2015 PSLE Discussion and Strategies

[janet88]

NerdyMath:

DS 's teacher said that comparing answers has no use. What is done is done, there's no way that you can change your answers.

move on...what's done is done. wrong cannot become right.

[Juz Mum]

Agree with janet88.

Move on.
Don’t let it affect the kids mood and morale.
No point comparing answers now.

[Pen88n]

faithfuldad123:

janet88:

I feel that comparing the answers of the Listening Comprehension is not going to help. why not move on and focus on the written papers?

Listening comprehension is not a matter of hearing, but comprehension. SEAB feels that if the child cannot have fundamental comprehension skills in listening, how will they cope with visual text and oe? SEAB also mentioned that this year 's listening is purposely made to uncover those high-flyers who can go to good schools. In other words, those who get full marks. Paper 2 will also be easy so the only mark that separates a and a* is listening.

I think it is quite inaccurate to say listening compre is going to be the component to separate A and A*. It is the whole package - even if paper 2 is easy and most students score well, there is oral, listening compre and compo components in the package. Compo and oral make up a larger component than solely the listening compre.

As such, kids who have doubts about how they fare in listening compre should work at the other components. What is past is past, you can only move forward to do better and not dwelt in what's done and cannot be undone. Do not be so quick to judge results when all's not over and done yet.

[zbear]

faithfuldad123:

In other words, those who get full marks. Paper 2 will also be easy so the only mark that separates a and a* is listening.

Did you get confirmation from SEAB that this will be the case? If not, it's not good to assume - you will only worry the other parents n students.

I think there is already more than enough discussions on LC. Don't waste time n mental health on it.

[janet88]

supposing the child gets full marks for LC…so what? he/she still needs to do very well in English compo and paper 2 to get that A*…constantly dwelling on which LC answer is right or wrong is not going to help things…no point getting stressed nor worried over what is already OVER. move on and think about how to make full use of the days to prepare for the REAL picture.

[nicnac]

janet88:

supposing the child gets full marks for LC...so what? he/she still needs to do very well in English compo and paper 2 to get that A*...constantly dwelling on which LC answer is right or wrong is not going to help things...no point getting stressed nor worried over what is already OVER. move on and think about how to make full use of the days to prepare for the REAL picture.

:goodpost:

[phtthp]

janet88:

supposing the child gets full marks for LC...so what? he/she still needs to do very well in English compo and paper 2 to get that A*...constantly dwelling on which LC answer is right or wrong is not going to help things...no point getting stressed nor worried over what is already OVER. move on and think about how to make full use of the days to prepare for the REAL picture.

usually, Paper 1 composition is the killer paper.

For Paper 2, usually it is Comprehension part that tend to pull down students' marks, if student fail to comprehend, analyse or interpret key points in the passage read.

[faithfuldad123]

zbear:

faithfuldad123:

In other words, those who get full marks. Paper 2 will also be easy so the only mark that separates a and a* is listening.

Did you get confirmation from SEAB that this will be the case? If not, it's not good to assume - you will only worry the other parents n students.

I think there is already more than enough discussions on LC. Don't waste time n mental health on it.

My wife recieved this message from SEAB

[Go for it]

Hi Faithfuldad123,


Thanks for sharing the information from SEAB.

At least now I know if my DC gets A*, it’s because of full marks in LC.

In any case, if any P6 students are reading this thread, DO NOT rest easy thinking that Paper 2 will be easy. You still need to put in your best effort. As long as you have done your best and have enjoyed yourself in the process, you will definitely get a satisfactory result for your effort.

Best of Luck to all students and parents.

[faithfuldad123]

janet88:

supposing the child gets full marks for LC...so what? he/she still needs to do very well in English compo and paper 2 to get that A*...constantly dwelling on which LC answer is right or wrong is not going to help things...no point getting stressed nor worried over what is already OVER. move on and think about how to make full use of the days to prepare for the REAL picture.

Once again, stop mistaking that I made this up on my own. I am just stating what wassent to my wife! Let me state my stand here. Let us say there are two pupils, X and Y. X got 18 for listening while Y got 20. Now, let me state three scenarioes.

SCENERIO A: Paper 1 and Paper 2 is extremely easy and both X and Y do well. So? Let's say both of them do so well that they got an A* for the raw score for English. Does that mean both pupils will get A*? Definitely not! Remember what you said that A* is not the raw score but the bell curve? Well, as I said earlier, most children in Singapore will probably get 18 for listening, so X might just get an A because the bell curve pulled him down. But Y can still get an A* beacause very few pupils in Singapore will get full marks for Listening!

SCENERIO B: Both paper 1 and paper 2 are of average standard, making X and Y both have average marks. This supports my stand even further. SInce both got average marks, the only thing that makes a difference in their score will be listening compre! Get me so far?

Scenerio Both papers are extremely difficult and thus both X and Y score badly. This is similar to A since once again, going by the bell curve, Y will get his marks pulled up while X will probably get average A marks (83 and above).

I hope you can get a clearer understanding of this matter. I have no idea why we are quarreling over A's and A*'s. Let us stop talking about listening compre from this post onwards and discuss on strategy for paper 1 and 2. This is not a debate post! :itwasntme: :imsorry: :imsorry: