Peer-sharing, training help teachers adapt

ers are able to incorporate AI into teaching, despite it being fairly new.

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"They're also using it to improve the productivity of their work and to analyse how the students are learning," she added.

The Talis study found that 81 per cent of teachers in Singapore work in schools that conduct online or hybrid modes of lessons one of the highest adoption rates for such teaching methods, compared with the OECD average of 16 per cent.

Hybrid modes refer to formats like home-based learning, which has become a regular feature in schools here since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Teachers in Singapore reported working an average of 47.3 hours a week, up slightly from the 46 hours in 2018 and above the OECD average of 41 hours.

Lesson preparation time rose by 0.9 hours to 8.2 hours a week, while time spent marking dropped from 7.5 hours to 6.4 hours. Administrative work held steady at around four hours.