Maths Assessment Books

[Champion]

jen18j:

Thank you for your quick reply & suggestion, Champion. Will go have a look. Unfortunately, my kid is not a quick learner...

Pleasure

No worries, we are all here to learn and share with each other --- I have picked up many good tips from parents in this parents and really appreciates that a lot :grphug:

[coast]

coast:

Champion:

[quote=\"jen18j\"]Any suggestions for P3 Math? TIA

Hi,
It really depends what you want or what your child needs

Since the 1st semester is over, it might be good if you can try the 3B assessment book. A good one that has been recommended here in the forum is the following one:-
Visible Thinking in Mathematics 3B (NEW!)
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http://resource.marshallcavendish.com/mcdoc/console/DocumentDetail.aspx?viewType=catalogue&id=49042

Hi hi

I think I read a detailed recommendation of the P3 books of this series early last year.

Anyone still has the link to that recommendation or wants to share what they think about the 3A and 3B books?

My DS is a fast learner and does not really need to practise much once he understands the concepts (they do a lot of worksheets in schools already). 1A, 1B and 2A did not seem to be useful for my DS and if I recall correctly, questions are quite repetitive in nature (but I have to say that it is based on the few topics he did as we drop books once we do not find them useful).

I suppose P3 books might be different as I seem to recall the detailed review is very good and I was quite disappointed that P1 and P2 books do not seem to match that review.

Thanks for any sharing![/quote]Found the link of the detailed review. It is actually for the P6 version. The review also said \"I personally think this would be a good resource for those looking for a assessment book to help them build up their fundamentals while improving their thinking skills and understanding of mathematical concepts\".

So the books are probably not so useful for fast learners who have mastered their concepts.

So sorry I remember the review wrongly, here's the link :-

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=18144&start=80

[cimman]

phtthp:

cimman:

just check the problems in the Q&A section of this forum. The questions are of a certain difficulty level and solutions are provided, and best of all, it's free.

don't mind if you can help to direct us the hyperlink link.
not sure which thread you refering to. (too many thread). TIA.

here it is:
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=149&start=1830

[nansk]

cimman:

nansk:

I agree. For a fast learner who has mastered the basics, I would suggest the OnSponge P3 book as challenging practice.

for fast learners, can save a lot of money by just checking out the problems in the Q&A section of this forum. The questions are of a certain difficulty level and solutions are provided, and best of all, it's free.
and if you're still unclear of the solution, you can even ask questions. best assessment book there is.....

It's not clear whether you are disagreeing with or adding on to my post...

This thread is for recommending Maths assessment books to fellow parents. The \"Burning Maths Questions\" threads usually attracts P5/P6 questions. If there are any relevant P3 questions, they are buried under mountains of posts in those long threads. They are not neatly categorized under 11 patterns of challenging word problems with explanations and solutions for each type - which is what OnSponge provides. I would not recommend the Maths Q&A threads as the primary source for learning to solve challenging Maths problems.

[cimman]

nansk:

cimman:

[quote=\"nansk\"]I agree. For a fast learner who has mastered the basics, I would suggest the OnSponge P3 book as challenging practice.

for fast learners, can save a lot of money by just checking out the problems in the Q&A section of this forum. The questions are of a certain difficulty level and solutions are provided, and best of all, it's free.
and if you're still unclear of the solution, you can even ask questions. best assessment book there is.....

It's not clear whether you are disagreeing with or adding on to my post...

This thread is for recommending Maths assessment books to fellow parents. The \"Burning Maths Questions\" threads usually attracts P5/P6 questions. If there are any relevant P3 questions, they are buried under mountains of posts in those long threads. They are not neatly categorized under 11 patterns of challenging word problems with explanations and solutions for each type - which is what OnSponge provides. I would not recommend the Maths Q&A threads as the primary source for learning to solve challenging Maths problems.[/quote]the questions are categorized according to the primary level, so you don't have to sieve through tons of questions to filter out questions relevant to your needs. Here's the link for the P3 Maths questions: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=149&start=1830. I believe this was done recently probably early this year or end of last year when there was a revamp of the website.

However, the problems are not categorized. So they're good for students who feel that they are familiar with all the relevant heuristics and are now ready to tackle uncategorized P3 questions, probably in preparation for exam. If the student is weak in certain heuristics, then yes, it is good to drill them on a certain category first to gain the experience. Once the student is confident that he or she is ready for mock exam practice, then the forum questions will help out.

For parents who are considering getting the mock exam type of assessment books, then the P3 Math Q&A thread is a good alternative.
It is also good for parents who are looking to evaluate the various types of challenging problems for the P3 level. Quite a number of these questions are from past year school exam papers.

[koguma]

Anyone use this Maths assignment book (thinkingMath@onSponge) ?

Any comments?
Thanks.
http://www.onsponge.com/learn/thinkingmath.html

[HAPPYH]

koguma:

Anyone use this Maths assignment book (thinkingMath@onSponge) ?

Any comments?
Thanks.
http://www.onsponge.com/learn/thinkingmath.html

My DD is using it. Quite a lot of challenging questions. My DD can not handle on her own. Good for high achievers.

[koguma]

Hi HAPPYH and marmaduke.chow, thanks for the info. I have ordered the books, hope my nephew will find it useful.

[HAPPYH]

koguma:

Hi HAPPYH and marmaduke.chow, thanks for the info. I have ordered the books, hope my nephew will find it useful.

You are welcome.

[Village Girl]

HAPPYH:

koguma:

Anyone use this Maths assignment book (thinkingMath@onSponge) ?

Any comments?
Thanks.
http://www.onsponge.com/learn/thinkingmath.html

My DD is using it. Quite a lot of challenging questions. My DD can not handle on her own. Good for high achievers.

My girl's school ask them to get but after half a year, did not even complete the 1st chapter.