2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[janet88]

Hi G Tan,

I set the timer for 5 min when he did vocab section...instead of focusing on the questions, his attention was on the timer instead :faint:
No choice, but to persist in timing him until he gets used to it.
1 min per question for MCQ...don't know, move on. Then go back to earlier question when done with the rest.

[HAPPYH]

janet_lee88:

Hi G Tan,

I set the timer for 5 min when he did vocab section...instead of focusing on the questions, his attention was on the timer instead :faint:
No choice, but to persist in timing him until he gets used to it.
1 min per question for MCQ...don't know, move on. Then go back to earlier question when done with the rest.

Yes, you must remind him to move on if he does not know the answer for any question.

[janet88]

HAPPYH:

janet_lee88:

Hi G Tan,

I set the timer for 5 min when he did vocab section...instead of focusing on the questions, his attention was on the timer instead :faint:
No choice, but to persist in timing him until he gets used to it.
1 min per question for MCQ...don't know, move on. Then go back to earlier question when done with the rest.

Yes, you must remind him to move on if he does not know the answer for any question.

I will tell him NOT to give up the whole forest for a tree. Besides, there is no guarantee he gets the question answered correctly either. Every question must be answered...no blanks. If don't know answer to MCQ, then 'hamtam' one. At least have 25% chance.

[HAPPYH]

janet_lee88:

HAPPYH:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Hi G Tan,

I set the timer for 5 min when he did vocab section...instead of focusing on the questions, his attention was on the timer instead :faint:
No choice, but to persist in timing him until he gets used to it.
1 min per question for MCQ...don't know, move on. Then go back to earlier question when done with the rest.

Yes, you must remind him to move on if he does not know the answer for any question.

I will tell him NOT to give up the whole forest for a tree. Besides, there is no guarantee he gets the question answered correctly either. Every question must be answered...no blanks. If don't know answer to MCQ, then 'hamtam' one. At least have 25% chance.[/quote]Yes you are right. I like your phrase \"NOT to give up the whole forest for a tree\" Hmmm....I can tell this to my DD too.

[fifiyeo]

Feeling much better today. Maybe because of what Chenonceau wrote. Thanks to all who have been encouraging.


I guess I’ll just have to have patience, sail with the tide and current, make the best of it and enjoy the beautiful sea which I have obviously missed out on the past few weeks.

[pixiedust]

fightingmom:

I used to joke with DD that SA stands for Speed and Accuracy so have to be careful (cannot say the forbidden word \"careless\") and finish the papers and leave at least about 10-15 mins to check through.


I used to repeat this every time before my DD starts her revision papers :

\"Every mark counts !\"

So now the 3 words stuck with her liao :rotflmao:

Ah, \"careless\" is forbidden ! I must remember this. What's the history behind ? chenonceau's suggestion ?

Timer : Janet, when my son first started using the timer he was like that too ! more focused on the timer than the task but he got used to it eventually.

[Chenonceau]

pixiedust:

fightingmom:

I used to joke with DD that SA stands for Speed and Accuracy so have to be careful (cannot say the forbidden word \"careless\") and finish the papers and leave at least about 10-15 mins to check through.


I used to repeat this every time before my DD starts her revision papers :

\"Every mark counts !\"

So now the 3 words stuck with her liao :rotflmao:

Ah, \"careless\" is forbidden ! I must remember this. What's the history behind ? chenonceau's suggestion ?

Timer : Janet, when my son first started using the timer he was like that too ! more focused on the timer than the task but he got used to it eventually.

I use the word \"careless\" liberally. In my house, the word \"stupid\" is forbidden unless I use it to describe myself.

[AdvancedAcademia]

Just to share a strategy which I use for my kids when coaching them for exam preparations (English). They should set targets for various sections and have a count down timer track them when doing practice papers. (Iphones are stopwatch is great for this as you can choose a "fun" ring tone for the buzzer.) When the buzzer sounds, move on to the next section regardless of whether he/she has completed the paper.


Over time, pupil learn to realise how much time each section demands of them, (Different pupils will take different amounts of time for various sections.) and adjust accordingly.

One important thing to keep in mind though is that you should try to keep the practices fun and engaging and not just a constant grind of doing paper after paper. Pupils will lose interest and motivation to do well. What I do is that I would actually permutate a question in various forms (S&T is great for this) so that they can have fun with the learning and at the same time get the necessary practice that they need.

Hope that helps a bit.

Cheers,
Advanced Academia

[ASLMUM]

Have you guys started revision again? I’m feeling quite drain from the last round of SA1, hopefully next week we can start the engine again…

[worried parents]

oh no, how can this happen ? My child was diagnosed with chicken pox and was given five days mc on Monday. Today, I brought him back to the clinic for review and another doctor said it is not chicken pox but normal rash due to hot weather.


Luckily this happened after SA1.