Lower Secondary Science

[adribaby]

Can anyone recommend assessment book for science?

[BayMax_dad]

Hi, Not sure if anyone heard about SmartLab education centre (http://www.smartlab.com.sg)? I am impressed by the large number of students who improved with their tuition program. Wow! Saw that they give full refund if our children do not achieve the desired grade in their final year exam.

[FantasyLandDreams]

BayMax_dad:

Hi, Not sure if anyone heard about SmartLab education centre (http://www.smartlab.com.sg)? I am impressed by the large number of students who improved with their tuition program. Wow! Saw that they give full refund if our children do not achieve the desired grade in their final year exam.

Hmmn...... similar tactic used by Mindchamps for PSLE results....

[BayMax_dad]

Ya, similar to that… But I think theirs are for all levels, even for school exam (not psle, o level etc), they also guarantee the results else full refund too. I think they should be that good to dare to guarantee this. Am checking out more details with them.

[tsh0202]

BayMax_dad:

Ya, similar to that.. But I think theirs are for all levels, even for school exam (not psle, o level etc), they also guarantee the results else full refund too. I think they should be that good to dare to guarantee this. Am checking out more details with them.

Have pm the centre about the reliability of this guarantee.
Asking them if my kid has already attained A and wanted to move further up to A*, will that be possible. They did not reply but just asked me to check their website. So, I have my doubts. They have grouped the percentage of students attaining A and A* together, so the percentage seemed to be high.

[BayMax_dad]

Wah, your child already gotten A, so good already! I just hope that my children can get a minimum A2 I am happy liao.

From what I see from their website, I am interested in their TOP result programme, either an A1 or an A2. Now, my children are only in the lower C range. Hope to push them up. Tried many tuition centres but still same -_-
Nowadays, children not easy also, so many school activities, always stay back for CCA till 6pm+ almost daily. Their academic results not very good.

[Dr.033430Daniel]

adribaby:

Can anyone recommend assessment book for science?

Comprehensive Guide for Lower Secondary Science by David Lim. (Wiseman Publishing)

This will be good enough for some schools, and it is certainly the right place to start. But unfortunately many schools are going nuts on the kids in Lower Secondary and having them do O'Level material even in Sec 1. And it can be hard to predict for a parent because it is not just IP track students. Now I see many express track students getting hit with O'Level difficulty in Sec 1 and Sec 2. Over the last month we did a lot of SA1 prep for Lower Sec students and for more than half of the students, we needed to cover beyond the level of this book and include O'Level difficulty worksheets in order to prepare them for their Midyears.

[gisele924]

Hi parents,


May I know how your children’s examination are set?
My child is doing process skills learning, concepts and application from his tutor and I’m wondering the schools that structure in the same way? if so, what materials do your children use? My child finds it interesting with the exposure it brings. Thank you so much.

[AdonciaTang]

gisele924:

Hi parents,


May I know how your children's examination are set?
My child is doing process skills learning, concepts and application from his tutor and I'm wondering the schools that structure in the same way? if so, what materials do your children use? My child finds it interesting with the exposure it brings. Thank you so much.

Hi Gisele924, Different schools might have different ways of testing their child especially when they are still in lower secondary. I compared my niece's exam paper with my DS, its slightly different.

Process skills learning, concept and applications are all very important. From what i understand from both DS, their school do go through but its not enough for them because they have questions and yet unable to ask because the teacher don have time for them.

Which is why ur tutor come in place. if ur child find it interesting and like the current tutor u have, the just continue. As long as the child loves it, hey usually will learn more and wan to lean more.

It applies to all my 3 children too. If they enjoy, they do learn and the result is good, i will continue with the current tutor who can bring out the best in them in schoolwork.

[gisele924]

Thank you Adoncia