[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue
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:rahrah: I am happy. Was waiting for this piece of news the entire day.
Somehow for kids who can cope with MT, it probably mean better opportunities. Eg. maybe oral exam will be given greater emphasis as compared to compo writing??? -
MMM:
...maybe oral exam will be given greater emphasis as compared to compo writing???
I have the same thought
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MMM:
yes :rahrah: ...we might not be good at fighting for our own 'rights' but we parents will fight all the way for our children's or grand children's future..:rahrah: I am happy. Was waiting for this piece of news the entire day.
Somehow for kids who can cope with MT, it probably mean better opportunities. Eg. maybe oral exam will be given greater emphasis as compared to compo writing???
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caroline3sg:
Ho Peng is sister of Ho Ching
Ng never eat humble pie?tankee:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1055797/1/.html
Mother Tongue weighting won't be reduced, but teaching methods to change
SINGAPORE: The weighting of the Mother Tongue language will not be reduced at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) -- but it will be taught in a new way to meet the dynamic needs of the student population.
Speaking at an hour-long news conference Tuesday at the Istana, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said more resources and teachers will be devoted to the teaching of Mother Tongue languages.
A committee headed by director-general of Education, Ho Peng, is already looking at how Mother Tongue languages can be taught to cater to different proficiencies.
The aim is to allow students of various abilities to achieve the best level they can and exams will be changed to support this new approach.
The committee is expected to come up with preliminary recommendations in a few months but the changes will be fully implemented over five to 10 years.
PM Lee said: \"I think if we can define more of these proficiency levels, then I think we can get our students to go from level to level and jump step from one step to the next, instead of trying to do one high jump to the top and he didn't quite hit the bar and he crashed somewhere down and then you say, ah well, I think I give him 45 marks for good effort but actually he didn't get anywhere.
\"But if I can have steps to get all the way up and I know that he made the first step the second, then the 4th one maybe not quite, then I think there is proficiency which is verified and there is achievement from the kid who says yes I know I am getting somewhere this is something I am able to attain. I won't get full marks because I didn't reach the highest level that people want but I am getting somewhere and it is not a hopeless waste of time.\"
Is Ho Peng chinese educated?
I think chinese newspapers have more to report.
Ho Peng used to be Head of GP Dept in NJC, English-ed of course.
But Ho Peng is a very capable educator. Let's hope something feasible will come out from all these debates, and break new ground to get more effective teaching of the chinese language -
tankee:
as it is now, the weightage within the subject has been tilted heavily towards oral and listening compreMMM:
...maybe oral exam will be given greater emphasis as compared to compo writing???
I have the same thought -
hoooo...la.la...
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tankee:
Written is easier than oral. Oral tests on how quick thinking one is: able to come up with a compo for the ηεΎθ―΄θ― and for the topic conversation, one needs to know what θ―θ― to use instantaneously. Three yrs ago, the % of oral went up from about 30 to 50 marks.I read it as the weightage between the subjects will remains.
but how the MT examination is conducted and perhaps the relative weightage between oral & written & perhaps other new examination methods may be changed.
Though teaching methods may change (should change to make it more interesting), exam standard may go up & relative % of the various components may change, I believe exam questions (written) are not straight forward like in the section where there are 4 sentences to choose for a given θ―θ―. When this was first introduced, many students failed badly. One needs to be really strong to know the correct one because all 4 are very close. -
vlim:
For me, I am not the political type. But this is the 1st issue that really bother me especially having benefitted from bilingual system. Till the extent that, if they really reduce MT weightage, I will think twice on who to vote for during election.
yes :rahrah: ...we might not be good at fighting for our own 'rights' but we parents will fight all the way for our children's or grand children's future..MMM:
:rahrah: I am happy. Was waiting for this piece of news the entire day.
Somehow for kids who can cope with MT, it probably mean better opportunities. Eg. maybe oral exam will be given greater emphasis as compared to compo writing??? -
tankee:
:lol: I am seeing hope that my investment in CL S&D for the kids will materialise :rahrah:MMM:
...maybe oral exam will be given greater emphasis as compared to compo writing???
I have the same thought -
I also have same thinking that oral % would increase. Now a lot of people cannot speak full mandarin sentence. Mix eng to shorten or vocab limited?
Listening, I think, may be increase difficulty. Now seems easy like testing memory.
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