2017 PSLE Discussions and Strategies
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For this year’s PSLE, my P6 mummy friends were telling me for my school, there is this group who were expected to get 26X based on prelim results ended up with 24X or 25X only. They were shocked as the names of the 26X did not appear in the top performers list ( usually for above 260).
Conversely, there is this group who expected to only getting 225 to 235 ended up with 245 to 252.
Not sure if the same thing is happening in other schools as well this year? Anyone can share? -
How did the students calculate their prelims scores to be 260+? Unless the school has an indication of how their school’s SD and Mean measures up against the national’s stats, it can’t be an accurate prediction of PSLE scores.
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Based on her prelim scores, my niece was expected to score 260+. She was very disappointed she got 241. She is in the top class in a neighbourhood school.
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http://www.ifaq.gov.sg/SEAB/apps/fcd_faqmain.aspx
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Just a random example:
John usually aces in EMS (high 80s) but is weaker in Mother Tongue (low 70s) whereas Mary is comparatively slightly weaker to A in EMS (high 70s) but has a solid foundation in MT (mid-high 80s).
Their particular P6 batch managed to do well in EMS (be it because majority happened to have strong footing in these subjects or the papers were less challenging etc.). John's 'advantage/strength' will be 'reduced', even if he maintains his usually score for EMS.
On the other hand, Mary, like majority of those in the batch did well for EMS while also upholding her standards for MT whereas majority in the batch just did fairly well. Her strength in MT will 'double' her advantage. If her raw results for EMS were as good/not far behind John's, there is every chance of her getting a higher PSLE aggregate score.
In short, the kid's overall PSLE aggregate score does depend on how they performed + how others in the same cohort did.
It is possible for a student with 3A* and 1A to be ranked lower than another student who has only 1A* and 3As. A graphical example:![](\"https://s18.postimg.org/5iq4gv2qh/tscore2.jpg\")
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That is the pros and cons of using a result based on a single data point (PSLE exam).
Pros:
Even if you CMI for the last 6 years, you just need to turn up for the show once (i.e. PSLE), and past results will be forgotten (and forgiven).
Cons:
Even if you are ace for the last 6 years, you just need to fail to turn up for the show once (or make a couple of careless mistakes), and past results will be forgotten. -
:goodpost: floppy:
That is the pros and cons of using a result based on a single data point (PSLE exam).
Pros:
Even if you CMI for the last 6 years, you just need to turn up for the show once (i.e. PSLE), and past results will be forgotten (and forgiven).
Cons:
Even if you are ace for the last 6 years, you just need to fail to turn up for the show once (or make a couple of careless mistakes), and past results will be forgotten. -
What is CMI ?
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phtthp:
What is CMI ?
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chenlaoshi:
@chenlaoshi. :goodpost: :thankyou: Chen-laoshi! Agree that it is important to have strong footing as well as upholding MT standard. Thanks as well for the numerous assessment book recommendations....Their particular P6 batch managed to do well in EMS (be it because majority happened to have strong footing in these subjects or the papers were less challenging etc.). John's 'advantage/strength' will be 'reduced', even if he maintains his usually score for EMS.
On the other hand, Mary, like majority of those in the batch did well for EMS while also upholding her standards for MT whereas majority in the batch just did fairly well. Her strength in MT will 'double' her advantage. If her raw results for EMS were as good/not far behind John's, there is every chance of her getting a higher PSLE aggregate score.
In short, the kid's overall PSLE aggregate score does depend on how they performed + how others in the same cohort did... -
FantasyLandDreams:
Ya, why hor?For this year's PSLE, my P6 mummy friends were telling me for my school, there is this group who were expected to get 26X based on prelim results ended up with 24X or 25X only. They were shocked as the names of the 26X did not appear in the top performers list ( usually for above 260).
Conversely, there is this group who expected to only getting 225 to 235 ended up with 245 to 252.
Not sure if the same thing is happening in other schools as well this year? Anyone can share?
DD1 did slightly better than her prelims, by around 5marks. So it’s pretty accurate for us.
I initially had this misconception that all the 250 and above will come from the top 2 classes, but not all from the top 2 classes did well and there were students from mixed ability classes who did surprisingly well.
Perhaps, this is what makes parents stressed over PSLE. Anything can happen. A major exam, one tscore, sort of sum up one’s efforts for 6yrs!
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