mathematics in selected schools and later expand to more subjects and grades. The system will be integrated into Singapore Student Learning Space for easy access and resource integration. The core debate: balancing technology with teachers' role, and how pilot effectiveness shapes scale-up.
Key Points
- • AI supports personalised learning
- • 2022 mathematics pilot launches
- • Integrated into the national online platform
Pushes AI-assisted teaching while valuing teachers' role.
Focuses on pilot and infrastructure needs.
Push the build-out of AI education systems.
"The system will use machine learning to tell how each student responds to learning materials and activities, and customise learning for each student."
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Original Text (English)
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39 Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong asked the Minister for Education (a) whether he will provide an update on the progress of the adaptive learning initiative in schools; (b) whether there are pilot programmes planned in schools which will facilitate the adaptive learning initiative; and (c) what infrastructure developments are necessary to be undertaken in schools that will facilitate adaptive learning.
Mr Chan Chun Sing : Developing an AI-enabled adaptive learning system to support teaching and learning in our schools is part of MOE’s plans under Singapore’s National AI Strategy. This approach complements the role of the teacher, who remains central to the learning experience. The system will use machine learning to tell how each student responds to learning materials and activities, and customise learning for each student. In the process, we seek to improve learning outcomes for our students, especially among the lower-progress learners.
We plan to introduce the adaptive learning system in a progressive and systematic manner starting with Primary and Lower Secondary Mathematics. The system will be piloted with a few schools in 2022, so that we can glean learning points and inform our approach on more pervasive deployment. Subsequently, we will consider extending the system to other subjects and other levels.
The adaptive learning system will be integrated with the Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS), our national online learning platform for schools. This will ensure that all students and teachers have easy access to the system, and allow a seamless blending of adaptive learning capabilities with the learning resources and tools in SLS.