Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[autolycus]

ngbrdad:

Some questions regarding the HAST test for DSA and selection for IP at year 2.


Is the same level of test being used ?

Or is the primary HAST test used for DSA and secondary school HAST test used for year 2 ?

Is it the 3 tests package involving compre, math and abstract reasoning ?
Or involve creative writing as well ?

Hello ngbrdad,

The HAST test is applied differently at all levels. A good summary of the test can be found at this link: http://www.acer.edu.au/tests/hast-secondary .

The components are listed there, and other links lead to other useful pages.

Cheers!

[autolycus]

Neurotic Ramblings:

Parents from 'Elite' schools should read this...


http://neurotic-ramblings-sg.blogspot.sg/2013/05/observations-on-elitism.html

Notice that ACS(I) is not one of the schools mentioned anywhere in this article. So it is tangentially related only. Maybe ACS(I) is 'elite' in a different way.

[jtoh]

Neurotic Ramblings:

Parents from 'Elite' schools should read this...


http://neurotic-ramblings-sg.blogspot.sg/2013/05/observations-on-elitism.html

Your forum nic is the same as the blog's. Perchance are you the blog author, promoting your blog across several school threads in this forum?

[icy_mama]

autolycus:

There's a paper about 2 years old that you can download from http://nk11r10-homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/2007TSLNIBDPFInal.pdf.pdf-zip.zip?a=downloadFile&user=brythain&path=/Public/2007TSLNIBDPFInal.pdf. It's PDF, about 300+ Kb when downloaded. Enjoy.

Hi Autolycus
My DD is in P6 this year and we are comparing the IB and the A level track. I'd be most helpful if you could share this pdf.
TIA.

[autolycus]

icy_mama:

autolycus:

There's a paper about 2 years old that you can download from http://nk11r10-homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/2007TSLNIBDPFInal.pdf.pdf-zip.zip?a=downloadFile&user=brythain&path=/Public/2007TSLNIBDPFInal.pdf. It's PDF, about 300+ Kb when downloaded. Enjoy.

Hi Autolycus
My DD is in P6 this year and we are comparing the IB and the A level track. I'd be most helpful if you could share this pdf.
TIA.

Have responded. If others are interested, more recent documentation is available from me. Just PM.

I also give talks about this, but I'm not going to advertise when or where in this discussion thread.

[icy_mama]

autolycus:

icy_mama:

[quote=\"autolycus\"]
There's a paper about 2 years old that you can download from http://nk11r10-homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/2007TSLNIBDPFInal.pdf.pdf-zip.zip?a=downloadFile&user=brythain&path=/Public/2007TSLNIBDPFInal.pdf. It's PDF, about 300+ Kb when downloaded. Enjoy.

Hi Autolycus
My DD is in P6 this year and we are comparing the IB and the A level track. I'd be most helpful if you could share this pdf.
TIA.

Have responded. If others are interested, more recent documentation is available from me. Just PM.

I also give talks about this, but I'm not going to advertise when or where in this discussion thread. :)[/quote]thank you autolycus. appreciate your help.

[zannelee]

Hi appreciate some info and advice. My son is in y2 and managed pretty decent results for midyr ie above 75%.

How wld Hast, cca achievements, yr 1 results weigh for y3 ip consideration?
What kind of gap wld there be between a new and other existing ip students who is used to accelerated learning in y3? Dont want him to feel demoralised at bottom of class.
How do xpress students entering ip y3 fair in perform?
If he is not as strong in eng and literature, wld it advisable to remain in xpress?
How many ip places will be offered to acsi y2?
Tssss!

[Geraldinelim]

really informative. Thanks. Keep posting

[autolycus]

zannelee:

Hi appreciate some info and advice. My son is in y2 and managed pretty decent results for midyr ie above 75%.

How wld Hast, cca achievements, yr 1 results weigh for y3 ip consideration?
What kind of gap wld there be between a new and other existing ip students who is used to accelerated learning in y3? Dont want him to feel demoralised at bottom of class.
How do xpress students entering ip y3 fair in perform?
If he is not as strong in eng and literature, wld it advisable to remain in xpress?
How many ip places will be offered to acsi y2?
Tssss!

Should be around 80+% to be comfortable in the IP. Year 1 results have no weighting, and CCA achievements will have little weighting (unless relevant to the IB in Year 5). There will be some gap, but demoralisation is a function of the character of the student and his family/peer support interactions.

Express-stream students entering the IP fare well, but that's because the bar is set high enough in the first place. If he isn't strong in Eng/Lit, it is advisable for him to develop those skills because they are essential for further development in any future career.

IP places are easy to estimate (you can't predict the exact number in advance). Count how many IP classes there are in the existing Y3. Multiply by 32. This gives you a rough limit on how many students will be in next year's IP. Since this includes Year 2 IP students moving up, the remaining places are far fewer and would also include a few imported scholars and transfers from other schools (quite rare).

Hope this helps!

[zannelee]

Ts much for the info and advice!