OnSponge Maths - Discussion

[Yngmng]

my_little_rainbow:

Hi Yngmng

Is your child still with coach Alvin/Cai Yan?
Are they still in Kovan branch?
Thanks.

My DD joined another centre for IP Maths tuition. Sorry, am not sure whether the 2 coaches are still with the centre. Perhaps, you could check with the branch.

[my_little_rainbow]

any of your child with oodles tampines? appreciate genuine feedback. tks

[Jeanlin]

I feel that different centres have different coaches and readly have to attend few lessons to find out if is indeed beneficial to your child. Based on what i had encountered , it seems that if your child is higher ability then maybe more beneficial, if your kid is a slower learner, they assume that the kid already know and is impatient if they do not understand. And worst, they make comparisons with other kids in class instead of explaining and that dimishes their confidence with the subject.

[phtthp]

based on your sharing, it seems that certain On-sponge Tr show favortism to High ability students, vs those slower ones in grasping / understanding Maths concepts.

[Yngmng]

phtthp:

based on your sharing, it seems that certain On-sponge Tr show favortism to High ability students, vs those slower ones in grasping / understanding Maths concepts.

Agreed that certain tuition or enrichment centre may only benefit the higher ability students. When dd attended onsponge, her coaches were dedicated and even helped to solve her school questions. Her marks improved from 70s to 90s. Although may not be totally attributed to onsponge, I think at least it helps to improve her confidence and interest.

[Jeanlin]

phtthp:

based on your sharing, it seems that certain On-sponge Tr show favortism to High ability students, vs those slower ones in grasping / understanding Maths concepts.

Hi you are right... but not all centres are the same and the one which i came across are not so clear in explaining the concepts. Based on reviews, i have thought to enrol my child in onsponge to brush up the problem sums.My child did not tell me but seems rather upset n down after each lesson. I feel that they should have been more encouraging instead of putting the child down by not being able to understand the concepts or making mistakes. There are few occasions whereby i came earlier in between lessons and overheard and that is when i know about this.

[Dino]

Hi,


Can anyone point out the difference between the thinking maths, essential maths and conquer maths books? is there a need to buy the latest editions?

Thanks.

[sky minecrafter]

Dino:

Can anyone point out the difference between the (1)thinking maths, (2)essential maths and (3)conquer maths books? is there a nteed to buy the latest editions?

Hi, actually these have been asked before a few pages back in this thread I believe... can't say much for (1). (2) seems like an intro book to me & I only procured a copy cos it wasn't that useful for our needs. (3) is great for questions involving models & \"tricks of the trade\" stuff example excess&shortage. How I see it is that I'd use different materials (textbook questions, past year papers' paper 1 portion perhaps) for the child to practise the rudiments; once the child reaches an A standard of mastery I'd introduce (3). Those practices would push up the marks to a high A or A*. To obtain close to full marks you'd likely require past year papers from certain schools which tend to have trickier questions. I only have 1 Maths assessment book these days - OnSponge Conquer Problem Sums...
Yup, there is a tweak in Maths syllabus (pioneer batch Y2013 P1), Tessellation is no longer taught for instance, so it'd seem better to purchase the latest edition if you're not already familiar with the syllabus. JMHO...

[Dino]

sky minecrafter:

Dino:

Can anyone point out the difference between the (1)thinking maths, (2)essential maths and (3)conquer maths books? is there a nteed to buy the latest editions?

Hi, actually these have been asked before a few pages back in this thread I believe... can't say much for (1). (2) seems like an intro book to me & I only procured a copy cos it wasn't that useful for our needs. (3) is great for questions involving models & \"tricks of the trade\" stuff example excess&shortage. How I see it is that I'd use different materials (textbook questions, past year papers' paper 1 portion perhaps) for the child to practise the rudiments; once the child reaches an A standard of mastery I'd introduce (3). Those practices would push up the marks to a high A or A*. To obtain close to full marks you'd likely require past year papers from certain schools which tend to have trickier questions. I only have 1 Maths assessment book these days - OnSponge Conquer Problem Sums...
Yup, there is a tweak in Maths syllabus (pioneer batch Y2013 P1), Tessellation is no longer taught for instance, so it'd seem better to purchase the latest edition if you're not already familiar with the syllabus. JMHO...

I see.... tks so much minecrafter...... very good summary

[my_little_rainbow]

Any of your P6 kids with Hougang branch?