2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[janet88]

bb_ mom:

I can add on other careless mistakes like capital letters when not needed or none when needed. DS keeps making these mistakes! So I told him for every such mistake, his play time gets cut by 5 minutes.

The section I dislike most is synthesis...one missing comma, alphabet whether in lower or upper caps, and wrong tense...the 2 marks are gone. I try not to stress her too much on this area...but it is a 10 marks section. I always remind her, the marks are meant to be given, be careful with work done, don't rush, and get the marks. PLEASE.

[bb_ mom]

I keep asking him if he many marks that he can afford to give marks away…but not much effect.

[janet88]

bb_ mom:

I keep asking him if he many marks that he can afford to give marks away...but not much effect.

What I'm going to do will be to add up the marks lost due to carelessness and show her what she would have got if she had been more careful. Plain nagging is not getting any result.

[sembgal]

There is no need to nag as nagging won’t improve the marks. Just need to 对阵下药。 For Synthesis and Transformation, this section requires the students to have a lot of practice. If the student makes a mistake, be it a careless mistake or not, just get the student to do correction. The facilitator (parent) can copy out those questions that the students have made mistakes on a piece of paper and let the student attempt again. Just practise on answering those repeated questions will allow the student to learn from the mistake.


As parent, if we nag, the student will get turn off. We just need to ensure that the same mistake is not repeated again.

[janet88]

got it, sembgal

[sembgal]

Hi janet88, as a mother, I will also nag but I find that it is not going to work. You will be surprised that students’ handwriting get worse as they go up to higher level. Maybe it is due to the speed of fast writing. Must remind the kids to write these letter "C" and "L", "D" and "P" legibly. The letter "C" without beginning at the 2 o’clock position will result in a letter "L" being formed when the child begins from the 12 o’clock position. The letter "D" has to end at the bottom of 6 o’clock position. If the child ends at 9 o’clock position, the letter "D" will end up looking like letter "P".


Legible handwriting is very important.

[janet88]

Sembgal,

I totally agree with you on legible handwriting.
My daughter's handwriting can range so widely I feel as though I am reading another person's writing. So now, if I can't read her writing, I mark as WRONG...and when she protests, I will tell her PSLE markers will not crack their brains trying to decipher what her answers are...can't read clearly, too bad...don't get the marks, possibly fail. So, handwriting for now ok :evil:

[zbear]

Just to share - my DD’s handwriting is so beautiful at Pri School but sad to say her handwriting has deteriorated so much now that it’s impossible to read. She already got feedback that her handwriting is illegible n she will lose marks but she said no choice - at A levels, u r fighting against time.


I can only pray n hope that she won’t get penalized.

[janet88]

zbear:

She already got feedback that her handwriting is illegible n she will lose marks but she said no choice - at A levels, u r fighting against time.


I can only pray n hope that she won't get penalized.

son's handwriting was illegible at primary school. warned him to buck up or else get penalized at psle. handwriting is much much better now...I am reminding him now that legible handwriting is good, but quality work also important.

march holidays in 2 weeks time. have to plan some revision in preparation for sa1...30% :nailbite:

[nicnac]

Chinese test tomorrow but my dad did not even do any revision


:frustrated: frustrated to the max but holding it in. Will not nag at her anymore. :mad: :mad: