All About A Levels

[zeemimi]

starlight1968sg:

Would these 2 general qns applied to all the schools?
I am thinking of the A level papers. For the same subject, all take the same paper, right?
This PW is really interesting.

Yes applies to all schools.

[schweppes]

PW came about for these reasons:


- equip students with the necessary project and presentation skills
- teach them to learn to work in groups, and with people they don’t know (or worse, don’t like); have necessary people handling skills
- prepare them for the working world (after all, we can’t choose who we want to work with)

The less obvious reason was that the poly grads were found to be more savvy and resourceful when it comes to group work compared to their A level counterparts. Not surprisingly since poly students take about 6 subjects each semester (a 6-month period) and there’s usually one or two group projects for each subject. So, there’s a lot of project work to juggle with.

On top of that, different subjects mean students have to work with different group members. So, they really learn to multitask their time and manage different group dynamics.

To narrow the gap, that’s possibly how PW came about.

[schweppes]

Project work (not just referring to A levels) is a tricky thing.


Students who are passive, shy, introverts do NOT necessarily mean that they are at a losing end. Important thing is to show that they are able to contribute positively to the group. Cannot expect every group member to be a leader. Too may village chief wannabes in a group sure to clash!!

I’d be more concerned if the student is one or more of the following:

- domineering/ aggressive
- self-centered
- free-rider/ slacker
- toxic worker

Shy or otherwise, more important is to have a positive attitude and work ethics; make one-self relevant and useful.

[sharonkhoo]

schweppes:

Project work (not just referring to A levels) is a tricky thing.


Students who are passive, shy, introverts do NOT necessarily mean that they are at a losing end. Important thing is to show that they are able to contribute positively to the group. Cannot expect every group member to be a leader. Too may village chief wannabes in a group sure to clash!!

I'd be more concerned if the student is one or more of the following:

- domineering/ aggressive
- self-centered
- free-rider/ slacker
- toxic worker

Shy or otherwise, more important is to have a positive attitude and work ethics; make one-self relevant and useful.

Good points! I've told my daughter to be as cooperative as possible, and to do her fair share of the work. She's not a natural leader, and also a day-dreamer, so I've told her that she must pay attention pull her weight or her group will get fed up with her.

[zbear]

PW is not easy. I have heard from dd stories of how challenging it was to work with a group.

[starlight1968sg]

Thanks all who have shared on PW.

I gained a deeper understanding and appreciate more on the rationale behind PW.
I do not want to take up PW

[daisyt]

PW, individual presentation plays an important weightage too. If you can’t speak well to present your work, get nervous and speak so soft that cannot be heard, it can be a disaster.

[starlight1968sg]

daisyt:

PW, individual presentation plays an important weightage too. If you can't speak well to present your work, get nervous and speak so soft that cannot be heard, it can be a disaster.

Thanks for the tip.

[Jennifer]

Result release date for PW not yet confirmed by MOE.


Only know is mid-April.

[zbear]

Thanks Jennifer. I told dd n she is getting very jittery. It will be in 2 weeks time.


Any idea which day (traditionally) of the week will it be given out?