2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)
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Estéema\" post_id=\"1911573\" time=\"1558582163\" user_id=\"66413:Yes Estéema, but it's fully registered (thankful for the trust and support).
Hi chenlaoshi,phtthp\" post_id=\"1911698\" time=\"1558625753\" user_id=\"35251:
Regarding flashback, actually don't need to 'avoid using'. Just need to remember to reiterate at the end that 'although the incident has long past, it's still fresh in your mind or has a lasting influence' etc --> it's similar to if student wrote '呆若木鸡‘ then never mention '回过神来' before mentioning the character's next action/response - doesn't make sense because by right the character is still in a state of daze/awestruck/astonishment.
will student be penalized, if start opening paragraph zuowen with a flashback, but conclusion did not come back nor relate back to the flashback incident, perhaps either forgot or no time to finish writing zuowen on time ?phtthp, yup, it will affect the grading for 表达 as the structure of the composition is considered incomplete.
Parents may want to refer to https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=51186&start=120#p1877322 for the marking rubric I shared previously.ay33\" post_id=\"1911725\" time=\"1558658467\" user_id=\"33048:
Hi ay33, there are some guidebooks that explains how to 審题 but it's usually just mentioned over a couple of pages/lines. Indeed, practicing how to identify key words help - this is true for many Paper 2 sections too. Another tip is to keep probing by asking yourself questions using the 6何法 - aka 5W1H.Hi Chen laoshi,
How to strengthen 審题？besides circle key words, so to avoid going out of point? Can u recommend compo books that teach such technique? Many Thanks!
You can consider taking pictures of content pages of the various compo books and use those questions as 審题practices for your child.
E.g. 2015 PSLE HCL 完成文章 question
放学后，同学们都带着愉快的心情回家了，教室里只剩下我一个人。我满怀心事，因为那件事完全是由我引起的。我带着沉重的心情走向教师办公室… …
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questions: why you remained in class, how were you feeling, what incident could have possibly been caused by you, when did the incident happen, who did it affect, why were you heading to the office with a heavy heart, why do you need to go and find the teacher etc. -
bluepencil\" post_id=\"1911721\" time=\"1558656127\" user_id=\"165241:
Most schools had back to back papers within a week, but hey put it this way, if your kid was able to survive this sort of taxing schedule, i.e. able to mentally turnover from subject A to subject B overnight, it's a remarkable feat, albeit achieving a less than coveted grade in the prelims. I'm pretty sure they will recover in Sept when 2 subjects are scheduled after the weekend, so kids can rest and recover to revise the concepts adequately.
Our school was one paper after another, except paper 1 was week before..zeit\" post_id=\"1911596\" time=\"1558586691\" user_id=\"171271:
It's interesting that you pointed this out. I know SJI has 1 more Science paper tomorrow. I had a quick glance at more than 10 popular schools' MYE schedules. I noticed some are more punishing than others.
For instance, some schools had separate days for EL and MTL Paper 1, much to the relief of pupils and their parents.
Some had more rest days (weekend + Mon) in between subjects.
One had theirs on alternate days for candidates to catch their breath and to erase the previous paper's contents.
A few schools strategically brought forward the content-heavy Science paper, before Math and MTL. Some scheduled Science immediately after the weekend. Some schools had Science after EL, Ma, MTL. By Thurs, a lot of pupils were already half-dead. And to top up with icing, many went on to do 2 papers of HMTL on Fri.
Some staggered their EL and CL Oral over 2 weeks, others cramped both back to back over 2 afternoons. Some had LC on its own in one day, while some combined LC with Paper 2 in one morning. Perhaps the worst schedule I'd come across was MarisStella's, but it's the closest simulation / full-dress rehearsal by far, i.e. Paper 1-recess-Paper 2.
I suppose cognitive fatigue and stamina are other factors we need to look at. For schools that staggered or spaced out their subject papers, I'm sure their pupils would be in a better state to give their optimum performance. But this may not necessarily translate to equal performance during actual PSLE which has a diff timetable, notwithstanding the fact that the std of papers are diff from school to school.
Our math exam paper - my child is usually A star only for this subject, but this time the paper was super hard, and the A star became average A. Many children could not finish and many cried.
I wonder , these results are for DSA, who in the world would know our math paper was so hard. We happen to have a genius and overzealous math teacher . cry...
My relative's girl (average std) has always had her school MYE and YEE papers back to back (Fri being HCL) since P4, so her Science (always a Thurs) was always badly done due to cognitive fatigue. But this time, the school placed 2 subjects after the Vesak Day long weekend and she had enough time to recuperate after EL and MA, so she could focus much better for Section A and grade jumped from high-B to mid-A now.
I recall seeing a school timetable that scheduled MTL last, so their potato kids had ample time to look through the 3 years worth of vocab lists. That's why you see some kids reportedly scoring near or over 190/200 for MTL which is near impossible for kids in some popular schools renowned for their exacting MTL stds.
I cited the MSHS' taxing schedule as e.g because I know a few MSHS boys who did so poorly in their own domestic exams, making their parents worry big time as they feared their kids could not even meet the affiliated sec COP, and worse, they could not even use their school's dismal scores to DSA to their dream schools. But amazingly they all did well in PSLE...perhaps thanks to the taxing schedule. LOL.
If MOE is trying to get more students to apply thru DSA in lieu of T-score, I strongly urge those scholars to set up a task force to look into the different exam schedules set by different primary schools. An A* in School A for Subject A is not quite equal to another A* in School B for Subject A.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790980/ -
ur school was one paper after another, except paper 1 was week before.
