5. Exploring Singapore, Finland, and the UAE: There are many factors that affect educational outcome in any country: population size, population homogeneity, educational system, and relative wealth are just a few. a. The United Nations Development Program publishes a Human Development Index, which includes an Education Index. Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_Index to get a brief overview of the education index. b. Next, we will look at the actual data published through Google's public data explorer: http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=bqed71430i2r6_&ctype=b&strail=false&bcs=danselm=s& met_x=indicator_137506&scale_*=lin&ind_*=false&met_y=indicator_103606&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&i dim=country:15503:10303:2403:3803 &ifdim=country&tunit=Y&pit=333777600000&hl=en_US&di=en_US Bind=false&icfg#!ctype=b&strail=false&bcs=danselm=s&met_x=indicator_103706&scale_x=lin&ind_x=fal se&met_y=indicator_63206&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&idim=country:6703:18803:21903:22103&ifdim=co untry&pit=1315454400000&hl=en_US&di=en_US&ind=false Make sure that under Compare by Country, there are check marks beside the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Finland, and Singapore. You can choose from the selections on the left column to change the values represented on the x- and y-axes. Compare the Education Index of the Countries on one axis with other factors such as GDP, life expectancy, and poverty indices. Plot the Education Index against two other factors you think may affect the PISA and TIMMS scores. How are the four countries you've been tracking similar to each other on your charts? How are the four countries you've been tracking different from each other your charts? Do the charts you see in the data explorer help confirm or deny any of your hypotheses in questions 2f and 4f? 6. Read the following overview of Singapore's education system: http://www.ncee.org/programs-affiliates/center-on-international-education-benchmarking/top-performing- countries/singapore-overview/4136-2/ a. Briefly explain the shifts that have occurred in the Singapore education system since the 1970s. Read pages 3-7 of the following article from the Ministry of Education in Singapore: www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/maths-secondary.pdf b. Briefly discuss Singapore's approach to mathematics education. How does this approach compare to what you have experienced in the U.S.? 7. Further Research: Research the mathematics education system in Finland or the UAE. Discuss the emphasis your chosen country places on mathematics and whether or not this emphasis reflects in the PISA and TIMMs score. How does this country compare to the United States? To Singapore