2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[janet88]

nicnac:

janet88:

i totally agree what the professor mentioned.

\"Most of our students acquire knowledge just to pass exams, and they do not really enjoy the learning process,\" Prof Tan told the Chinese evening daily
http://news.asiaone.com/news/education/ ... arning-too

from beginning to end, it's all about learning how to pass exams...for example doing past year exam papers which has been going on all these years.

Agree! Especially science, too rigid.. it has to be the 'model' answer. You have to use the exact word eg, strong =/= hard etc..To score well for science, we have to master the technique of answering, knowing the facts is not enough.

:hi5:

[Love Clouds]

SydneyBB:

Hi all,


Any headstart PSLE camp to recommend for this Nov/Dec holiday?
My DS is P5 this year.

I know Wang (Chinese) and Science Alive (Sci) have pretty good PSLE preparatory holiday camps.
Once term 1 starts for p6, the teachers are going to teach like bullet trains with lots of 'loadings' - from my DDs' experiences. Being kiasu, it's good to prepare them this holi, but let them play hard too cos they may not have much time to enjoy once term 1 starts.

[ammonite]

janet88:

ammonite:

[quote=\"janet88\"] past year exam papers is not a way to revise...it can only be done after revision is completed.

janet88, actually I do find past year papers a fast way to revise. From the papers, you can find out what the child doesn't know, then revise accordingly. This you don't have to waste time going through everything.

will it be like spotting questions?[/quote] :? Spotting is if you learn the answers only for that particular question instead of clarifying concepts.

[Funz]

I use mostly past year papers and mock exam assessments for revisions, topical assessment books are used only when there are areas that need revisiting. When kids were younger and require more supervision and handholding in their revision. I will make them do a couple of exam papers for each subject, look through and see where their mistake lie. Thereafter, I zoom in on those mistakes, go through with them, make them do 1 or 2 set of topical assessment on that topic and back to past year papers and mock exam papers to see if they understand and are able to apply.


As they progress, I taught them to self correct and find their own answers, told them they have to be honest about it, if even having the answers and they do not understand, must ask. DS is better at that. DD will ignore. So cannot totally hands off gotta check their work and corrections and give them my version of ‘pop’ quiz to make sure they understand.

[janet88]

ammonite:

:? Spotting is if you learn the answers only for that particular question instead of clarifying concepts.

thanks. still green managing revision for this child.
get a clearer pic now. thanks ammonite/funz.

[Edyboy]

Dear parents, my DC3 is rather weak in her Eng… I always tell myself to give her some more time & i guess the time has come for her to work extra hard since next yr is her Psle. :-)…How do we improve Eng esp in cloze passage, synthesis?

I knw reading books, newspaper articles, revision books can help to improve… Did i miss anything?
I dint hv much prob with my my DC1 & DC2 tho, so i can say its a new experience fr me to feel worried abt it nex yr fr my DC3… I guess my DC3 have my genes…;-)thanks all…

[janet88]

English Paper 1 over...whew! was eager to pick up my daughter after school yesterday. monitored her behaviour. she said she understood what the pictures indicated. I am she wrote what was required.

This Friday...oral.

[janet88]

What kind of homework are your kids given?

Next week, 4 days of PSLE marking…home based learning to be done.

[mummyxoxo]

Hi, just sharing, if anyone is interested in P6 preparatory course during this coming holiday, my dd's tutor is offering one. Anyone who is interested can contact her at 93989072.


Hope this is useful for those looking for revision courses during this holiday

[Gabby]

Hi just asking, have you all decided on the sec school your DD or ds will be going? I am staying at Tampines. Any suggestion of good sec school nearby?


My ds marks are around this range at P5.

El 80, Maths 85, CL 85 and Science 80