Mid-year exams to be scrapped in all primary, secondary schools by 2023
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will say \"test less\" or \"I don't care what the testing policy is.\"...
Hi, I guess that is what guardians need to piece together from the various messages(?) - that now it will be all the more up to the student & his guardian to manage his own learning. So new parents/ interested guardians may want to spend some time speaking with their school teachers to get a clearer grasp of the situation. It was explained to us 'people currently in the process'
that the standards of national exams are not being lowered, so there
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Imp75\" post_id=\"2061244\" time=\"1646977951\" user_id=\"2358:
The WAs take up 40% of the entire grade! So even if they rename to midyear exam to WA2, it still contributes significantly to the final grade.
I was secretly happy when the MYEs were scrapped though actually by next year my girls would not be affected. I really find SG schools too much testing and drilling at the pri sch level so much so that on weekends its always completing the mountains of maths hw or preparing for next tests graded or not. I think too much time has been honed to make kids exam smart but for what use (just for a single placement exam at P6)? U ask them general knowledge they know nothing. You ask them about SG history/heritage they know nothing too. I rather time is spent honing investigative or research skills or simply more playtime to get to know SG better to start the least. I quite like the e2k science prgm my girls were in last time. At least its something experimental and interesting findings.
Until the weightage drops down to 20%, which means the final exam is 80%, I won't believe that they have actually removed mid year exams. -
Imp75\" post_id=\"2061268\" time=\"1646987808\" user_id=\"2358:
Remember that we are 20-30 yrs older than the typical P6 kid - maturity makes a lot of different to how you cope with content and exams.
I think I can A* all subjects in psle given my many years of language skills and come on, maths and science shouldn't be hard if you have been sitting down and studying with your kids too.
For sec level, except for languages or anything I can smoke through, the rest I think I will F9.....ie the maths and sciences ......
Someone mentioned that calculators are now allowed even at PSLE - that is a really bad thing. So many kids can't do mental math anymore! And their number sense suffers too. Not all \"advances\" are good. -
Terrydad\" post_id=\"2061276\" time=\"1646988742\" user_id=\"193857:
When schools don't provide something, and you realise it, try to give opportunities outside school. It doesn't have to be academic - could be social, cooking, art, music etc.
What you're saying is so true! My child is like yours. Very bright but lacking in adversity quotient. She grew up sheltered with every comfort, and now we found she is inflexible when it comes to adversity. If only the schools would allow more experimentation, more failure, without risk taking being punished and every little failure frowned upon. My child now has no idea how to cope with risk and failure when inevitably it will happen to adults. -
sky minecrafter\" post_id=\"2061281\" time=\"1646991359\" user_id=\"130531:[quote=\"sky minecrafter\" post_id=2061281 time=1646991359 user_id=130531]
Not saying the part in bold/italics is bad, but in some ways this has just shifted the (extra) \"testing\" (or more broadly the preparation) from the school to the home. Of course, doing more is voluntary and can be skipped if the standard issue is deemed sufficient (which I'm sure it is generally speaking). But with a little thought it's not hard to imagine what results from this (not that it is good or bad, should or shouldn't be done, it is what it is).....
Hi, I guess that is what guardians need to piece together from the various messages(?) - that now it will be all the more up to the student & his guardian to manage his own learning. So new parents/ interested guardians may want to spend some time speaking with their school teachers to get a clearer grasp of the situation. It was explained to us 'people currently in the process' that the standards of national exams are not being lowered, so there[/quote] -
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slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2061284\" time=\"1646993332\" user_id=\"28674:
FYI, only Math Paper 2, calculators are allowed because the focus is on comprehending the questions and showing the methods in solving them, not number crunching.
Remember that we are 20-30 yrs older than the typical P6 kid - maturity makes a lot of different to how you cope with content and exams.
Someone mentioned that calculators are now allowed even at PSLE - that is a really bad thing. So many kids can't do mental math anymore! And their number sense suffers too. Not all \"advances\" are good.
Math Paper 1 is without calculator for the whole paper, so it is still essential to use mental calculation.
One of the reasons why kids would not forego Paper 1 by not knowing mental calculation is because it is the best paper to score full marks. -
I have not been following the thread, just saying, while Singaporeans are cheering that no mid-year exams means less stress, end of the day, all the children will take the same PSLE papers.
No checkpoint is a double-edge sword, less stress for the child but also less visibility on their academic weakness.
Last week, I walked pass a few popular tuition/enrichment centres at United Square, many children rushed out of these centres are PRC/South Asians. I won’t be surprised if 10 years later, places in RI/HCI will be filled with more and more foreigners as they are very hungry for success.
The world will not stop pushing ahead because you think it’s ok to relax. A price will be paid -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"2061305\" time=\"1647050323\" user_id=\"17023:
I agree with you, we should do everything in moderation and not take it to the extreme.
I have not been following the thread, just saying, while Singaporeans are cheering that no mid-year exams means less stress, end of the day, all the children will take the same PSLE papers.
No checkpoint is a double-edge sword, less stress for the child but also less visibility on their academic weakness.
Last week, I walked pass a few popular tuition/enrichment centres at United Square, many children rushed out of these centres are PRC/South Asians. I won’t be surprised if 10 years later, places in RI/HCI will be filled with more and more foreigners as they are very hungry for success.
The world will not stop pushing ahead because you think it’s ok to relax. A price will be paid
We want school to start at 8am, we want less exams yet we want to be world class in everything we can possibly be.
There are trade-offs in being overly relaxed as well as bad consequences to health in being overly stressed out.
Currently, all the measures seem like a cooling measure as most parents and kids seem \"burnt out\" by a highly rigorous competitive situation.
Perhaps the 'no mid year exam' was announced to make an impact of a big change but in essence, I believe the testing just became more frequent and in smaller bites. It's probably also to reduce the stress to bite-size spurts, something more manageable.
As for RI/HCI filled with more foreigners, I believe there is a quota on foreign students. If ever \"foreigners\" seem more than local kids, it's more likely that they are the NEW citizens/PRs or cross-border marriages kids who would probably still seem more hungry for success if we remain complacent as citizens. -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"2061305\" time=\"1647050323\" user_id=\"17023:
A PRC mum once told me. In a cinema, those in the front row stand up. Those behind will have no choice but to do the same.
I have not been following the thread, just saying, while Singaporeans are cheering that no mid-year exams means less stress, end of the day, all the children will take the same PSLE papers.
No checkpoint is a double-edge sword, less stress for the child but also less visibility on their academic weakness.
Last week, I walked pass a few popular tuition/enrichment centres at United Square, many children rushed out of these centres are PRC/South Asians. I won’t be surprised if 10 years later, places in RI/HCI will be filled with more and more foreigners as they are very hungry for success.
The world will not stop pushing ahead because you think it’s ok to relax. A price will be paid
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