Name of Staff: Dr Tan Saw Fen
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: PhD, USM; Master of Arts (Education), USM; Bachelor of Science with Education (Hons) (Chemistry), USM
Selected Publications
Kor, L. K., Tan, S. F., & Lim, C. S. (2019). Capturing Changes and Differences in Teacher Reflection through Lesson Study: A Comparison of Two Culturally Diverse Malaysian Primary Schools. In R. Huang, A. Takahashi & J. P. da Ponte (Eds.), Theory and Practice of Lesson Study in Mathematics: An International Perspective (pp. 369-392). Nature Switzerland AG: Springer.
Tan, S.F., & Lim, C. S. (2019). The Impact of Lesson Study on a Teacher’s Reflection. In C. S. Lim, C. M. Chew, & B. Sriraman (Eds.), Mathematics Education from an Asian Perspective: Contemporary Research and Practice Series (pp. 206-229). Penang: USM press.
Tan, S. F., Lim, C. S., & Chew, C. M. (2017). Changes in Teachers’ Reflection after Lesson Study Process. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction. Special Issues, 145-172. (Emerging Sources Citation Index and Scopus Indexed)
Tan, S. F., & Lim, C. S. (2014). Mathematics teachers’ reflection in Lesson Study: Preliminary Analysis. In A. L. White, Suhaidah Binti Tahir, & U. H. Cheah (Eds.), Expowering The Future Generation through Mathematics Education (pp. 115-128). Penang: SEAMEO RECSAM.
Tan, S. F., & Lim, C. S. (2014). Pengajaran matematik sekolah rendah yang berkesan. In Abdul Rashid Mohamed, Hazri Jamil, H. M. Low, & Aziah Ismail (Eds.), Pedagogi dan Kepimpinan: Pendekatan dan Panduan untuk Pendidik (pp. 83-94). Malaysia: McGraw-Hill Education (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Lim, C. S., Tang, K. N., & Tan, S. F. (2013). Building rapport with pupils to enhance teaching: Implications from observing three primary Excellent Teachers. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH). 21(3), 1093- 1095.
Tan, S. F., & Lim, C. S. (2012). Characteristics of mathematics lessons valued by two Excellent Primary Teachers as effective. In A. L. White & U. H. Cheah (Eds.), Transforming School Mathematics Education in the 21st Century (pp. 268-281). Penang: SEAMEO RECSAM.
Lim, C. S., Chew, C. M., & Tan, S. F. (2012). The third wave: Exploring Malaysian primary pupils’ preferred values in an effective mathematics lesson. In A. L. White & U. H. Cheah (Eds.), Transforming School Mathematics Education in the 21st Century (pp. 251-267). Penang: SEAMEO RECSAM.
Tan, S. F., & Lim, C. S. (2010). Effective mathematics lesson from the lenses of primary pupils: Preliminary analysis. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 8, 242-247.
Books
Dual Language Programme Additional Mathematics Activity Book Form 5 (2021) SAP Publications Malaysia.
Dual Language Programme Additional Mathematics Activity Book Form 4 (2020) SAP Publications Malaysia.
Research Grants
Effect of Self-efficacy and Learning Strategies on ODL Students’ Academic Performance and Persistency Rate: A Comparison between APEL and Regular Entry Students. Centre for Research and Innovation (CeRI), Wawasan Open University. 2019-2020. Tan Saw Fen, Arathai Din Eak, Ooi Li Hsien, Thoolasi A/P Kanesin, & Anna Christina Abdullah. RM26933.
Investigating the Current Writing Practices of Students in a Malaysian Distance Education University. Centre for Research and Innovation (CeRI), Wawasan Open University. 2020-2022. Thomas Chow Voon Foo, Tan Saw Fen, & Arathai Din Eak. RM30523.
Embracing Blended Learning in Malaysian Higher Education: Students’ Skills, Engagement and Outcomes. Centre for Research and Innovation (CeRI), Wawasan Open University. 2021-2022. Tan Saw Fen & Ooi Li Hsien. RM5000.
Official Correspondence Address:
School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
Wawasan Open University
54, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah,
10050 Penang
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