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Advancing Research in Education and Beyond

The National Institute of Education (NIE) is focused on educational studies and research. It is dedicated to enhancing the quality of education and informing policy and practice in Singapore and beyond.
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Grants and REsearch AdvancemenT (GReAT) Series

AIEd@LSA: Initiatives and Innovations

Published on 23 Jan 2025

What impacts could the recent intense monsoon rains have on Singapore's topography & future land-use?

Published on 21 Jan 2025

Visit to NIE by Japanese Delegates (RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project)

Published on 17 Jan 2025

Science of Learning (SoL) : “Focusing on Education on broader sense”

Published on 15 Jan 2025

Projects

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ADOLESCENTS

DREAMS: DRivers, Enablers, and pathways of Adolescent developMent in Singapore

A comprehensive longitudinal study of the educational experiences, pathways and development of over 7000 adolescents in Singapore
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Bedok-Punggol Infancy and Toddlerhood Study (BE-POSITIVE)

Find out more about the research conducted by the Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD) researchers on a number of topics.
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LEARNING

CORE Research Programme

NIE's Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice has executed multiple representative research projects between 2020 to 2023.
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SCIENCE OF LEARNING

Learning about Our behavior is Valuable for Increasing Nurturing relationships and healthy Growth (LOVING)

Interventions to improve children’s lives often target singular health outcomes, despite psychosocial and physical health being intertwined.
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Research

Exploring Creative Processes and Pedagogical Possibilities

Find out more about the projects by the Centre for Arts Research in Education (CARE).
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meriSTEM

Empirically-Grounded STEM Education

meriSTEM conducts research in STEM curriculum, teaching, learning, assessment, and evaluation

Student Research Projects

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Sustainability

The Life2Well Project: Investigating the Relationship between Physiological Stress and Environmental Factors through Data Science, the Internet of Things and Do-it-Yourself Wearables
Data Sciences and AI in Education

Utilising Deep Learning in Singapore primary school Mathematical word problems
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English Language Education and Applied Linguistics

Cognitive Load measured by eye tracking in a multimodal listening assessment
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Artificial Intelligence

Educational Predictive Modelling to Forecast Learners' Academic Achievement

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Research Publications

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The OfR supports the translation, communication and dissemination of research findings to local stakeholders and the international research community.

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Office for Research

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The Office for Research (OfR) drives research, development and innovation at NIE. It is committed to advancing research through governance, monitoring, quality assurance and dissemination – to produce high-quality research that impacts policy and practice in Singapore and beyond. Through its research centres, labs and academic departments, NIE dives into diverse areas of education and content research.

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Centres and Labs

Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD)

CRCD conducts large scale longitudinal studies to disseminate findings that impact nurturing practices in the family, childcare, early childhood education.
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Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice (CRPP)

Over the years, CRPP has been led by its key mission to advance knowledge that promotes the improvement of teaching and learning in Singapore and the wider educational community.
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Science of Learning in Education Centre (SoLEC)

SoLEC aims to advance high quality, interdisciplinary research which coalesces the science of brain, body and social cognition.
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Singapore Centre for Character and Citizenship Education (SCCCE)

SCCCE seeks to advance professional learning and research in Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) to support the development of children and youth in Singapore and beyond.
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Centre for Arts Research in Education (CARE)

CARE generates, collects and disseminates high-quality research which promotes education in and through the arts through a strong collaborative network between the National Institute of Education, and like-minded individuals and organisations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Centre for Assessment & Evaluation (CAE)

CAE promotes literacy in Assessment and Evaluation among educators so that they are better placed to make informed decisions about teaching and learning.
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meriSTEM@NIE

meriSTEM@NIE offers research, teaching, and outreach in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and is supported by researchers, academics, and industries entrenched in the field of STEM and Education.
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Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory (MERL)

MERL's primary purpose is to translate research findings on motivation into practical guides for teachers and practitioners in Singapore for application in schools.
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Mediated Learning Laboratory (MLL)

MLL aims to connect with researchers to lead research and push the knowledge frontier for Feuerstein’s theories of Structural Cognitive Modifiability (SCM), Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) and Dynamic Assessment (DA).
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Sustainability Learning Lab (SLL)

Set against a backdrop of rapid climate change, widespread ecological degradation, and uneven development, sustainability is one of humanity’s grand challenges.
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Plasma Sources and Applications Centre (PSAC)

PSAC was co-funded by Ministry of Education's (MOE) Academic Research Fund (AcRF) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in 2001.

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