All About T-Score

[kspassing]

verykiasu2010:

kspassing:

My DS PSLE this year, yes.. DD's is next year. Both exempted Chinese

all the best !

Thanks!

[pitterpatter]

slmkhoo:

kspassing:

Oh, mine are both Dyslexic. I think need to have an official psychologist's report and recommendation for exemption. Usually for children with special needs like dyslexia, autism, etc... Those are the more common reasons I think. But it's not automatic. They must prove with tests that the child is really struggling with one language already, and usually they must already be doing badly in MT. My kids got their exemption in pri 2, my son was failing badly, my daughter was struggling to even pass.

Another reason for exemption is having lived overseas for more than 2 yrs, and not having received instruction in MT comparable to Singapore's standard. Both my kids come under that category.

I also asked about T-score based on 3 subjects, but it seems that those who know can't say, and no-one else knows.

Our kids are also exempted. The same reason as slmkhoo. I have also asked but answers given are always vague. So if anyone knows, please share.

[mummy so kiasu]

kspassing:

Does anybody know how the T-score is calculated when there are only three subjects? My kids are exempted MT, so only EMS... then how?

Those who are taking 4 subjects will be divided by 4 x 3. Since your kid is already base on 300, you don't have to use the same method. All the best to your child's coming PSLE ! :rahrah:

[Pen88n]

mummy so kiasu:

kspassing:

Does anybody know how the T-score is calculated when there are only three subjects? My kids are exempted MT, so only EMS... then how?

Those who are taking 4 subjects will be divided by 4 x 3. Since your kid is already base on 300, you don't have to use the same method. All the best to your child's coming PSLE ! :rahrah:

Mummy so kiasu, T-score not computed this way. You can see the formula from the front page - there is not base on 300. Most people ise the \"divide by 4 multiply by 3\" to compute the T-score cos some schools do not provide mean / standard deviation. However, the accurate way to compute will be to use the mean and standard deviation of each individual subjects to compute, and add up the 4 subjects T-score to get the total T-score.

[pitterpatter]

Pen88n:

mummy so kiasu:

[quote=\"kspassing\"]Does anybody know how the T-score is calculated when there are only three subjects? My kids are exempted MT, so only EMS... then how?

Those who are taking 4 subjects will be divided by 4 x 3. Since your kid is already base on 300, you don't have to use the same method. All the best to your child's coming PSLE ! :rahrah:

Mummy so kiasu, T-score not computed this way. You can see the formula from the front page - there is not base on 300. Most people ise the \"divide by 4 multiply by 3\" to compute the T-score cos some schools do not provide mean / standard deviation. However, the accurate way to compute will be to use the mean and standard deviation of each individual subjects to compute, and add up the 4 subjects T-score to get the total T-score.[/quote]That is my understanding too. Some schools share the formula openly with the kids/parents. I wonder if there is one for kids who are exempted from MT.

[verykiasu2010]

Pen88n:

mummy so kiasu:

[quote=\"kspassing\"]Does anybody know how the T-score is calculated when there are only three subjects? My kids are exempted MT, so only EMS... then how?

Those who are taking 4 subjects will be divided by 4 x 3. Since your kid is already base on 300, you don't have to use the same method. All the best to your child's coming PSLE ! :rahrah:

Mummy so kiasu, T-score not computed this way. You can see the formula from the front page - there is not base on 300. Most people ise the \"divide by 4 multiply by 3\" to compute the T-score cos some schools do not provide mean / standard deviation. However, the accurate way to compute will be to use the mean and standard deviation of each individual subjects to compute, and add up the 4 subjects T-score to get the total T-score.[/quote]Correct!

[jtoh]

pitterpatter:

Pen88n:

[quote=\"mummy so kiasu\"]
Those who are taking 4 subjects will be divided by 4 x 3. Since your kid is already base on 300, you don't have to use the same method. All the best to your child's coming PSLE ! :rahrah:

Mummy so kiasu, T-score not computed this way. You can see the formula from the front page - there is not base on 300. Most people ise the \"divide by 4 multiply by 3\" to compute the T-score cos some schools do not provide mean / standard deviation. However, the accurate way to compute will be to use the mean and standard deviation of each individual subjects to compute, and add up the 4 subjects T-score to get the total T-score.

That is my understanding too. Some schools share the formula openly with the kids/parents. I wonder if there is one for kids who are exempted from MT.[/quote]The formula for calculating PSLE T-score is not a secret. All schools share it with the P6 parents during school briefings. The one for MT exemption however is a mystery.

[Sun_2010]

jtoh:

pitterpatter:

[quote=\"Pen88n\"] Those who are taking 4 subjects will be divided by 4 x 3. Since your kid is already base on 300, you don't have to use the same method. All the best to your child's coming PSLE ! :rahrah:

That is my understanding too. Some schools share the formula openly with the kids/parents. I wonder if there is one for kids who are exempted from MT.

The formula for calculating PSLE T-score is not a secret. All schools share it with the P6 parents during school briefings. The one for MT exemption however is a mystery.[/quote]
I remember reading somewhere that for those exempt the MT score is taken as 50 .
Disclaimer: please ah, memory not so good, age catching up what, so please take this with a pinch of salt.

[ks2011]

Sun_2010:

I remember reading somewhere that for those exempt the MT score is taken as 50 .

Disclaimer: please ah, memory not so good, age catching up what, so please take this with a pinch of salt.

I read this \"Pupils who are exempted from MT have their aggregate of 3 remaining subjects calculated based on a statistical method of computation. Pupils are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged if they are exempted from MT.\" Not sure what the statistical method of computation is??!??

[jtoh]

ks2011:

I read this \"Pupils who are exempted from MT have their aggregate of 3 remaining subjects calculated based on a statistical method of computation. Pupils are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged if they are exempted from MT.\" Not sure what the statistical method of computation is??!??

It's MOE-speak for obfuscation of the question. In other words - give long-winded answer and still saying nothing. :rotflmao: