2023 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2011)

[zac's mum]

Final lap liao, jiayou!

[MrsKiasu]

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Final lap liao, jiayou![/quote]

Thank you

[libran269]

Hello Lovely People


Recently, I heard that highlighters are not allowed so students cannot highlight parts of the question paper. Is this announced in every school?

Second, for science and eng open ended questions - my DD has long answers and it does not fit in especially the why/explain/describe/how questions. Did anyone face this problem?

Seeking for some advise.

Thanks so much

[zac's mum]

libran269\" post_id=\"2108351\" time=\"1683847231\" user_id=\"46563:

Hello Lovely People

Recently, I heard that highlighters are not allowed so students cannot highlight parts of the question paper. Is this announced in every school?

Second, for science and eng open ended questions - my DD has long answers and it does not fit in especially the why/explain/describe/how questions. Did anyone face this problem?

Seeking for some advise.

Thanks so much

I recall from my child’s last year’s PSLE instructions that the kids are advised not to highlight any part of their answers, as that would render the scanning of their answer scripts illegible (you know the dark shadow blanking out the most important words…) But highlighting the question should be ok. Maybe your child’s school is just playing it safe by banning highlighters end of story.

Most tuition centres will train the kids to use their pen to underline, circle, box up important keywords in the questions. That is a good workaround (though less colourful).

[libran269]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2108352\" time=\"1683849450\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2108352 time=1683849450 user_id=53606]
I recall from my child’s last year’s PSLE instructions that the kids are advised not to highlight any part of their answers, as that would render the scanning of their answer scripts illegible (you know the dark shadow blanking out the most important words…) But highlighting the question should be ok. Maybe your child’s school is just playing it safe by banning highlighters end of story.

Most tuition centres will train the kids to use their pen to underline, circle, box up important keywords in the questions. That is a good workaround (though less colourful).[/quote]

Thank you for clarifying the first point. My DD does not go to any tuition center :)..thus unaware...
How about the second one? can they extend lines to fit their answers in Science open ended questions

[zac's mum]

libran269\" post_id=\"2108353\" time=\"1683849990\" user_id=\"46563:

Thank you for clarifying the first point. My DD does not go to any tuition center :)..thus unaware...
How about the second one? can they extend lines to fit their answers in Science open ended questions

Yes my child had the same problem, especially since his handwriting was medium sized (refused to write smaller). Just use ruler to draw a few more lines if have time. If no time then write freehand but hopefully straight-ish. He ends up drawing arrows everywhere to fill up available spaces. Legible can already.

I thought u were asking about how to answer those various qn types (I have no clue haha).

[libran269]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2108354\" time=\"1683850609\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2108354 time=1683850609 user_id=53606]
Yes my child had the same problem, especially since his handwriting was medium sized (refused to write smaller). Just use ruler to draw a few more lines if have time. If no time then write freehand but hopefully straight-ish. He ends up drawing arrows everywhere to fill up available spaces. Legible can already.

I thought u were asking about how to answer those various qn types (I have no clue haha).[/quote]

Thank you again .. so extra lines should not be a problem... Many thanks

[Chin99]

Hi does anyone have a good Comprehension Cloze PSLE book to recommend with some guidance on how to learn. Thanks!

[zac's mum]

Chin99\" post_id=\"2108405\" time=\"1683868094\" user_id=\"120803:

Hi does anyone have a good Comprehension Cloze PSLE book to recommend with some guidance on how to learn. Thanks!

I do not know any assessment book, but this free video webinar (by Think Teach Academy) will give u some insights as to how to find contextual clues for comprehension cloze. I found their various videos quite useful for self-learning (as a parent), then watch together with my child.

https://fb.watch/kwykqIjmPe/?mibextid=DcJ9fc

[tinker_bell]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2108647\" time=\"1684066411\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2108647 time=1684066411 user_id=53606]
I do not know any assessment book, but this free video webinar (by Think Teach Academy) will give u some insights as to how to find contextual clues for comprehension cloze. I found their various videos quite useful for self-learning (as a parent), then watch together with my child.

https://fb.watch/kwykqIjmPe/?mibextid=DcJ9fc[/quote]

Thank you @zac's mum for sharing!