Any tips to improve Mathematics?

[Leanne]

How old is your boy?


I think you should let your boy attempt full examination papers, it will be of better accuracy.

Rgds
Leanne

octopusmum:

Hi all

i have started the A* booklets. qtn is how much time should i allocate for the questions? i usually give my son on average 4 mins , but if it is a more challenging one, 5 mins. is that okay?
tks
octopusmum

[octopusmum]

hi Leanne

my boy is in pri 6 this year. yes, will be getting him to do full papers as well.
regards

[biniv300]

Leanne:

How old is your boy?


I think you should let your boy attempt full examination papers, it will be of better accuracy.

Rgds
Leanne

octopusmum:

Hi all

i have started the A* booklets. qtn is how much time should i allocate for the questions? i usually give my son on average 4 mins , but if it is a more challenging one, 5 mins. is that okay?
tks
octopusmum

I AM A STUDENT and sorry for not replying for a long time :imsorry: :imsorry:

[biniv300]

James Ang:

MMM:

Besides practise, I think it also help to expose the child to different questions and particularly those \"tricky\" ones. There are certain methods of looking at those. Once the child is familiar with the \"trick\", they are able to solve it with confidence.

Practise on the Astar booklets by Learning Interactive, a series of 7 topical booklets. A number of top primary schools are using them as supplements for non routine sums. Only available at the shop at Bras Basah Complex, $21 per set including solutions. All our students are using them for prelims and PSLE preparation for non routine sums especially for those in paper 2 from question 12 to 18, easily over 30 marks of the entire Maths paper.

thanks

[biniv300]

James Ang:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"James Ang\"]Besides practise, I think it also help to expose the child to Practise on the Astar booklets by Learning Interactive, a series of 7 topical booklets. A number of top primary schools are using them as supplements for non routine sums. Only available at the shop at Bras Basah Complex, $21 per set including solutions. All our students are using them for prelims and PSLE preparation for non routine sums especially for those in paper 2 from question 12 to 18, easily over 30 marks of the entire Maths paper.

Hi James

Thank you for your valuable recommendation.

I will go and get one set for reference/practicing.

No problem, the Astar Maths booklets are famous, and popular with our students. :D[/quote]hi james do you recomend mathemathics mocks(can be found in populer)??? reply soon! :celebrate:

[James Ang]

try this new book by EPH, Improve Your Thinking Skills in Maths Primary 6, Joyce Tan, $5.90 at Popular Bookshop.


Mock exam papers are ok, I suppose many parents are getting top school prelims exam papers 2010 though.

biniv300:

James Ang:

[quote=\"Brenda10\"]Hi James

Thank you for your valuable recommendation.

I will go and get one set for reference/practicing.

No problem, the Astar Maths booklets are famous, and popular with our students.

hi james do you recomend mathemathics mocks(can be found in populer)??? reply soon! :celebrate:[/quote]

[jen18j]

My DD keeps making the same mistake on the similar type of questions. How to get her to remember to answer the qn correctly?? SA2 is next mth !

[atutor2001]

jen18j:

My DD keeps making the same mistake on the similar type of questions. How to get her to remember to answer the qn correctly?? SA2 is next mth !

For girls who keep making the same mistake, especially math, while is fine with other subjects, my personal opinion is that \"rejection\" of the subject or topic may be the main cause.

We can remember something easily if we \"accept/embrace\" i.e. \"interested\". Girls are more sensitive and egoistic and may develop greater dislike or even hatre for things that did not come easily to them. Changing from \"reject\" to \"accept\" needs tons of patience and encouragement.

[Leanne]

€Autor2001


Thanks for the pointers and it does make sense.I can see that in my child too.

Leanne

atutor2001:

jen18j:

My DD keeps making the same mistake on the similar type of questions. How to get her to remember to answer the qn correctly?? SA2 is next mth !

For girls who keep making the same mistake, especially math, while is fine with other subjects, my personal opinion is that \"rejection\" of the subject or topic may be the main cause.

We can remember something easily if we \"accept/embrace\" i.e. \"interested\". Girls are more sensitive and egoistic and may develop greater dislike or even hatre for things that did not come easily to them. Changing from \"reject\" to \"accept\" needs tons of patience and encouragement.

[atutor2001]

Leanne:

€Autor2001


Thanks for the pointers and it does make sense.I can see that in my child too.

Leanne

Hi Leanne

Glad to share with you my personal experience. I have had my hard time but its all worthwhile. I nearly died then. The toughest part is that the method of encouragement is different for my different girls and they compared, complaining that I was unfair. But I kept reminding myself : they are not stupid - only refusing to remember or think - the day will come.