2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[patlsy79]

Very clear now. Thanks again!

[sweetbaby]

hi


Is Prelims 100%? Or consist of of CA1 and SA1? Thx

[zac's mum]

sweetbaby:

hi


Is Prelims 100%? Or consist of of CA1 and SA1? Thx

DS school says prelims is 100% because that’s the fallback score if PSLE didn’t manage to attend the paper.

I don’t think CA1 and SA1 are of much consequence actually. Some schools may set it harder and use it as a practice round to “scare” students into bucking up. What did your child’s school brief the parents?

[phtthp]

sweetbaby:

hi


Is Prelims 100%? Or consist of of CA1 and SA1? Thx

Prelim is 100%, because in the event should a child fall sick during actual PSLE days (paper), SEAB will refer back, fall back upon his (her) Prelim score, to compute the actual PSLE T-score for him (her), for S1 posting.

CA1 is a warm up, gear-up exercise (training), for SA1 (mid-year), quickly identify last-minute all weak spots (components) & try to improve as much as possible. P6 students whose schools do not conduct CA1, should also practise some CA1 papers.

SA1 is also important, for DSA purpose, if you intend to apply DSA.
When come to P6, every exam carry its own significance

[phtthp]

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[floppy]

phtthp:

sweetbaby:

hi


Is Prelims 100%? Or consist of of CA1 and SA1? Thx

Prelim is 100%, because in the event should a child fall sick during actual PSLE days (paper), SEAB will refer back, fall back upon his (her) Prelim score, to compute the actual PSLE T-score for him (her), for S1 posting.
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I’m sorry but this is INCORRECT info.

If a child fall sick, there is NO fall back to prelim score. The child will have to report to the test center with the valid MC for the chief to decide, assuming it was last minute unexpected situation. The child may be quarantined and takes the exam in a separate room or be given extra time to complete. Even if the child is down in hospital, he / she will still have to take the exam in hospital. The only time where the child would miss the exam is when he / she is so sick and bedridden in a semi-conscious / unconscious state in hospital (and if the child is in such a condition, PSLE would be the least of the parents’ concerns)..

Prelim serves no purpose other than being a practice paper.

[zac's mum]

floppy:

phtthp:

[quote=\"sweetbaby\"]hi


Is Prelims 100%? Or consist of of CA1 and SA1? Thx

Prelim is 100%, because in the event should a child fall sick during actual PSLE days (paper), SEAB will refer back, fall back upon his (her) Prelim score, to compute the actual PSLE T-score for him (her), for S1 posting.
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I’m sorry but this is INCORRECT info.

If a child fall sick, there is NO fall back to prelim score. The child will have to report to the test center with the valid MC for the chief to decide, assuming it was last minute unexpected situation. The child may be quarantined and takes the exam in a separate room or be given extra time to complete. Even if the child is down in hospital, he / she will still have to take the exam in hospital. The only time where the child would miss the exam is when he / she is so sick and bedridden in a semi-conscious / unconscious state in hospital (and if the child is in such a condition, PSLE would be the least of the parents’ concerns)..

Prelim serves no purpose other than being a practice paper.[/quote]Ok now that u mention it, I think I recall 2 friends of mine mentioned taking exam papers in hospital while (i) having chickenpox and (ii) after appendix removal surgery.

BUT prelim results were used when Cambridge lost the O level exam papers.

Is there any possibility for PSLE papers to be lost while in transit in SG? Could be right? Transporting from school to marking site?

[floppy]

zac's mum:

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BUT prelim results were used when Cambridge lost the O level exam papers.

Is there any possibility for PSLE papers to be lost while in transit in SG? Could be right? Transporting from school to marking site?

Unfortunately, I’m not PS or Min To know the answer. It would have to happen before we know

That said, I would assume it’s going to be some sort of permutation between Prelim, CA and SA from the student’s school’s result to come up with an acceptable answer. Then again, they can always make the student retake the exam. However, I suspect most parents would insist on an A* since Murphy’s Law says it will always be so heng / sway that the particular paper lost will be the one that he / she should be scoring an A*, regardless of what their previous results suggest.

[Zappy]

Like Floppy mentioned, there isn't an automatic fallback to Prelim results. At least there's no publicly available document, even though that rumour has been going around for the longest time.


How SEAB calculates the final score isn't really transparent - even the PSLE booklet simply says \"For candidates who are not feeling well and not able to sit the examination, you have to inform your school before the examination.\"

However, there is an old document available from long ago which states that the student's performance in school is one of the considerations, together with the school recommendations.
https://www.seab.gov.sg/content/mediaReplies/PSLE_PupilSick_ST_Forum_Reply_13102006.pdf

So, the prelims may still play a part in the final score if the student is really unable to take the exams.

[floppy]

To be fair, my statement "prelim serves no purpose other than being a practice paper" isn’t entirely right.


It is not 100% fall back on prelim but prelim may still form part of an assessment for the sake of t-score computation / posting consideration.