Secondary School History
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gumgumball:
My nephew who is in Sec 2 this year, said he did not learn History in Sec 1. Only Geog. Then this year in Sec 2, they learn History and no Geog. Weird isn't it? How to complete 2 years' of syllabus in 1 year?
Some of the schs do 1st half yr Hist/ geog and 2nd half yr geog/ Hist...
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You guys are right.
They probably have the same number of hours for the subject. It didn’t occur to me before
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It’s all about making inferences for History now…no longer memorising of dates like my time…
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The history syllabus has been changed from india, china and southeast asia to history of singapore. Here are the skills required for lower secondary:
Inference (What can you infer from Source A about the living conditions of early Singapore etc.)
Inference on Purpose (What is the message/purpose of Source A) - more complex than Inference
Reliability (How reliable is Source A?)
Comparison (To what extent is Source A and Source B similar?)
Geography and History essays are similar in format.
Speaking as a student studying in Sec 2 this year. -
eyktay:
It's all about making inferences for History now....no longer memorising of dates like my time.....
history at sec 1 is about india/china and southeast asia. all those inference and evidence to support is really no joke...requires in-depth reading. I saw the marks allocation at the back of a title, in order to gain 4-5 marks is no joke but definitely better than 死背 dates.
next year sec 2 is on history of Singapore. quite interesting to read the text...of course not that fun as a student. -
Hi everyone
DD1 is done with the Os and in the course of the packing up, I found a good condition copy of a History book titled - Unit 1 European Dominance & Expansion in SE Asia in the late 19th century; Publisher is Pearson and this is part of a series of textbooks named " All About History".
It’s in good condition because it was only published sometime mid last year and DD only used it for reference since she had already some notes in hand that late in the journey.
Nonetheless, she found it a good reference and was thankful for the teacher’s recommendation of this textbook.
DD2 is not doing full History so she won’t ever need this textbook so I am happy to pass this on. SE Asian History was taught to DD only in Sec 4.
If you are interested in the book, please do send me a PM and you can self collect the book for free from my office near River Valley area during office hours of 9am to 6pm Mondays to Fridays except for PHs. -
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psle2011mum:
Book takenHi everyone
DD1 is done with the Os and in the course of the packing up, I found a good condition copy of a History book titled - Unit 1 European Dominance & Expansion in SE Asia in the late 19th century; Publisher is Pearson and this is part of a series of textbooks named \" All About History\".
It's in good condition because it was only published sometime mid last year and DD only used it for reference since she had already some notes in hand that late in the journey.
Nonetheless, she found it a good reference and was thankful for the teacher's recommendation of this textbook.
DD2 is not doing full History so she won't ever need this textbook so I am happy to pass this on. SE Asian History was taught to DD only in Sec 4.
If you are interested in the book, please do send me a PM and you can self collect the book for free from my office near River Valley area during office hours of 9am to 6pm Mondays to Fridays except for PHs.
Blessed Lunar New Year to everyone -
Mdm Koh:
Do you have any good guide book to recommend for sec 2?
There is actually a pretty good History assessment book, which I use in my lessons and would recommend that all students buy, whether or not they intend to hire a tutor.meinteel:
Yes, there are history assessment and exam papers but they are pointless. History, unlike Maths or even English has no standard answers. Answer keys in these assessment are usually insufficient.
While difficult and more expensive, it makes more sense to hire a History tutor for your child. For one, they can mark the History essays & SBQs as well as explain to your child the many techniques.
What is the difference between narrating a point and elaborating & showing an example of a point? What is the difference between lifting a point and inferring from a point? How do I actually Elaboration, and evaluate a point?
It's a book by Longman and it's called Developing Skills for Modern World History by Lim Bee Ting. The reason for my recommendation is that the book teaches students how to answer SBQs and SEQs.
Many of my students told me that they have all the content, but when faced with exam questions, they don't know how to answer or where to start. Then they end up regurgitating all the info they learnt in class, which obviously, would not get them the marks.
The book is available at Popular, and last I checked, second-hand copies are also available at one of the stores selling old books at Bras Basah Complex.
Having said that, for students who are weaker in the subject (failing or getting only borderline passes), it's still better to get a tutor to guide them along, as the above forummer has said.
By the way, mods, this post is a positive review of a book, but don't delete ok? It's just an honest recommendation to parents based on my experience. Otherwise, the censorship policy is just :slapshead: I can let you check my IC. My name is not Lim Bee Ting.
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