About Dr Tan kok siang

SGReflect, an educational and consultancy services provider, was established after my retirement from more than three decades of work experiences as a school science teacher (~12 years) and as a science teacher educator/academic (~21 years).

SGReflect Tutorial and Enrichment Learning Centre supports SGReflect in the orgnising and conduct of tutorial and enrichment sessions for students, parents and teachers.

My professional work, practices and contributions at SGReflect & the Learning Centre include

         (i)   tutoring and guiding school students on science so that they do well in school and excel

                   in the examinations,  

        (ii)   helping students pick up essential and effective 21st Century Life skills (mainly, as a 

                   Reflective Learner and a Critical Thinker, both being my research and professional 

                   practice areas throughout my more than three decades of work, including the couple 

                   of years working as a quality assurance chemist and sales engineer in the chemical 

                   and pharmaceutical industries)         

        (iii)   conducting professional development workshops and programmes for school science 

                   teachers on topics relating to pedagogy (mainly on Reflective Learning and Critical 

                   Thinking) in Science Classroom Lessons and Laboratory Practicals; STEM and STEAM 

                   Education; Collaborative Inquiry-based Learning; Differentiated Instruction and 

                   Assessment; Formative Assessment; Pen and Paper Assessment; Science Practical 

                   Assessment; Authentic Learning and Assessment in School Science; Affective 

                   Learning in Science Education (Infusing Values Education, 21st Century 

                   Competencies, into Science Lessons, Practicals and Projects).

        (iv)   conducting complimentary WebSharing sessions for science teachers and   

                   educators (local and international) on topics related to science educational 

                   pedagogy, student learning, assessment practices and any topic or issue on 

                   science education of interest to the participating teachers.

         (v)   conducting complimentary WebSharing sessions for parents on topics relating to 

                   parental support and guidance on teaching and learning of science to their school-

                   going children (for examples, updates on the school science curriculum, pedagogical 

                   and assessment practices, and STEM-Learning ideas on how children's interest in 

                   science may be piqued through authentic science learning experiences),

        (vi)  collaborating with local and international educational institutions and organisations 

                  to further advance and achieve their educational objectives of their respective 

                   educational programmes.

Science and Chemical Education (at Natural Science & Science Education Academic Group)

(i)     Training of Primary Science Teachers (Pre- and In-Service)

(ii)    Training of Secondary Science Teachers (Pre- and In-Service)  

(iii)    Management and Leadership in School Programme

          (Module on Science Departmental Management and Leadership Issues and Practices for 

             School Science Departmental Heads, Primary, Secondary and Junior Colleges)

(iv)   Co-ordination of Pre-service & In-service Programmes

         - Bachelor of Science (Education) (Chemistry & Science Education courses)

         - Postgraduate Diploma-in-Education (Chemistry Education courses)

         - In-service Courses (on Chemistry/Science Inquiry, Critical Thinking, Assessment

               Practices, School Experimental Science, Differentiated Instructions and

               Differentiated Assessment)

Research, Development and Supervision

      (i)  Worked on funded research projects on international teacher preparation

               (collaborative projects with tertiary institutions among APEC economies);  

               formative assessment.

     (ii)  Collaborative research and development projects with local and international schools 

                and institutions (some projects under National Institute of Education International)

     (iii)  Supervision of PhD, Masters in Education and Masters in Teaching candidates.

Group Endeavour in Service Learning (GESL)

      Supervised pre-service teachers to implement service learning projects to charitable  

      and community organisations.

        Teaching subjects: Lower Secondary Science; Chemistry, Biology, Physics

         Head of school Science Department (2004-2000)

(IV)  Chemist, Glaxochem Pte Ltd (1986-1987)

       Worked in the Technical (Process Control) Laboratory at the Singapore Plant of Glaxo (UK)

          -     Quality Assurance / Quality Control of production standards (raw materials, 

                   intermediate products,  production processes, plant and laboratory safety 

                  protocols.    

           -   Trouble-shooting on problems and issues arising from production process in plant  

                   and laboratory.

          -     Collaborative projects with local research and development institutions, and main HQ.

(V)  Sales Engineer*, Pall Fluid Clarification Pte Ltd (1985)

        Worked in technical sales at the Singapore representative office for Pall Corporation (US)

          -   Marketing and promotion of fluid purification products to factories and industries 

                  in Singapore    

          - Marketing and promotion of compressed air dryers for industries requiring clean 

                  compressed air supplies (mostly for electronic and heavy industries as well as health 

                  care and research institutions)

                                                                                    * Given Job Title, I am not engineering trained