2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[phtthp]

sembgal:

DD has been having CA1 exam since P2. This year in P4, CA1 is only 10% of overall. The one that can really makes a difference to the overall marks is SA2 exam which an be as much as 50%.

P4 is a very important year because the Chinese words taught at these level will be tested in PSLE too.
Therefore, must ensure your child is taking 听写 learning very seriously.

Maths concepts is based on what was taught last year as well as new topics this year. Science has to do really well in P3, otherwise if your child in P4, has to relearn back the p3 topics and still cope with new Science topics, gonna be tough on the child. English-make sure your child READS everyday.

http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/lets-kill-the-drill-approach-in-schools

Lastly, it is up to the child and parents on what approach they want to adopt in order to help the child cope.
Just encourage your child to do the best that he/she can be and accept the marks and move on.

note that every school has different sequence , for P4 Science SA1.
have to go through what topics are to be tested, in own school.

eg:
some schools don't test \"Light\" (a new P4 Physics abstract topic), while other schools do include testing \"Light\", in SA1.

\"Heat\" will be tested, under SA2.

[sembgal]

Life cycles topics learnt in P3, and Magnets topics learnt in P4. Some schools teach different chapters at different levels.

[MrsKiasu]

just managed to print out some past year CA1 papers for dd to try. Surprises now better than near SA1

[phtthp]

CA1 answer scripts were returned this week, for each of the 4 subjects (English, Maths, Science Chinese) : for students in schools who had taken CA1 exam.


next week : is week 10, the last week of P4 Term 1.
for some schools, there is a Parents Meet Tr session, next week.
can ask your subject Tr, all the burning questions that you’ve (if any), during Parents Meet Tr session

[Dino]

noticed that a lot of schools doesn’t have CA nowadays… is it a norm?

[Dino]

noticed that a lot of schools doesn’t have CA nowadays… is it a norm?

[phtthp]

Note the NEW changes made, to DSA requirement(s)

lee_yl:

From Straits Times:

Schools to refine DSA selection from 2017, to focus on identifying students with specific talents , and move away from recognising strong general academic abilities

As part of this refinement, schools will discontinue the use of general academic ability tests in Direct School Admission (DSA) selection by 2018, said Education Minister Ng Chee Meng.

Starting from 2018, MOE will also expand the number of DSA places so that all secondary schools can admit up to 20 per cent of their Secondary 1, non-Integrated Programme intake via DSA.

article mentioned that from 2018 : DSA, by general academic ability results, will be gone, eliminated : NO more.

However, article also mentioned that specific talent, ie. specific Academic subject : will still remain .
That means, Secondary schools like RGS (for example), that allow DSA entry by SPECIFIC Academic subject Domain (can be English, Maths, Science) -
will still remain.


which batch of children will be hit, by these new changes of DSA requirement(s), starting from PSLE 2018, onwards ?
will be children, born in Y2006 (zodiac Year of Dog), onwards : including our golden Piggies, born in Y2007 too, etc
ie. hit current 2017 (Primary 5 students, P4 students, etc), onwards.


born in Y2006 : pioneering batch, affected
ours (piggies) : 2nd batch, hit


source of info :-
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/dsa-to-exclude-academic-test-as-criteria-by-2018-ng-chee-meng/3572054.html

[jetsetter]

Nothing earth shattering. Abolition of General acad domain should have been announced last year after the talks by those MPs


You should take note of this instead.

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[floppy]

jetsetter:

Nothing earth shattering. Abolition of General acad domain should have been announced last year after the talks by those MPs


You should take note of this instead.

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Yup. This is the jaw dropping part of the announcement.

[phtthp]

Dino:

noticed that a lot of schools doesn't have CA nowadays..... is it a norm?

at P3 and P4 level :-
there are schools that do away with CA1 and CA2, leaving only SA1 & SA2 to deal with, meaning :
parents & students need to be stressed only 2 times per year, instead of being stressed all year round, in every single Term (4 times, per year).

And often, left with only SA1 & SA2, to handle :-
usually, the proportion or weightage for exams, allocated in schools, are SA1 (allocated 40%), while SA2 (the remaining 60 %), although there are also some schools that allocate SA1 (30%) with corresponding SA2 (remaining 70%), etc.


CA1 : exam in March (Term 1)
CA2 : exam in August (Term 3)

SA1 : mid-year exam, in May (Term 2)
SA2 : final, year-end exam, in October (Term 4)


However, do note that even though schools may do away with both CA1 & CA2, at level (P3 and P4) -
but come Higher level P5 (towards PSLE) : some schools also conduct CA1 & CA2.
in other words, CA1 & CA2 : can come back, at P5.

(Please check with your own school : whether this happen, or not)
(every primary school, differ)