All About Preparing For PSLE

[tisha]

superann:

Tinkerbelle:

Hi superann,

Thanks for sharing the link. Only 5 more months to PSLE oral exams.

Sweat for parents :frustrated: , not children.

:hi5: how true!

[Tinkerbelle]

superann:

Tinkerbelle:

[quote=\"superann\"]Actually I found out MOE website has the time table.


http://www.seab.gov.sg/examTimeTable/2011PSLEExamTimetable.pdf

Hi superann,
Thanks for sharing the link. Only 5 more months to PSLE oral exams.

Sweat for parents :frustrated: , not children.[/quote]Hi superann,
:rotflmao: ya lor...really :slapshead:

[janet88]

HI Parents,

Is weightage higher for English and Chinese at PSLE ?

[Pen88n]

janet_lee88:

HI Parents,

Is weightage higher for English and Chinese at PSLE ?

Janet,
Nope, it is equal weightage for all 4 subjects as it is by T-score for each individual subject. Whether the base is 100 or 200 does not matter, the computation of T-score formula is the same and it is still based on statiistical distribution.

[jtoh]

No it is not. Weightage for all 4 subjects is the same. I believe you asked the same question on another thread too.

[superann]

I heard that weightage for Math and English are higher. Is it because the Math and English are 200 marks in paper?

[janet88]

jtoh:

No it is not. Weightage for all 4 subjects is the same. I believe you asked the same question on another thread too.

Not that I don't believe you, but just don't quite understand what the teachers told me during the recent Parent-Teacher meeting.
So it's actually the same.

[jtoh]

janet_lee88:

jtoh:

No it is not. Weightage for all 4 subjects is the same. I believe you asked the same question on another thread too.

Not that I don't believe you, but just don't quite understand what the teachers told me during the recent Parent-Teacher meeting.
So it's actually the same.

No problem, Janet.

I think pen88 explained it well. Basically, it doesn't matter what the individual subjects are marked out of, whether it's 100 or 200 etc. They're all given equal weightage for PSLE.

[jtoh]

superann:

I heard that weightage for Math and English are higher. Is it because the Math and English are 200 marks in paper?

English, Chinese, Math and Science all carry the same weightage for PSLE. See pen88's explanation for details.

[Pen88n]

Just to illustrate what it means for T-Score not affected by base of 100 or 200, I’m going to show by an example.

T-Score for a subject = 50 + ((Actual Score - Mean Score) / Standard Deviation)

Let’s take an example of Maths with a Base of 100, Actual Score of 75, Mean Score of 65 and Standard Deviation of 5:
T-Score = 50 + ((75 - 65)/5) = 52

Using the same for English with a Base of 200, Actual Score of 150, Mean Score of 130 and Standard Deviation of 10 (Note that I just double the numbers from Maths):
T-Score = 50 + ((150-130)/10) = 52

From the example you can see, regardless of the base is 100 or 200, it does not increase the weightage of the subject or affect the statistical distribution.

Of course, each subject has different Mean and Standard Deviation depending on the standard of the paper and cohort. The Mean and Standard Deviation are factors beyond your control, and the only thing the kid can do is to try his best to have a higher actual score, which is the only marks within his / her control.

Hope this will help to clarify parent’s anxiety and confusion over the subject weightage.