Recommendation of changes to reduce Stress for PSLE
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At Sec 3, students get to pick science or art stream. At P6, they are ranked by the aggregate of 4 subjects. Does natural talent for certain area of study, (say math), only surface at Sec 3? No, I don’t think so. Therefore, the main contributor of stress in PSLE is when everyone is forced to excel in all 4 subjects including those that they are weak in. If we can borrow the format for entry to JC or Poly, using the L1R5 or L1R4, then it will become a more representative ranking of a student’s capability.
In math, we have pure math, applied math and “heuristics”. Split math into 3 papers, you will see how their performance will change for each type of math. In science, we have bio, chem and phy. Again split it up into 3 papers. We can then have more subjects for application of L1R?? to rank them.
Just some crude ideas on a hot afternoon and dosing off zzzz. -
Daddy
Puzzling indeed. Ed Min says change. 1 MP propose kill PSLE. Then PM says no change. Now DPM appears. And Ed Min disappear?DPM talk nia... Y he didn't make any changes when he was Education minister?
As the earlier article above... Less micro-managing would help. -
matrix0405:
Taking turns to talk and then MIA. Those who get blasted disappear and then another comes in to pacify. Not synchronizing well.
Puzzling indeed. Ed Min says change. 1 MP propose kill PSLE. Then PM says no change. Now DPM appears. And Ed Min disappear?Daddy
DPM talk nia... Y he didn't make any changes when he was Education minister?
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Maybe sending one person after another to say a few words to test waters. Say something, feelers gather info. Send another out, wait for ground response. The important man working furiously behind the scene, with hid huge team, collating data. :rotflmao:
My ex GM operated like that. Get his secretary to leak some unpopular HR practices, let us digest and get used to the usually bad ideas, then he will tweak a little before formal announcement. -
Mawar:
What's the point?Maybe sending one person after another to say a few words to test waters. Say something, feelers gather info. Send another out, wait for ground response. The important man working furiously behind the scene, with hid huge team, collating data. :rotflmao:
It's OCBC giving PSLE leave, not MOE or prime minister office.
One rubbishes it, the other say fine grain differentiation needs to be looked into, then supported by another one about PSLE not fair running ground. Which is which? PSLE is here to stay. Period.
Govt wants finest grain. -
PSLE is here to stay. Reporting and calculation of results is up in the air. But I wouldn’t hold my breath. The top secondary schools will still require the equivalent of 4 A*****s or whatever even if they do away with the T-score.
In the end, only the top 20% or so of each cohort can get into our local universities. And only the top 1-2% or so can get into popular courses like medicine and law where the money is perceived to be. -
pirate:
Take away banding and whatever, ultimately still the same lah. If don't have 260 and above, can only dream.PSLE is here to stay. Reporting and calculation of results is up in the air. But I wouldn't hold my breath. The top secondary schools will still require the equivalent of 4 A*****s or whatever even if they do away with the T-score.
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janet_lee88:
If everyone starts to get 4A******s... Then we'll be back to fine graining process.
Take away banding and whatever, ultimately still the same lah. If don't have 260 and above, can only dream.pirate:
PSLE is here to stay. Reporting and calculation of results is up in the air. But I wouldn't hold my breath. The top secondary schools will still require the equivalent of 4 A*****s or whatever even if they do away with the T-score.
If systems/policies/mindsets so easy to change... World peace Liao... :xedfingers:
Stock market more straightforward... Every now and then just have correction... And back to square one. -
janet_lee88:
Taking turns to talk and then MIA. Those who get blasted disappear and then another comes in to pacify. Not synchronizing well.[/quote]This is the new consultative approach?
Puzzling indeed. Ed Min says change. 1 MP propose kill PSLE. Then PM says no change. Now DPM appears. And Ed Min disappear?matrix0405:
[quote=\"Daddy D\"]DPM talk nia... Y he didn't make any changes when he was Education minister?
The Conversation thingy... Converse until how?
Got talk about PSLE a not?
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No need to talk…what’s there to talk?
Minister with kids in p6 will have their ways to coach…nothing to discuss. Whether they take a year off or not, that is unnecessary for us to know.
If simplify PSLE, more get stars, then there will be more fine grain differentiation like what you mentioned.