2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[Full.010894Cream]

believe my boy did quite badly for his p5 sa2. but on the brighter side, last night he started talking about methane (guess his friends must have been talking abt fart or sthg like that), and then our discussion went on to hydrocarbons, glucose, covalent bond, ionic bond, electron orbital distribution....


you win some, u lose some....just have recognise the blessings. :celebrate:

[atutor2001]

ks2me:

We might be going a little into \"analysis paralysis\" syndrome here on GEP. To me, we assume the GEP system is fair unless we have a better way to offer. .... .

Hi ks2me

I think you get me wrong. \"fairness\" of the GEP test was not my concern but rather the accuracy of the selection results, inevitably, caused by the limitation of having to set the tests in English as it is our medium of instruction - we cannot hide from it. I have gone through this process and only wish to share with others that they must be aware of this \"imperfection\" in the testing method and think through carefully before deciding whether to send their kids to GEP.

The estimate of 30% of gifted kids was brought up to highlight that from past records, out of every 100 kids identified, only approximately 30 of them will not suffer undue pressure or stress due to the additional workload. So all discerning parents with the advantage of past data in hand, please make a conscious decision when deciding. GEP gives additional exposure and is definitely an advantage. However, we must be prepared to spend additional PERSONAL time and effort to provide the necessary support and share the load with our little ones, in case the kid is not in the 30% (hope we don't delegate such tasks to tuition centres :lol:; the personal touch is very important; quitting GEP halfway can be very demoralising)

ks2me:

With the above, staying in mainstream and excel has alot of more merits.

I share the same belief and my kids are fine without all the extras.

Regards

[MdmKS]

atutor2001:

I share the same belief and my kids are fine without all the extras.

Any statistics how many kids are offered but did not take up the offer after the GEP selection test yearly? For these kids, correct me if I am wrong, will still skip GAT during DSA process at P6.

[kiasimom]

Hi. My son went for the GEP selection test on the 20th and 21st October. I heard from MOE that the results will be out on 31st October.

I am pretty nervous and is counting down the days.

My son is already planning which school he wants to transfer to if he makes it...

But I am not very sure if he can pass the selection test as nobody knows how MOE rates them.

Any of you here who is also waiting for the results like me

[vlim]

kiasimom:

Hi. My son went for the GEP selection test on the 20th and 21st October. I heard from MOE that the results will be out on 31st October.

I am pretty nervous and is counting down the days.

My son is already planning which school he wants to transfer to if he makes it...

But I am not very sure if he can pass the selection test as nobody knows how MOE rates them.

Any of you here who is also waiting for the results like me

aiyoyo i don't even dare to mentioned about which sch to put my son in in front of him after the test last yr.. scared he would feel bad if he could not get in.. :lol:

[vlim]

MdmKS:

atutor2001:

I share the same belief and my kids are fine without all the extras.

Any statistics how many kids are offered but did not take up the offer after the GEP selection test yearly? For these kids, correct me if I am wrong, will still skip GAT during DSA process at P6.

no I think only those gep students can skip it if I am not wrong.. and for RI, if i am not wrong, the overall agrregate for the gep results must be above 80%.

[kiasimom]

vlim:

aiyoyo i don't even dare to mentioned about which sch to put my son in in front of him after the test last yr.. scared he would feel bad if he could not get in.. :lol:

Did your son get into GEP?

At first I didn't mention any of the schools posting until he approached me with questions on which are the schools that have GEP classes and that's how we have this topic going.

[vlim]

kiasimom:

Did your son get into GEP?


At first I didn't mention any of the schools posting until he approached me with questions on which are the schools that have GEP classes and that's how we have this topic going.

yes.. when he knew he qualified for the second test.. he told me he would not want to go gep.. I told him to try his best and papa, mama would discuss with him again if he could get into gep

[vlim]

kiasimom:

Did your son get into GEP?


At first I didn't mention any of the schools posting until he approached me with questions on which are the schools that have GEP classes and that's how we have this topic going.

oops sorry.. because my son can get stress up easily so thats why I refrain talking about the matter then but that doesn't apply to all kids...

[turquoise]

MdmKS:

atutor2001:

I share the same belief and my kids are fine without all the extras.

Any statistics how many kids are offered but did not take up the offer after the GEP selection test yearly? For these kids, correct me if I am wrong, will still skip GAT during DSA process at P6.

No. All mainstream students have to take GAT for DSA, regardless of whether you qualified for GEP or not in P3. It is the training that the GEP students went through from P4-6 that the IP schools value, not the P3 selection test results.