P5 Science & Maths a big change

[Pen88n]

PiggyLalala:

Considering A* to be > or equal to 91 marks in the PSLE, does it mean that one have to score close to full marks for MCQ? Is it easier to score say 56/60 for science MCQ. How well does your child do in the MCQ section?

A* for PSLE may not be 91 marks - it is dependent on the bell-curve.

[janet88]

Pen88n:

PiggyLalala:

Considering A* to be > or equal to 91 marks in the PSLE, does it mean that one have to score close to full marks for MCQ? Is it easier to score say 56/60 for science MCQ. How well does your child do in the MCQ section?

A* for PSLE may not be 91 marks - it is dependent on the bell-curve.

I though A* is 91 marks and above ?? :scratchhead:
My son scored 74% for his Science...his class average is 79% for this subject. This time round, CA/SA required more analytical thinking for Section A MCQ questions.

[Pen88n]

janet_lee88:

Pen88n:

[quote=\"PiggyLalala\"]Considering A* to be > or equal to 91 marks in the PSLE, does it mean that one have to score close to full marks for MCQ? Is it easier to score say 56/60 for science MCQ. How well does your child do in the MCQ section?

A* for PSLE may not be 91 marks - it is dependent on the bell-curve.

I though A* is 91 marks and above ?? :scratchhead:
My son scored 74% for his Science...his class average is 79% for this subject. This time round, CA/SA required more analytical thinking for Section A MCQ questions.[/quote]Yes, for school computation, A* is 91 marks and above. This is for standardization.

However, for PSLE, A* is based on bell-curved. In year whereby that subject paper is more difficult, A* cut-off may be lower than 91. However, the exact cut-off is never revealed to students / parents. This is also what DS teachers told us.

[corneyAmber]

Pen88n:

PiggyLalala:

Considering A* to be > or equal to 91 marks in the PSLE, does it mean that one have to score close to full marks for MCQ? Is it easier to score say 56/60 for science MCQ. How well does your child do in the MCQ section?

A* for PSLE may not be 91 marks - it is dependent on the bell-curve.

A*, A* grades etc...are based on raw scores...nothing to do with bell-curve. Bell-curve only for T-scores.

[corneyAmber]

janet_lee88:

Mummies here have given me a deeper understanding of Maths :snuggles: :thankyou:

And DADDIES too, quite a number of Math gurus in KSP are daddies......just to name a few, Dhama, Tianzhu and Chief himself!!! :salute:

[janet88]

HI Mummies and Daddies,

I really hope my son can score A* for his Science…bcos it’s a subject he loves most…and the subject with the most assessment books too. Get my son to practice on P3/4 Science to revise and have a better understanding of life cycles and systems.

[corneyAmber]

janet_lee88:

HI Mummies and Daddies,

I really hope my son can score A* for his Science...bcos it's a subject he loves most...and the subject with the most assessment books too. Get my son to practice on P3/4 Science to revise and have a better understanding of life cycles and systems.

All the best to your son Janet, I am sure passion helps alot. 加油!! 加油!!

[Brenda10]

ksi:

janet_lee88:

Mummies here have given me a deeper understanding of Maths :snuggles: :thankyou:

And DADDIES too, quite a number of Math gurus in KSP are daddies......just to name a few, Dhama, Tianzhu and Chief himself!!! :salute:

And you too lah. We had kept one of the soluation work out by you last year when attending to one of the P6 SA1 Question.

[corneyAmber]

Brenda10:

ksi:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]
Mummies here have given me a deeper understanding of Maths :snuggles: :thankyou:

And DADDIES too, quite a number of Math gurus in KSP are daddies......just to name a few, Dhama, Tianzhu and Chief himself!!! :salute:

And you too lah. We had kept one of the soluation work out by you last year when attending to one of the P6 SA1 Question.[/quote] :oops: :oops: You serious Brenda? I am only a part-timer unlike those tok-gong daddies, and as & when my bulb up there lights up...cos most times it is in dim energy-saving mode... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Anyway, glad if that solution can help in any way....hope it is not....误人子弟. :lol:

[Augmum]

Pen88n:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Pen88n\"]
A* for PSLE may not be 91 marks - it is dependent on the bell-curve.

I though A* is 91 marks and above ?? :scratchhead:
My son scored 74% for his Science...his class average is 79% for this subject. This time round, CA/SA required more analytical thinking for Section A MCQ questions.

Yes, for school computation, A* is 91 marks and above. This is for standardization.
However, for PSLE, A* is based on bell-curved. In year whereby that subject paper is more difficult, A* cut-off may be lower than 91. However, the exact cut-off is never revealed to students / parents. This is also what DS teachers told us.[/quote]i go along with what Pens88n had said......
for sch computation, A* is based on 91 marks and above but......
in actual PSLE, it may not be the exact score of 91
( could be lower than 91), with relative with the whole cohort.

i remember that i ever raised a question to my gal's teacher.......
in her school, during the P5 and P6,
NONE of the students could obtain an A* for Eng,
highest was near to 90 but never 91 marks.
i believe most of u will agree with me that 85 and above
for Eng is considered excellent for P6 level.

my Q to the teacher was ,\"does it mean that noone in the sch will get an A* for Eng for PSLE ??\"
and her reply was the above which i have juz mentioned.

btw, my gal had obtained an A* for Eng in PSLE,
which she never able to get it in her school exams in P5 and P6.
in fact, as i have said, none of her ex-classmates in her school had gotten 91 marks b4......
but a simple comparison made reveals that......
those who have scored above agg 260, had gotten an A* for English.......