Dr Kalpana Balasubramaniam

Kalpana was an English Language teacher in primary schools for 22 years before joining the Curriculum Planning and Development Division (CPDD), MOE in 2012. During her stint there, she was involved in conducting STELLAR workshops for primary school teachers and facilitating at training sessions for STELLAR Teacher Mentors (STMs). She was also overseeing projects involving assessment work. Kalpana’s areas of interest include reading comprehension, writing and formative assessment. She is particularly interested in brain research into why assessment for learning is effective.