Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 8, Issue 1, Article 16 (June, 2007)
Kok Siang TAN
Using “What if..” questions to teach science

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About the author

TAN Kok Siang is a chemical education lecturer at the Natural Sciences and Science Education Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.  He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science degree and holds a Masters of Science (Training) from the University of Leicester.  Before becoming a teacher, he was a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry.  In school, he taught science and was head of the science department in a secondary school before joining the NIE. He specializes in classroom and laboratory reflective pedagogy, school experimental science and chemical education.   His main research areas are in student-designed chemistry experiments and reflective learning.


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