PSLE Intensive Preparation Programmes

[atutor2001]

karmeleon:

A -> A*.

Very interesting. One day's training can change from A to A*. Not sure if it is the training or that the kid has already been getting high A but missed the star due to carelessness.

No shortcuts can be learnt in a day. It takes at least \"66\" (that is what the experts say) practices to develop a correct habit so that careless mistakes can be minimised. Furthermore, there are so many \"types\" of correct habits to acquire.

[karmeleon]

atutor2001:

Very interesting. One day's training can change from A to A*. Not sure if it is the training or that the kid has already been getting high A but missed the star due to carelessness.


No shortcuts can be learnt in a day. It takes at least \"66\" (that is what the experts say) practices to develop a correct habit so that careless mistakes can be minimised. Furthermore, there are so many \"types\" of correct habits to acquire.

Not shortcuts but mind approaches, i think? They work on how to approach the \"A*\" challenging questions that set an A grade apart from an A* grade.

[atutor2001]

karmeleon:

Not shortcuts but mind approaches, i think? They work on how to approach the \"A*\" challenging questions that set an A grade apart from an A* grade.

A pre-requiste for a kid to get A* is that he/she must know how to solve every single question in the paper. Maximum allowable tolerance for \"don't know\" is 5 marks. So there is no issue of they not knowing how to solve certain questions. Usually, they miss the A* because of carelessness, especially in reading the question \"wrongly\".

There are many different types of so call \"challenging\" questions and each type requires a different approach. Personally, while training my own kid, I have classified them into at least 50 basic types. If we breakdown the way to solve questions on shaded area of circles and those on combination of rectangle, triangles' area, sides and ratio, the number of types of approaches will easily cross 100. That is why I was wondering how a kid can acquire all these approaches in a day if he/she has not already possessed them.

Kids with A* capability can sort out the question type and decide on the correct approach, the moment they read a question. There are certain \"keywords\" in the question that will trigger their thought process. My personal experience finds that it takes an above average kid 2 years (from P5) to acquire such a skill. For those below average, don't even try. It will make them more confused.

[harini]

karmeleon:

Not shortcuts but mind approaches, i think? They work on how to approach the \"A*\" challenging questions that set an A grade apart from an A* grade.

I have heard of these camps too. Did you send your child to all of them or a select few? Do you think a few last ones would still help? My boy is in the High A - A* category - so i thot no harm trying. Your expert advice please

[karmeleon]

harini:

karmeleon:

Not shortcuts but mind approaches, i think? They work on how to approach the \"A*\" challenging questions that set an A grade apart from an A* grade.

I have heard of these camps too. Did you send your child to all of them or a select few? Do you think a few last ones would still help? My boy is in the High A - A* category - so i thot no harm trying. Your expert advice please

only a few. my elder one found it useful so i sent my younger one too when he went to p6

[aunt]

westmom:

caroline3sg:

westmom

I went to Kent Ridge Tutor at next to Lot 1. Teacher Shah went back to India. I like her contents of the intensive course. Now the teacher is Winnie, Shah's friend. And Winnie's contents is not on stategies which I am interested in.

Orchard & Goldhill too far.

Carolinesg- What kind of strategies are you looking for? Maybe can learn from you too!

Hi,Carolinesg,

My girl is weak in her English- cloz,compre,compo, she is having PSLE this year. Do you know where can I find a good Eng programme for her?

[parentof3]

Hi any parent enrolled their child in MINDCHAMPs PSLE success before. Can share whether it’s worth?


Thanks

[kitty2]

parentof3:

Hi any parent enrolled their child in MINDCHAMPs PSLE success before. Can share whether it's worth?


Thanks

My friend sent her son there and said no effect,waste alot of money :?

[YLH88]

[quote]
KRR wrote:
lizawa wrote:
what is the results that they are guaranteeing ? And intensive Maths for 5 days ? I don't think the child can take it. Is it 5 continuous days ?

BTW, I remembered last year when my son was in P6, there was somebody organizing such programs and he uses RI campus for it. It was popular and cost about 100+, for 1 day lesson. This was done on a yearly basis, after the Prelims and before the PSLE. So he will take all the current year Prelims Maths paper from the top schools and use them in the class.

True, the person who conducts a one day workshop for Maths at RI is Ernest Wong and his contact number is 91091506

My son did this and I found it quite helpful.


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For this year's camps/dates, please go to http://www.speedmaths.com[/quote]Hi,

Can help to advise which camp is good and useful for kid who is trying to polish up his skill on the tough questions in paper 2 ?

Thank you.

[YLH88]

[quote]
Hi,

Pupils will learn problem-solving skills at the PSLE Creative Maths Tricks Camp and the PSLE Preparation (Heuristics) Maths Camp.
They will then be able to use these skills to solve Challenging Paper 2 maths questions at the rest of the camps (PSLE Challenging Maths Camp, PSLE Power Maths Camp, PSLE Super Maths Camp, PSLE Final Preparation Maths Camp)

For this year’s dates, please see http://www.speedmaths.com

Hope this helps. [/quote]

Hi speedmaths.com

I enrolled my son for the 'One-day PSLE Preparation Maths Camp@RI'. Is this the same as the one you mentioned 'PSLE Preparation (Heuristics) Maths Camp' ?

So after this course, he should be prepared for the next one which is 'One-day PSLE Challenging Maths Camp@RI' ?


Thank you.