SA2 2009
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Hi hquek,
I totally agree. I feel that sometimes it’s good for them to experience some "failures" of course during non-crucial exams. So having gone through that, they will remember whether they want to be in that position again or not. Hopefully kids learn from the experience and remembers it.
Haha my P1 son is now in the opposite situation. Did well during SA1, OK during SA2 except chinese… careless mistakes again especially the handwriting on writing characters so he knows I am disappointed with him.
He was very proud of himself previously. Now… he has to speak "softer" infront of the sister as his performance is not as good. But that means we’ve to work hard on his weaknesses… horrendous handwriting. -
tankee:
\"Tried their best\". Personally, I find \"their best\" very subjective. It's like is \"their best\" really the best? Or are there any potential to stretch further to make it really the best????
as long as he had tried his hardest. Having good results is a bonus.
:lol: Sorry if this is too abstract. Maybe the best is a vicious cycle of continuous improvement. :?
But I agree each of us have our own limitations that we need to acknowledge. -
There's a few things which we need to take note with regards to our children's performance in a year span. Most of the time, as parents, we expect the child to pass the exams the very least and a high score would be nice. But, let's ask ourselves this question; Did we prepare them from the beginning of the year and help them further along the way?
Most of the answers would be a resounding yes - Yes, I got them to study. Yes, I got them a tutor. Yes, I got them tonnes of assessment book.
Looking at the effort we put in, it is fair that we expect the very least a pass or better. But, all these measures actually cater to the academic portion of learning.
What we need to look into, and most of us would miss out on this, is the personal study management aspect. Let me explain further.
I would make use of the STAR approach which I have developed for my pupils over the years.
S - Set Target
To prepare for SA2, it starts from the beginning of the year. In January, we need to set the target for the child. Hypothetically, let's say it is 90% and have a agreement that this not non-negotiable, just to instill a sense of urgency.
T - Time Table
At this juncture, a study time table needs to be drawn out and this study time table would include leisure time as well. So sit with our children and work it out with them. This would be show our children that we are also interested in them playing and resting and not studying around the clock.
A - Action
Having a time table and a target will not mean anything if we do not put it into action. As parents, this is where we monitor and monitor strictly. We cannot make to many exceptions as this would allow the child to get the impression that the plan we have is negotiable. Anyway, tell the child that their play time and rest time have all been included in the time table.
R - Reflect
This is the portion which I find is very critical. Why do I say so. In an academic year, before SA2, there are all the other exams, CA1, SA1 and CA2. These exams would act as our indicator to our children's learning. How to make use of the indicators?
Let's say if the child has followed to the time table strictly, sat for CA1 and comes back with 65%, what would this signal to us? This would tell us that whatever we have done prior to CA1 in terms of studying and preparation would only be good for 65%. Try as far as we can to avoid saying that the paper is tough and so on. That is simply finding an excuse because there are pupils scoring that targeted 90%.
What do we do now? We have to look at the time table again and the study approach and tweak in order to move towards our target. There is no need to throw away the whole plan. Discuss with our children with regards to the tweaking taking into consideration that this would help our children. Once the new study plan is ready, start them on the new plan immediately.
This is the cycle which we have to carry out throughout the whole year. As long as we carry this out, we are actually taking control of the discipline in studying. This way, we would have in place a system of prepare and checking for our children.
Regards,
NIEtrainedTEACHER -
MMM:
I suggested to my girl's teacher to assign penmanship practices on Fridays
He was very proud of himself previously. Now.... he has to speak \"softer\" infront of the sister as his performance is not as good. But that means we've to work hard on his weaknesses... horrendous handwriting.
to complete over the weekend. That helps.
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watmekiasu:
I hear of many cases, of children being scolded/punished for not scoring high marks for the SA exams. I feel that most parents should ask themselves \"Could I have done any better, at their age?\".
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If the student is P5 and going into P6 next year to do PSLE, then it is imperative to prepare the student early for the PSLE otherwise next year the student will be overwhelmed and both parent and child will feel stressed. PSLE 2010 is only 11 months away and the students still have a whole year of P6 syllabus to cover and digest before their P6 prelims (SA2) in August which is only 9 months away.
If the student is P1-P4 then it is good to look through the mistakes and help the student to plan a revision schedule and to supervise on his/her weak subjects. -
i think kids nowadays do make alot of careless mistakes in their papers… it may be because they are generally smarter than us when we were kids as such they are usually complacent and do not check their work conscientiously…
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James Ang:
I have advised P5 kids I know to start right away! Must cover everythingIf the student is P5 and going into P6 next year to do PSLE, then it is imperative to prepare the student early for the PSLE otherwise next year the student will be overwhelmed and both parent and child will feel stressed. PSLE 2010 is only 11 months away and the students still have a whole year of P6 syllabus to cover and digest before their P6 prelims (SA2) in August which is only 9 months away.
If the student is P1-P4 then it is good to look through the mistakes and help the student to plan a revision schedule and to supervise on his/her weak subjects.
by June 2010 and start intensive exam paper practice from June holidays all the way to one week before PSLE. The week before PSLE will serve
as a breather for psychological preparation and exam tips on handling
exam stress and what to do the day before and during each paper. minimal worksheet during this week
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my girl is P3 student in best class. She scored all 80+ in all her subjects. is it very bad? pls advise.
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seriously speaking 80+ is quite good why would you think it is bad? It is bad only cos you are marking her performance to her classmates…
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