Maths Assessment Books

[janet88]

plum-cake:

janet_lee88:

Hi plum-cake,

So that super thick PSP by Fabian Ng has those 2-step problems and number of chicken & dog legs questions ??? Great, thanks for informing me. Now i know what to buy when popular has 20% discount.

Yes, me too almost done with my list.

:salute: to all the mummies who helped me to choose...

Thanks plum-cake, you settled my headache. :lovesite:

[Village Girl]

Yong HL:

plum-cake:

Ok I going to try

Primary 3 How To Improve Your Maths (New Syllabus)
Author : Andrew Er
Publisher : Educational Publishing House
Level : Primary 3
Item Code : 9789814218481
Usual Price : S$8.90

Hi plum-cake
Hope you do not mind me kaypoh...
You might want to consider the following book by Andrew Er instead
I did a comparison between \"How to improve your maths\" & \"Maths Companion\" and i find that \"Improve\" is more for students to build basic
foundation. Compared to \"companion\" which has more variety of questions. You might want to drop by popular take a look

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This book is great. My elder girl has completed this book this year. She enjoyed this book so much as compared to PSP. Ha. She completed without me nagging. Not sure how is Andre er companion for p3.

I will buy this book for my younger girl who is gng p2 next year too.

[Yong HL]

oh may i know whether it is a gd idea to buy assessment books beginning of the year? Do the authors like to come up with some "latest editions" along the way?

[Yong HL]

oh man.. just saw a new title from Fan-maths... i hv already bought the fan maths pack.. wonder if i should go ahead to get this as well....


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[cimman]

optimistforum:

Champion, i would like to ask if you have tried Terry Chew's Maths Olympiad Trainer Junior 2. I May use it as an alternative to Sundar's P3 book.

I would caution against using Maths Olympiad books for assessment. These books typically cover topics outside of the MOE syllabus and for those topics that are in syllabus, they are of an order of magnitude harder than what you can find in assessment books or Top Schools exam papers.
These Maths Olympiad books are good for children who have a very strong foundation in maths and problem sums and is motivated to learn new hueristics. It will discourage the weaker students.

[Sun_2010]

Yong HL:

oh may i know whether it is a gd idea to buy assessment books beginning of the year? Do the authors like to come up with some \"latest editions\" along the way?

There may be some new assessments books along the way.

But Main reason i dont buy all books at year begining ( more like in dec)
1. The book maybe a little too easy - then makes it point less to do more of the simple stuff.
2. The book may have be too hard questions and the child probably needs to go thro easier stuff first.
3. we may want to buy books depending upon area of weakness as seen thru performance in tests.
4. We may come to know of books that are good from friends mid way. But if you have dne your research ( this forum helps a lot) then probably ok

That said I have bought books that I havent used because i realise they are not wasting time upon.
Trail and error is the mantra

[Yong HL]

Thanks sun_2010. like most parents in this forum, i am also preparing a list to enjoy the 20% discount during year end.. hoping not to buy white elephants again

[plum-cake]

Yong HL:

Thanks sun_2010. like most parents in this forum, i am also preparing a list to enjoy the 20% discount during year end.. hoping not to buy white elephants again

True I also shared the experiences with other mummies and made a list of choices. waiting for the sale to start. It saves our time and money.

[plum-cake]

Yong HL:

oh man.. just saw a new title from Fan-maths... i hv already bought the fan maths pack.. wonder if i should go ahead to get this as well....


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I didn't get any pack but I remember I bought this title last dec.... :?

[Sun_2010]

plum-cake:

Yong HL:

Thanks sun_2010. like most parents in this forum, i am also preparing a list to enjoy the 20% discount during year end.. hoping not to buy white elephants again

True I also shared the experiences with other mummies and made a list of choices. waiting for the sale to start. It saves our time and money.

Me three.

I have been wanting to compile the list i want to check out for P2 , but too lazy. :oops: I wanted to get some advise. Tomorrow i will do it

btw, Yong Hl, I have that i excel book. I like the way its been neatly classified so bought it last year. But did only a up to the Subtraction model for now.