Tips for improving in PSLE

[CoffeeCat]

Yea the more challenging routine problems are usually fractions and ratio.

[livewith_vanilla]

I usually get 48/60. Well to me,I would read the question in detail.As the question is usually lengthy,i will highlight the keypoints. Sometimes the question asked for statements that are true/false.Usually,pupils would misread the question and if the question ask for \"Which of the following statements are true\" ,the pupil would give the ones that are false. If it is a hard question and you don't know the answers,try omitting each option.Visualize if the option is possible and realistic.If its not,then cross it out.I use this method often. Also,if you are stuck,circle the question and move on. Yes,less stress=relaxed brain. When your brain is relaxed,you will be able to think better and you will not have a sudden blackout.:) Hope my tips help!

Joy:

thanks vanilla for the great tips in science.

May I check with you how to do well in mcq?At times i find redo it doesnt really help.Mcq is pretty tricky and sometime if think too indept also error , maybe less stress in doing a question is one way to go?thanks.

livewith_vanilla:

hey,i'm also taking my PSLE this year.

What i'm doing is the following:

English:
Prepare a vocabulary/grammar book.Take it with you to school or when you're studying.Make sure you have a dictionary too!Every time you chance upon a word you don't know about or your teacher asks you to write down the meaning of a word on your practice paper etc, find the meaning and write it down in your vocabulary book. Why? Cause there will not be time for you to do last minute vocabulary revision when you have over 20-30 practice papers.An exercise book will do the job.

Maths:
Understanding the different topics is one thing but solving the related questions is another.I feel that doing practices are not enough as many just mark and ignore the mistakes.What i'm doing is to challenge myself with challenging problems and solve them.Time yourself too,to know how much time you need to solve such questions and then you would be able to plan your time for PSLE maths.If you have a question on the concepts,ask your teachers.They won't bite.

Science:
Understand the concepts,know the scientific terms,and know how to apply the concept as an answer.In this part,sentence structure is very important.Another point is that when you do practices,ask yourself if you are the marker and when you read the answer,would you be asking questions?If yes,then you will have to review your answer.If no,then check if the answer's scientifically correct.I make concept maps,do colourful notes and use the red-pen method.The red pen method is to use a red pen to circle in big circles the important words in your notes.I also make powerpoints for easy references.

MT:
I would write out the characters frequently over and over again to make sure i memorised the strokes.There isn't much i do for MT though.

[livewith_vanilla]

Brenda10:

Hi Lynn2


No choice. One of the P6 parents told us that “fraction” and “ratio” are the most crucial topics to grasp well otherwise the child would face bigger difficulties when the problem questions are getting more complicated later on. May be some P6 students can confirm the above.

Fraction,ratio and percentage are connected.Usually,if you can understand how to do one of the topics and are able to convert like say percentage to fraction,you can easily solve the problems.Drawing models is also helpful. In my opinion the few most crucial topics are volume,area and perimeter,speed,circles and percentage.

Hope this helps!

[Brenda10]

livewith_vanilla:

Brenda10:

Hi Lynn2


No choice. One of the P6 parents told us that “fraction” and “ratio” are the most crucial topics to grasp well otherwise the child would face bigger difficulties when the problem questions are getting more complicated later on. May be some P6 students can confirm the above.

Fraction,ratio and percentage are connected.Usually,if you can understand how to do one of the topics and are able to convert like say percentage to fraction,you can easily solve the problems.Drawing models is also helpful. In my opinion the few most crucial topics are volume,area and perimeter,speed,circles and percentage.

Hope this helps!

Hi vanilla

Thank you for you feedback.

Yes. Some ratio questions involved percentage too. Teaches dd some simple convert/calculation of percentage like e.g Mary has 60% as much as John….. DD has to convert to 60/100 then simplify to 3/5 before can proceed to solve.

[Lynn2]

Hi Vanila


I understand that fraction is closely related to ratio.My girl refused using ratio to solve ratio prob but always use model to solve it instead.Do u forsee that she will zoom into bigger prob?thanks

livewith_vanilla:

Brenda10:

Hi Lynn2

No choice. One of the P6 parents told us that “fraction” and “ratio” are the most crucial topics to grasp well otherwise the child would face bigger difficulties when the problem questions are getting more complicated later on. May be some P6 students can confirm the above.

