2022 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (born in 2010)

[SG_KP1]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2067509\" time=\"1652524085\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2067509 time=1652524085 user_id=53606]
I predict that under AL system, there will be more “differentiator” qns otherwise there will be too many AL1s for Math (wait, is there even a quota?)

It’s not good news for the ones without aptitude for Math, but least I can tamper my expectations lower (max AL3 for DS I think).[/quote]

Possible, but I would think it will not change any more than the papers fluctuated in the past (I also think the English papers fluctuate in difficulty but it isn't as obvious as the points lost are small dings here and there vs. cannot do a question at all).

I would bet a lot that Math had more AL1s than any other subject in the 2019 and 2020 simulations. I.e. whatever distribution of total AL scores is being produced year after year, Math just has more AL1s. They can reduce this by making the paper harder but it will shift the whole distribution of AL scores unless they make other papers consciously easier. I'm not really sure that's a good solution though.

At the end of the day the prep isn't really any different. There is no real way to tell which paper will be hard and which paper will be easy so just prepare the same.

I could be wrong though. Some people did complain about last year's math paper (2020 was supposedly very easy on back of the difficult 2019 paper); not sure if it is the normal rotation or if they are trying to have a specific number of questions / points to differentiate AL1 vs AL2...

[mystique_j]

Can I check if there’s any standard practice for schools to round up or down if there’s 0.5? Say 89.5 will be rounded up to 90, 84.5 rounded up to 85? Or will it be rounded down or remain as it is. So 89.5 will be AL2?

[zac's mum]

mystique_j\" post_id=\"2068026\" time=\"1652948445\" user_id=\"39431:

Can I check if there’s any standard practice for schools to round up or down if there’s 0.5? Say 89.5 will be rounded up to 90, 84.5 rounded up to 85? Or will it be rounded down or remain as it is. So 89.5 will be AL2?

Mathematically speaking, all 0.5 will be rounded up to the nearest whole number. I dont know any method that rounds down a 0.5.

If you’re asking about 0.4 maybe rounded down I dunno.

So far all my 0.5, 0.75, rounded up.

So your 89.5 is = 90 = AL1.

[mystique_j]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2068034\" time=\"1652950605\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2068034 time=1652950605 user_id=53606]
Mathematically speaking, all 0.5 will be rounded up to the nearest whole number. I dont know any method that rounds down a 0.5.

If you’re asking about 0.4 maybe rounded down I dunno.

So far all my 0.5, 0.75, rounded up.

So your 89.5 is = 90 = AL1.[/quote]

Ok thanks. This jump from one AL to another AL is scary.. and it could be just 0.5 or 1 mark difference.

[zac's mum]

All the best. Meantime my son has finally clawed his way out of the deep pit of AL6 by getting 130/200 for CL.

[mystique_j]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2068037\" time=\"1652951342\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2068037 time=1652951342 user_id=53606]
All the best. Meantime my son has finally clawed his way out of the deep pit of AL6 by getting 130/200 for CL.[/quote]

Thanks!
One step at a time. Chinese is also my son’s weakness, but this round just lucky that his tutor spotted the compo and oral correctly. It doesn’t mean he will do the same for PSLE, high risk…

Let’s add oil and support the kids as much as we can! :rahrah:

[floppy]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2068037\" time=\"1652951342\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2068037 time=1652951342 user_id=53606]
All the best. Meantime my son has finally clawed his way out of the deep pit of AL6 by getting 130/200 for CL.[/quote]

Congrats.

Meanwhile...

I just discovered this MOE PSLE Score Calculator thingy... amazing. Make shortlisting schools a breeze.
https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/psle-fsbb/resources/score-calculator.html

[floppy]

mystique_j\" post_id=\"2068035\" time=\"1652950983\" user_id=\"39431:

Ok thanks. This jump from one AL to another AL is scary.. and it could be just 0.5 or 1 mark difference.

Honestly, it doesn't matter because you wouldn't get to know the raw score for PSLE.

[SG_KP1]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2068037\" time=\"1652951342\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2068037 time=1652951342 user_id=53606]
All the best. Meantime my son has finally clawed his way out of the deep pit of AL6 by getting 130/200 for CL.[/quote]

Congrats :rahrah: . Hope all the hard work is paying off :nunchuk:

[mystique_j]

floppy\" post_id=\"2068041\" time=\"1652952049\" user_id=\"97579:

Honestly, it doesn't matter because you wouldn't get to know the raw score for PSLE.

Yes that’s true. For PSLE we won’t know. Only for school results.