All About Preparing For PSLE
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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. -
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. -
I'm skeptical, it goes to show that the Mean and Standard Deviation can be manipulate by somebody according to this somebody agenda :? Is there transparency of how they go about setting the standard.
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looking4Tutor:
I'm skeptical, it goes to show that the Mean and Standard Deviation can be manipulate by somebody according to this somebody agenda :? Is there transparency of how they go about setting the standard.
I thought Mean and Standard Deviation are based on the scores of the co-cohot and not a number that pluck from the air ?
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koguma:
It had been expained since 2007 - http://road-to-psle.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-psle-aggregate-and-t-scores-are.html
I thought Mean and Standard Deviation are based on the scores of the co-cohot and not a number that pluck from the air ?
can advise?
and the mystery still remain as to how the process is being carried out each year for each cohort. -
the mean and SD is that of each cohort
therefore the T-score of each year could not be compared with that of other years. it is merely for ranking of #1 top scorer to the #4xxx9 scorer of the year. period.
you guys read too much conspiracy theory into it
every subject has equal weightage
last year Minister Ng said to reduce weightage of CL and immediately created a big hooha resulting in petition and that needed PM Lee to hold press conference to say no change in weightage -
hi
my child getting for very low mark in maths for psle how i can teach. very fear
about me .how i teach for her. what are the books buy please help me -
raghupavithra:
Dear Raghupavithra,hi
my child getting sa1 for very low mark in maths for psle how i can teach. very fear
about me .how i teach for her. what are the books buy please help me
Is your child hardworking and serious about her studies?
What is her latest score?
Is she in a neighbourhood school?
I have 3 sets of Math Assessments in mind pitched at different levels of difficulty. If you can answer the above questions, I can recommend the right set. Don't worry so much ok?
You still have June to help her.
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latest score 50.she is neighbourhood school . she is hard working.
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raghupavithra:
latest score 50.she is neighbourhood school . she is hard working.
Hi raghupavithra
It's good that your dd is a very hardworking child. That is half the battle won. Too often, parents have to face children who are not motivated and hardworking.
To help weaker students achieve better scores in their PSLE, sometimes we need to customise and strategise the learning for the child. We can also help the child to strategise during the exams.
Sometimes, teachers set difficult papers for SA1 and prelims, so the kids may not do so well. (This is something I can't understand, don't know why schools must set such difficult papers. The school's intention may be to motivate students to work harder, but sometimes, end up the parents and students become demoralised... :slapshead: :stupid: )
For example, seek the teachers' help. Talk to them and ask them to point out the child's weakness and strengths. The aim now is to maximise what the child is good at and minimise the weak areas.
Ask the teachers whether there are extra remedial classes for weaker students.
Look at the child's recent SA1 exam papers to also determine her weak areas and strategise the answering.
For example, in Maths, some students are good with Paper 1 (Booklet A and B) and weaker in Paper 2. So, the strategy is to make sure that students do not make careless mistakes and aim to score for Paper 1. This will help to bring up the overall score.
Weaker students may not do so well in Paper 2. However, this is not the end of the world. Again, strategise here. Try to score for the first part of Paper 2 (the 2, 3 marks questions) which are the easier questions. As for the harder 4 and 5 marks questions, tell your child NOT to panic if she finds difficulty. The aim is to get method marks even if the final answer is wrong. At least, getting 1 or 2 marks is better than getting zero for the question.
So, a little mark here and another mark there, these adds up.So, for weaker students, we try to push the F student to C and hopefully a B grade, and the B student to A or even A* grade. Of course, we hope that a C or F student may get an A* and that wd be such wonderful news :xedfingers:
More importantly, we (parents and kids) must try NOT to panic. I know, easier said than done. But our kids pick up our vibes and anxiety, so we have to learn to manage our feelings and moods too.
Take short breaks during studies and revision. Go for walks together. It's a nice mother-daughter bonding too. Helps both to relax.
Hope you find some of the above suggestions useful. All the very best in your daughter's PSLE :xedfingers:
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