P3 Exams

[HAPPYH]

BigDevil:

Funz:

If only my DD has half your DD's ambition. Haha.

And I wish my DD can learn a bit from yours!

No, we feel our DDs must learn from your DD

[BigDevil]

A case of \"I see you good, you see me good\".

[HAPPYH]

BigDevil:

A case of \"I see you good, you see me good\".

May be Yes. Actually my DD does not bother about A* although I prefer. But I never forced her. I like your DD's motivation.

[wilburlim]

This happened to my sister too. The examinations are meant to appraise the student's competencies and prowess in the given discipline under the premise of a set of criteria that we, siblings, guardians and parents, often overlook. However, here are my tips for excelling, at best, at any kind of subject in the primary school curriculum in a nutshell:


1. For any kind of examination, the questions will be different, not to say unique. However, I have realized that the practice questions prior to the questions being tested have some similar elements , but they can only be perceived by perspicacious people - people who have the predilection to pay attention to nuances and word formations. There is no point perusing the textbook again and again, because that modus operandi will only entail a Grade 2 at best. The vital purpose of studying is to grasp the idea and technicalities of the subject, and to train your thinking skills to level 99.

2. Studying is meant for the greater good. Studying is not a game. It is not a competition. Tuition must not be compared to crowns or gold from which the affluent can reap much more benefits than a student who has an impoverished background. That is not to say that I am advocating for anarchy, or for the abolishing of tuition centers, both public or private. We already have the resources from Popular bookstores to study. Assessment books can help, but yet again the interaction between someone who is a novice and the other who is a maestro must be emphasized. There are in fact many ways to study, a plethora of them. But first of all, we must appreciate the limit of our knowledge and the philosophy of studying. We must only study within the school syllabus if we want to achieve exemplary results. We can also study outside of the school syllabus, but only if you can tolerate the fact that the grades would not be good as envisaged.

[Blue Pearl]

tks wilburlim

[jkids]

Hi


recently my child’s sa1 papers juz came back. was surprised the marks were not given for eng compo and mother tongue compo. the teacher said its their exam policy not to review the compo marks.

where is the logic I wonder? then how do we know how good or bad is the overall band for eng and mother tongue?

is this exam policy common in other schools too?

[shurley197323]

jkids:

Hi


recently my child's sa1 papers juz came back. was surprised the marks were not given for eng compo and mother tongue compo. the teacher said its their exam policy not to review the compo marks.

where is the logic I wonder? then how do we know how good or bad is the overall band for eng and mother tongue?

is this exam policy common in other schools too?

It happened to my child's school before too. But after I spoke to the principal. she changed the policy and let the students look at the comp paper and marks will given too. So \"policy\" is depend on certain school perhaps.

[jkids]

hi shurley


how did u convince sch to change the policy? :imcool:

[cool_hi]

jkids:

Hi


recently my child's sa1 papers juz came back. was surprised the marks were not given for eng compo and mother tongue compo. the teacher said its their exam policy not to review the compo marks.

where is the logic I wonder? then how do we know how good or bad is the overall band for eng and mother tongue?

is this exam policy common in other schools too?

Sigh!! I also have this super BIG issue with my daughter's school..
Both English and Chinese Exam Compo are NOT given back to parents to take a look..
Worse!! Marks also NOT revealed for Compo, Oral and listening test!!

Only paper 2 can be given back for 1 day, for parents to take a look!
then report book will show FINAL total marks..
So it's like a BIG BLACK box!! we don't know what went in and don't know what is inside!! Parents are left to imagine the marks for each component!
So how do we help kid to improve??
I find this super ridiculous!!
I had been questioning the teachers since last year!!
Always same ridiculous answer which is not considered an answer in the 1st place: All other schools also don't give back! (Is this answer acceptable?!)
when I question and asked \"are u sure all schools?!\"
then teacher will say \"oh! maybe not all schools..but Most schools...anyway, our school never give back ALL these years!\"
Is this kind of answer acceptable??

Then I asked, \" is this MOE's instructions?!\"
Ans: \" not really...\" \"NOt sure..\"

Anyway, that prompted me to ask and check around..
NO...NOT ALL schools don't give back compo..
Some do give back!! so not giving back exam compo is NOT MOE's instruction!

I am concerned NOT because I am kiasu..
It's because my girl is very weak in her English, especially..
paper 2 already only 35/50..
with compo, oral and listening test added, will probably be pulled down by compo or even oral also!
And I am even more concerned because of the change in syllabus.
Sigh..

And from 1 parent, I was told that 1 group of parents already brought up the issue to principal FACE to FACE, last Nov..
But somehow, still no change this year.. :stompfeet:
sigh!!!
I don't understand what's so difficult for an educator to see the need for parents to see the exam compo!?
:?

[jkids]

apparently, I talked to my fren who is a teacher. she said it depends on the sch. the sch assuming, is saving itself from "trouble", do not wan parents to ask teacher for more marks coz their personal tutor gave their own kid a higher mark , for other components, the ans is either right or wrong. but for compo, not so straight forward in the marking scheme.


but still, I am also not happy with this. my child’s compo is worse than paper 2, so the more I want to see which components in the comp is weaker/has the lower marks.