2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[verykiasu2010]

ah ha, sounds like now more people are realising it : the more you write the better you get


compo or essay writing needs practise, lots of it, so that it becomes natural

there was a period of time my DS’s coach made him write a compo a day, mon - fri, and he realises the effectiveness after a while, a chore becomes a habit

in exam it is all about speed. plot and good phrases and good vocab has to be second nature

not to be mistaken with rot learning or essay memorising

as someone mentioned above, just like playing an instrument, practise makes perfect - same for compo

there are kids who wrote on average 9 to 12 pages and they scored very high for EL, good plot, good writing style, logical flow, flawless grammar, no typo, good climax, good ending …

[Lock]

8228:

So, is sending them to creative writing class the only way out?

I go by the guiding principle that if it's something the kid is able to learn on his/her own, with the help of guidebooks n parents of cos, then there's no need to send them for enrichment/tuition. There are many good resources out there that 'teach' writing.

We shd not rob our kids the chance for them to be independent n active learners. It's similar to the popular saying, \"it's better to teach someone how to fish than to give him a fish.\" that's my opinion. Many centers usually just spoon fed the kids, rarely giving them chance to think n go thru self discovery in learning.

[Chenonceau]

Lock:

8228:

So, is sending them to creative writing class the only way out?

I go by the guiding principle that if it's something the kid is able to learn on his/her own, with the help of guidebooks n parents of cos, then there's no need to send them for enrichment/tuition. There are many good resources out there that 'teach' writing.

We shd not rob our kids the chance for them to be independent n active learners. It's similar to the popular saying, \"it's better to teach someone how to fish than to give him a fish.\" that's my opinion. Many centers usually just spoon fed the kids, rarely giving them chance to think n go thru self discovery in learning.

:goodpost:

[Lock]

8228:

Who is Janet Sim? What are Janet Sim's assessments/worksheets? :scratchhead:

Janet Sim is an author of a series of Science assessment bks n worksheets. I find her bks v useful cos her ans provided for process skills r v detailed wif key words highlighted. My dd learn d 'right' way of answering process skills by studying her ans.

[bestwishes]

yes. she is a math & sc tutor too. Her LB Challenging Science Exam Papers is out now.

[8228]

Lock:

8228:

Who is Janet Sim? What are Janet Sim's assessments/worksheets? :scratchhead:

Janet Sim is an author of a series of Science assessment bks n worksheets. I find her bks v useful cos her ans provided for process skills r v detailed wif key words highlighted. My dd learn d 'right' way of answering process skills by studying her ans.

:thankyou:

[smum]

Hi. My DS will be taking his PSLE in 2013 also. Thank you for starting this.


Anybody know if PSLE Science will test what the children learn from P3 to P6? Or is it just P5 to P6?

I’m getting a bit worried as seem like so much to do with so little time.

[zeemimi]

smum:

Hi. My DS will be taking his PSLE in 2013 also. Thank you for starting this.


Anybody know if PSLE Science will test what the children learn from P3 to P6? Or is it just P5 to P6?

I'm getting a bit worried as seem like so much to do with so little time.

P3 - P6. That's why most schs will test on all science topics learnt from previous years in their exams.

[ksskparent]

My DS1 will also be taking PSLE in 2013.

[kiasu2013]

One more here, my DS1 will have his PSLE in 2013, some more, DS2 P3 in 2013, double pressure - PSLE + GEP. Sigh…