All About Preparing For PSLE

[canadataboo]

Anyone purchase the SLE & PRIMARY 6 SCIENCE BY PANG YIAN? The cover is green in colour and it’s all photo copy notes, cost $49.


Need parents input on this assessment book.

[ks2011]

My daughter had used the maths book ( also $ 49) by pang… I thought, it was good revision. . She used it at the start of the psle year… Perhaps too simple if you plan to use it after june…quite $$


Not sure abt the science book by him

[ks2011]

My daughter had used the maths book ( also $ 49) by pang… I thought, it was good revision. . She used it at the start of the psle year… Perhaps too simple if you plan to use it after june

[janet88]

mummy so kiasu:

concern_mum:

Hi all,


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[Mummy-oan]

May I seek your advise how to prepare and score well for PSLE Science & Maths subject?

[Fretting]

My own experience - spend time on the languages. That pays off.

[JRLam]

Fretting:

My own experience - spend time on the languages. That pays off.

Hi. Apologies if this question had been asked. I have been given different answers to it, hence will like to clarify it again.

In PSLE, are the weightages for EL and CL higher than Sci and MA? If so, what are they and how are they computed?

I am concerned that we are spending an unproportionate time on CL, but not sure if this is worthwhile at the end of the day, from a weightage point-of-view. As much as I want my DS to improve his CL, his resistance in this subject not only means much LONGER time to cover a short passage (read : VERY INEFFICIENT!), but it is also seriously straining our relationship.

Thanks!

[Fretting]

Based on personal experience. I think it probably makes sense to be ahead of the curve on all subjects including languages if you’re looking at a very high psle score. Its probably easier to be ahead of the curve on maths and science if the kid is already doing very well in those subjects and its probably more challenging to be ahead of the curve on languages since that is more subjective (so hence more effort). Just my personal view from personal experience; may not necessarily apply to everyone. Think also you need to see the emphasis of different schools and then judge how the curve will turn out. If I could do it all over again, I would have asked kiddy to swot the languages more and also to take HCL!

[jtoh]

JRLam:

Fretting:

My own experience - spend time on the languages. That pays off.

Hi. Apologies if this question had been asked. I have been given different answers to it, hence will like to clarify it again.

In PSLE, are the weightages for EL and CL higher than Sci and MA? If so, what are they and how are they computed?

I am concerned that we are spending an unproportionate time on CL, but not sure if this is worthwhile at the end of the day, from a weightage point-of-view. As much as I want my DS to improve his CL, his resistance in this subject not only means much LONGER time to cover a short passage (read : VERY INEFFICIENT!), but it is also seriously straining our relationship.

Thanks!

No. All subjects have EXACTLY THE SAME WEIGHTAGE.

[Fretting]

The PSLE results are based on the T-score and not the Raw Score. So weightage of subject is a consideration, but the relativity of how a child performs compared to others is probably more important. The child’s final PSLE score is calculated by reference to how he or she performs relative to his/her peers, and the standard deviation or spread of marks around the average mark of the cohort. So the final psle score aims to show how the pupil stands relative to his or her peers. So where you are in the curve for a subject and how easy it is to be ahead or at the top of the curve becomes important, imho. A number of schools post the method for calculation on their website with good explanations.