Our math exam paper - my child is usually A star only for this subject, but this time the paper was super hard, and the A star became average A. Many children could not finish and many cried.
I wonder , these results are for DSA, who in the world would know our math paper was so hard. We happen to have a genius and overzealous math teacher . cry...
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Most schools had back to back papers within a week, but hey put it this way, if your kid was able to survive this sort of taxing schedule, i.e. able to mentally turnover from subject A to subject B overnight, it's a remarkable feat, albeit achieving a less than coveted grade in the prelims. I'm pretty sure they will recover in Sept when 2 subjects are scheduled after the weekend, so kids can rest and recover to revise the concepts adequately.
My relative's girl (average std) has always had her school MYE and YEE papers back to back (Fri being HCL) since P4, so her Science (always a Thurs) was always badly done due to cognitive fatigue. But this time, the school placed 2 subjects after the Vesak Day long weekend and she had enough time to recuperate after EL and MA, so she could focus much better for Section A and grade jumped from high-B to mid-A now.
I recall seeing a school timetable that scheduled MTL last, so their potato kids had ample time to look through the 3 years worth of vocab lists. That's why you see some kids reportedly scoring near or over 190/200 for MTL which is near impossible for kids in some popular schools renowned for their exacting MTL stds.
I cited the MSHS' taxing schedule as e.g because I know a few MSHS boys who did so poorly in their own domestic exams, making their parents worry big time as they feared their kids could not even meet the affiliated sec COP, and worse, they could not even use their school's dismal scores to DSA to their dream schools. But amazingly they all did well in PSLE...perhaps thanks to the taxing schedule. LOL.
If MOE is trying to get more students to apply thru DSA in lieu of T-score, I strongly urge those scholars to set up a task force to look into the different exam schedules set by different primary schools. An A* in School A for Subject A is not quite equal to another A* in School B for Subject A.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790980/
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Can i ask what is MYE and YEE? -
MYE : mid-year exam in May, ie. SA1
YEE : year-end exam in October, ie. SA2 (P3 to P5, because P1 and P2 no more exam) or Prelim (August) for P6 -
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Most schools had back to back papers within a week, but hey put it this way, if your kid was able to survive this sort of taxing schedule, i.e. able to mentally turnover from subject A to subject B overnight, it's a remarkable feat, albeit achieving a less than coveted grade in the prelims. I'm pretty sure they will recover in Sept when 2 subjects are scheduled after the weekend, so kids can rest and recover to revise the concepts adequately.
My relative's girl (average std) has always had her school MYE and YEE papers back to back (Fri being HCL) since P4, so her Science (always a Thurs) was always badly done due to cognitive fatigue. But this time, the school placed 2 subjects after the Vesak Day long weekend and she had enough time to recuperate after EL and MA, so she could focus much better for Section A and grade jumped from high-B to mid-A now.
I recall seeing a school timetable that scheduled MTL last, so their potato kids had ample time to look through the 3 years worth of vocab lists. That's why you see some kids reportedly scoring near or over 190/200 for MTL which is near impossible for kids in some popular schools renowned for their exacting MTL stds.
I cited the MSHS' taxing schedule as e.g because I know a few MSHS boys who did so poorly in their own domestic exams, making their parents worry big time as they feared their kids could not even meet the affiliated sec COP, and worse, they could not even use their school's dismal scores to DSA to their dream schools. But amazingly they all did well in PSLE...perhaps thanks to the taxing schedule. LOL.
If MOE is trying to get more students to apply thru DSA in lieu of T-score, I strongly urge those scholars to set up a task force to look into the different exam schedules set by different primary schools. An A* in School A for Subject A is not quite equal to another A* in School B for Subject A.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790980/
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Thanks Zeit for the words. We just took the exam as it is, cry also cannot do anything. Today my child brought back Science exam paper. The science paper was also quite tough. When I looked at it my face turned white, but I daren't express it in front of my child.
Indeed what you said is true, every school set different exam schedule and even exam paper difficulty. Our school is not top popular school. That means there are other schools who are not top popular schools with the real challenging exam papers we never know ... -
Interesting article, didn’t know there is a term called cognitive fatigue. definitely always experienced by my child studying and studying. "I tired, my eyes sleepy, i need to eat sweet for energy…"
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bluepencil\" post_id=\"1911545\" time=\"1558577806\" user_id=\"165241:
Hi, for my dd, i prefer buying those compo books that explain the technique used / good phrases, just to share these few but i'm not affiliated to any of these in anyway:
Hope all parents are accepting or satisfied with the SA1 results so far. My child and myself have been engine down since last week.
We realised we need to improve our chinese composition greatly . Apparently my child can speak and blah blah blah away in oral like a magician, but in compo the sentences are all affected because 口语 and 写作 is really quite different.
Anybody can recommend a really good chinese compo book? I would have to sit down and study with her ... sigh
I bought one recently and my child asked me how come the pictures are so wierd like it is not about an event that happened but is more general for eg buying fruits !????
- 梯阶作文（高级）by Marshall Cavendish
- Chinese compo books by Mindstretcher
- 作文我最強 P5/P6 by EPH
She also read 绘图小说 by this publisher 红蜻蜓。 -
:[quote=]- Chinese compo books by Mindstretcher[/quote]
Just wanna share an experience...I had browsed & purchased a copy cos 1 series of pictures resembled a school exam question. However, the book's 审题 (just an opinion, after brief discussions with our compo tutor) did not seem quite accurate, so. -
Mindstretcher sells English compo book? Must be a current student?
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Im thinking to sign up a workshop called p6 CCI at the pique lab, anyone tried on this? Cant seem to find in this forum. Not sure will it be effective.
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