Fraction,ratio and percentage are connected.Usually,if you can understand how to do one of the topics and are able to convert like say percentage to fraction,you can easily solve the problems.Drawing models is also helpful. In my opinion the few most crucial topics are volume,area and perimeter,speed,circles and percentage.

Hope this helps!

[ruyu]

Brenda10:

Hi Lynn2


No choice. One of the P6 parents told us that “fraction” and “ratio” are the most crucial topics to grasp well otherwise the child would face bigger difficulties when the problem questions are getting more complicated later on. May be some P6 students can confirm the above.

it is!

[livewith_vanilla]

Well,ratio problems are supposed to be solved by ratio.I love using ratio but i'm always stuck at challenging questions that involve ratio.One quick(inaccurate) example is this: The marbles that A and B has is in the ratio 6:7. Then,124 marbles were added to the total and the ratio became 2:3.How many marbles were there at first? These kind of questions are common and its almost impossible to solve using model. If your dd knows how to use ratio to solve such challenging problems,then your dd should be alright if she wants to use model now as she still have the \"skills\" to apply the ratio method if she needs it.However,if she cannot solve using ratio,then she may face difficulty with the challenging questions.

Hope this helps.:)

Lynn2:

Hi Vanila

I understand that fraction is closely related to ratio.My girl refused using ratio to solve ratio prob but always use model to solve it instead.Do u forsee that she will zoom into bigger prob?thanks

livewith_vanilla:

[quote=\"Brenda10\"]Hi Lynn2

No choice. One of the P6 parents told us that “fraction” and “ratio” are the most crucial topics to grasp well otherwise the child would face bigger difficulties when the problem questions are getting more complicated later on. May be some P6 students can confirm the above.

Fraction,ratio and percentage are connected.Usually,if you can understand how to do one of the topics and are able to convert like say percentage to fraction,you can easily solve the problems.Drawing models is also helpful. In my opinion the few most crucial topics are volume,area and perimeter,speed,circles and percentage.

Hope this helps!

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[Lynn2]

thanks.


I just show her the question.She agreed that cannot use model and must use ration.She says she has learned it in school...

livewith_vanilla:

Well,ratio problems are supposed to be solved by ratio.I love using ratio but i'm always stuck at challenging questions that involve ratio.One quick(inaccurate) example is this: The marbles that A and B has is in the ratio 6:7. Then,124 marbles were added to the total and the ratio became 2:3.How many marbles were there at first? These kind of questions are common and its almost impossible to solve using model. If your dd knows how to use ratio to solve such challenging problems,then your dd should be alright if she wants to use model now as she still have the \"skills\" to apply the ratio method if she needs it.However,if she cannot solve using ratio,then she may face difficulty with the challenging questions.
Hope this helps.:)

Lynn2:

Hi Vanila

I understand that fraction is closely related to ratio.My girl refused using ratio to solve ratio prob but always use model to solve it instead.Do u forsee that she will zoom into bigger prob?thanks
[quote=\"livewith_vanilla\"]Fraction,ratio and percentage are connected.Usually,if you can understand how to do one of the topics and are able to convert like say percentage to fraction,you can easily solve the problems.Drawing models is also helpful. In my opinion the few most crucial topics are volume,area and perimeter,speed,circles and percentage.

Hope this helps!

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[CoffeeCat]

Lynn2 I can forsee that she will face problems when the numbers are bigger and "not nice" if she is using the pure model way. Why I say if is because sometimes model are drawn to understand the problem but the working might belong to other methods (like branching, a fraction method)

For example the famous Jim and Ken problem from last year psle, many models are drawn in many model solutions, but the technique they use is actually called forming an equation.

[Lynn2]

Thank you coffeecat for the pointers.



SCIENCE MCQ

For science mcq, I noticed that she is able to do the questions in structure form, but if you presented the same question in mcq form, she will pick the wrong answer.May I know what is the problem and how to rectify the problem?She is more of a language person than a logical person.thanks


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CoffeeCat:

Lynn2 I can forsee that she will face problems when the numbers are bigger and \"not nice\" if she is using the pure model way. Why I say if is because sometimes model are drawn to understand the problem but the working might belong to other methods (like branching, a fraction method)
For example the famous Jim and Ken problem from last year psle, many models are drawn in many model solutions, but the technique they use is actually called forming an equation.