GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection

[just888]

YY1205:

SweetiePieMa:

[quote=\"HyperKiasu\"]for overscribed case like NYPS, will GE branch or the school decide who will get in? And on what basis? :? I understand somewhere that the round 2 only tell whether you are top 1% and no score is released.

If you notice top right corner, there is a number (believe is 1-566 this year), after they put in the 'current-school' GEP student in, is it possible that is the sequence they follow? Or they arrange the number by school?

No,I don't think so,it should be arranged by the school. As I checked with my ds 's number is close to his classmate's number.[/quote]Ya, my DS sch name quite front and so is the numbering.
btw, no longer top 1%, should be top 1.4% since we have 566/42000.

[just888]

Flowermonaster:

Dont worry, you will get your choice school. :rahrah:

Thanks. Hoping so too.

[jtoh]

Cats:

just888:

[quote=\"Cats\"]Hi all,


I must say I am very disappointed with the briefing n orientation for my dd. Firstly, the presentation mostly covers web site info. The only saving grace is we do have a good n interactive speaker. Our children were led to the auditorium for their briefing. Imagine a nine yr old child sitting through an hr talk. My dd thought it was boring, so did a friend's ds. I was hoping the orientation would convince her, unfortunately, it didn't.

Hi Cats,

So ur DD not going to participate in the programme? What's her reasoning may I know?
My DS just told me what he had learnt from the talk is that there is social studies and it is an examable subject. My DS is also worried on this subject.

Well, I ve not really sat down with her to discuss seriously. Every item I highlighted as a potential in a causal approach, she said her current school has. As for types of projects, frankly, I could not give her a clear explanation too! I was hoping this morning they would but wat a disappointment![/quote]Some GEP-initiated programmes have been introduced to the mainstream as well, in an effort to benefit more students. But these are more like enrichment classes or one-off seminars. I feel that one of the benefits of the GEP programme is actually in the pedagogy and how the students are taught. The subjects are taught in a more interesting manner - how certain topics are related to real life. They have lab work every week for science, not just rote learning from textbooks, so there's more tactile learning. I remember one of the first classes in P4 the kids had to work out some group problems concerning M&Ms. (I can't remember the details). The final instruction on the worksheet was \"Eat the M&Ms\". Fun right?

[jtoh]

SweetiePieMa:

HyperKiasu:

for overscribed case like NYPS, will GE branch or the school decide who will get in? And on what basis? :? I understand somewhere that the round 2 only tell whether you are top 1% and no score is released.

If you notice top right corner, there is a number (believe is 1-566 this year), after they put in the 'current-school' GEP student in, is it possible that is the sequence they follow? Or they arrange the number by school?

According to GEB, the numbers there have no bearing on a child's ranking. Maybe we can ask vlim what number his son was. :evil: If the number is low, (as in 001 - 050) then we know that it is a ranking.

[MandyMummy]

Cats:

Anyone heard of any post gep survey (measuring how successful the program is against it's goals) done by moe? I would be very surprise if moe nvr conducted any survey of the children since program kicked off in 1984 with so much investment n resources needed. And if they did survey, why can't they share the results?

There is a survey conducted by GEB for the P6 GEP students and their parents sometime after PSLE. The parents' survey form must be returned in a sealed envelope with the child's name. The students' version of the survey was done in school.
They did share some aspects of the survey done at the GEP briefing that I went to a few years ago but it was pretty vague. Something like most of the parents felt that the GEP program benefited their child and if they had a another chance, they would still placed their child in the GEP program.....

[MandyMummy]

jtoh:

SweetiePieMa:

[quote=\"HyperKiasu\"]for overscribed case like NYPS, will GE branch or the school decide who will get in? And on what basis? :? I understand somewhere that the round 2 only tell whether you are top 1% and no score is released.

If you notice top right corner, there is a number (believe is 1-566 this year), after they put in the 'current-school' GEP student in, is it possible that is the sequence they follow? Or they arrange the number by school?

According to GEB, the numbers there have no bearing on a child's ranking. Maybe we can ask vlim what number his son was. :evil: If the number is low, (as in 001 - 050) then we know that it is a ranking.[/quote]I don't think the numbers implied any ranking. However, the scores and ranking are confidential but the schools you are posted to will have a copy of them.

[jtoh]

MandyMummy:

jtoh:

[quote=\"SweetiePieMa\"]

If you notice top right corner, there is a number (believe is 1-566 this year), after they put in the 'current-school' GEP student in, is it possible that is the sequence they follow? Or they arrange the number by school?

According to GEB, the numbers there have no bearing on a child's ranking. Maybe we can ask vlim what number his son was. :evil: If the number is low, (as in 001 - 050) then we know that it is a ranking.

I don't think the numbers implied any ranking. However, the scores and ranking are confidential but the schools you are posted to will have a copy of them. [/quote]I've heard that too. Maybe that's why opportunities are always given to the same few students.

[MandyMummy]

Ya, these are the ones who have been identified and tracked (maybe for life :yikes: ) .

[jtoh]

MandyMummy:

Ya, these are the ones who have been identified and tracked (maybe for life :yikes: ) .

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[8228]

jtoh:

Social studies is okay. It's not difficult to understand. Just that there are a lot of projects. Very difficult to fail. :evil:

Everybody got above 70% for SS in my ds's class for SA2 (P5).