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[HappieNewbie123]

Dear parents,

Is any any good GP book to recommend for preparation for GP during the holidays. My dd is in IP, JC1 next year. Is the book ‘GP power’ by Robert Wilks good?

Also dd is planning to choose 3H2 1H1 combi: H2 PCM H1 General studies in Chinese. Will this be a good combi? Her Chinese is good, better than English but need to put in effort for H2 Mathematics. She is planning to focus on PCM with this combi. This is what she has thought and said. Parents take on this?

Thanks.

[zeemimi]

There is NO good GP book to recommend. In fact the best GP prep is for the student to read intelligently and widely, VERY widely.

http://waffle.ketupat.me/2015/11/02/stu ... gy-policy/
Read this humorous writeup after last Monday's GP paper. It kind of portrays studying for GP an all futile affair.
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[Jennifer]

During the recent PTM session at NJC, I asked the teachers how are the school papers compared to the actual A levels paper in terms of difficulty level. All of them told me : comparable.


I will ask my boy later if he agrees with what the teachers told me.

[KTKS]

zeemimi:

There is NO good GP book to recommend. In fact the best GP prep is for the student to read intelligently and widely, VERY widely.

Mastering good writing skills is also vital? I heard from an RI boy that some GP tutors from popular tuition centres have different approach as compared to JCs' teachers and that Cambridge examiners prefer the formers' style of writing.

[pirated]

Writing skills is of course part of the GP

[ParkYuni]

angwc:

As a former JC lecturer, I can share a few personal opinions why certain schools set very challenging paper.

Hi, based on your expertise, may I know if A level results are subject to moderation, as in the case of O level's?
If yes, how is it done? I heard it's not based on bell-curve.

[DadOfGirl]

angwc:

As a former JC lecturer, I can share a few personal opinions why certain schools set very challenging paper.


1) Recent A level papers can be a little challenging (math) as the trend is that there will be a couple of unseen or uncommon questions. These questions need not be very difficult but can be challenging to students who learn through route learning. Therefore the school needs to prepare students to face the \"unusual\" questions.

2) No school will set a paper at A level standard. It is like training for a running race of 1km. People will train beyond 1km so that their skills are above what is required. Some of the schools have been successful in using this approach to train their students and hence the good A level results.

3) \"Scare\" the students, to let them know never be too confident.

However end of the day it depends on the general ability level of the students in that school, whether the students can withstand the rigorous training and to build a solid foundation both academically and psychologically. Some students benefit from rigorous pushing and stretching while some don't. Hence it is important to choose the correct school at the beginning and do not go for just the branding.

Today's MAths Paper was difficult... But it may be her assesment.

[ParkYuni]

DadOfGirl:

Today's MAths Paper was difficult... But it may be her assesment.

Oh dear!
Is it H2 math?
Your DD from CJC?
How did she fare on sch's exams?
Is the paper more difficult than her sch's?

[DadOfGirl]

ParkYuni:

DadOfGirl:

Today's MAths Paper was difficult... But it may be her assesment.

Oh dear!
Is it H2 math?
Your DD from CJC?
How did she fare on sch's exams?
Is the paper more difficult than her sch's?

H2 MAths
Yes in CJC
Not good...
No ... Same as school... but expacted to be easier than school, but didn't turn out

[ParkYuni]

DadOfGirl:

ParkYuni:

[quote=\"DadOfGirl\"]

Today's MAths Paper was difficult... But it may be her assesment.

Oh dear!
Is it H2 math?
Your DD from CJC?
How did she fare on sch's exams?
Is the paper more difficult than her sch's?

H2 MAths
Yes in CJC
Not good...
No ... Same as school... but expacted to be easier than school, but didn't turn out[/quote]Sorry to hear that. If most of the pupils find this paper challenging, your DD will still be fine. Don't despair. You will never know until she gets her results and she may still get into her dream uni course. Spur your DD on for the subsequent papers.