2010 PSLE T-score

[JonC]

Easy papers mean the bell curve will shift towards higher grades, so the upper grade range will get narrow, the middle (so call the 50/mid T score point will also shift upwards. The lower range will get bigger.


Ultimately, the final outcome (T-Score) and number of people in each range may still stay around the same yearly. That is usually how bell curve works.

I maybe wrong, any expert in Statistic around here?

[yongjianrong]

Can someone help me calculate my estimated T-score? Neighbourhood school paper.


CA1 (Paper 2 only):
Chinese: 91% (Average 65.8%, highest 97.8%)
English: 80.5% (Average 54.5%, highest 92.5%)
Maths: 95 (Average 57.3, highest 97.5)
Science: 88 (Average 56.7, highest 95)

SA1:
Chinese: 89.3 (Average 68.5, highest 96.8 )
English 83.5 (Average 67.5, highest 92.0)
Maths: 92.5 (Average 50.5, highest 98.5)
Science: 88 (Average 64.7, highest 98 )

Prelim 1 (a.k.a Preparatory Test):
Chinese: 79.5
English: 77.5
Maths: 100 (average was around 50-57)
Science: 85.5

Prelim 2:
Chinese: 89.3 (Average 71, highest 97.5)
English: 88 (Average 60.8, highest 88.3)
Maths: 95 (Average 57.2, highest 100)
Science: 86.5 (Average 68.6, highest 98.5)

[atutor2001]

happyluckymom:

Do you think psle 2010 t scores will be high due to papers being easy? Will schools COPs increase then for sec 1 2011?

Easy paper means the TOP T-score will decrease but the COP may increase because there are many students with about the same T-score in the top 75%

[Augmum]

happyluckymom:

Do you think psle 2010 t scores will be high due to papers being easy? Will schools COPs increase then for sec 1 2011?

dun think will be high, ard the same or even slighlty lower than last yr, not exceeding 290
for COP for most sec schools and esp the 7 new IP schs
would think it'll go up, abt 2 points or so..........

[wonderm]

atutor2001:

happyluckymom:

Do you think psle 2010 t scores will be high due to papers being easy? Will schools COPs increase then for sec 1 2011?

Easy paper means the TOP T-score will decrease but the COP may increase because there are many students with about the same T-score in the top 75%

Agree with you. I think the COP for top IP schools will be slightly higher than last year, maybe back to previous year level. At the same time, due to the easy papers, the highest T-score will be lower than last year.

Even though easier papers have such effects on T-score, the good students will still score higher than average students, hence it may not be easier for average students to enter their school of choice. It still depends on their relative ranking among the cohort.

[jtoh]

wonderm:

atutor2001:

[quote=\"happyluckymom\"]Do you think psle 2010 t scores will be high due to papers being easy? Will schools COPs increase then for sec 1 2011?

Easy paper means the TOP T-score will decrease but the COP may increase because there are many students with about the same T-score in the top 75%

Agree with you. I think the COP for top IP schools will be slightly higher than last year, maybe back to previous year level. At the same time, due to the easy papers, the highest T-score will be lower than last year.

Even though easier papers have such effects on T-score, the good students will still score higher than average students, hence it may not be easier for average students to enter their school of choice. It still depends on their relative ranking among the cohort.[/quote]I agree. I think the results spread will be closer to that of 2008, ie highest aggregate of <290, maybe about 287/288, and COP for top schools will go up a couple of points.

[verykiasu2010]

4 more weeks to go !!

[Augmum]

Anyone knows what is the cohort of this yr 2010 psle,

as the size of the cohort will also play a part in the COP of the sec schs. (wonder how much lower as compared to last year)
as for last year it was 48,500 (if my memory din fail me)

[happyluckymom]

Should be less this year as year of tiger less babies must be born!!!;)

[Augmum]

ya…how much lesser, isit a substantial dip compared to last yr ??