DSA 2011

[TwaTau]

hexagon:

vlim:

[quote=\"RSS\"]Vlim, how did the interview go? Pls tell us what questions did they ask your ds?

As what piggylalala has said, the students are put in gp of 3 with 2 teachers interviewers. The qns are pretty general like why u choose RI, which other school u DSA, what is your most favorite subject .... Sorry hard to get much info from my ds., he always said 'I forget '... They were asked to talk about the project stuffs they brought to present. My ds said the other 2 speaks very well too .... So got to keep our finger cross and :faint:

DS also just came back from RI interview. There were about 15 of them sitting in rows of three (all three from different schools) waiting for their turn. There were a couple of interview rooms (4-5, i think) with the interviewers names written on the doors. Parents can hang around the kids before they go in but i think i was the only anxious one (DS kept shooing me away).

He was quite nervous before he went in because he only prepared his portfolio today after he came back from school, took a short nap, had lunch and had only less than an hour to put everything together. However, he said the interviewers were : \"happy and jolly\" So he was put at ease. He said the questions were not the usual ones that he had expected like why you choose RI etc. They asked the kids to rate their nervousness from 1 to 10. Some other questions (after much probing and asking like 243 times to jolt his memory :stupid: ) were

i) If you were a scientist, what would you cure?
ii) What item would you choose to be in this room? (the 3 answered : clock, window and whiteboard)
iii) Based on the application forms that the kids have submitted, they were asked about their CCAs and achievement. (DS was asked about his Scouts experience, the other boy talked about his NE ambassador experience)
iv) they were asked to present the piece of work that they were told to bring along. DS did his IVP project, one boy did ERP (biography) and another did his P5 SS portfolio. (Actually we brought also his P4 SS family tree project cos he couldnt decide which to present)

I think there were one or two more questions but he \"forgot\" (it's his favorite phase...I always tell him how i wish i am inflicted with forgetfulness and forget to pick him up from school once in a while... )

BTW, they did not asked to look at the portfolios (so much for the rushing and stress).[/quote] :thankyou: vlim and hexagon. And best of luck for both your DSs.

How long was the interview for each child and was it like what was described previous, from left to right or right to left, not starting from middle?

Now its the turn for the rest of us, :sick: :nailbite: :scared:

[hexagon]

PiggyLalala:

Thank you for sharing the questions. I think you did an excellent job in extracting so many questions from your son. Good luck and all the best in the DSA and the coming PSLE.

Thank you for the well wishes. He is definitely more relieved after the interview (our friend is glued to the TV now, to de-stress he said). We'll take one step at a time. First up is Oral.....

[breanne]

Thank you vlim and hexagon. :grphug:

[vlim]

Emmm… Their seats are allocated Liao I supposed… The group of 3 took half an hour of interview.

[hexagon]

TwaTau:

:thankyou: vlim and hexagon. And best of luck for both your DSs.

How long was the interview for each child and was it like what was described previous, from left to right or right to left, not starting from middle?

Now its the turn for the rest of us, :sick: :nailbite: :scared:

Total time taken was half an hour. So it's about 10 mins each child. When a question was asked, anyone can answer first then followed by the person next to him (not sure if its right to left or left to right). DS said he wanted to answer first a couple of times but there was this confident boy who spoke up first, followed by him then the third boy (who seemed to be the most nervous among the 3 and he himself rated his nervousness at 10).

However, am not sure if other interviewers adopt the same system. Have not had the chance to check with DS classmates who were there.

All the best to your DS's interview. I think GE kids have been trained by their school to do presentation, public speaking and oral skills. So it shouldn't be a problem as long as they are relaxed and treat it like a chit chat session with some new teachers. Moreover most of them do have strong opinions and love to be heard (poor teachers, quite hard to get them to shut up and listen). Just behave like they are in class ( i know, easier said than done, i had knots in my stomach just now ).

[Blur Dad]

hexagon:

PiggyLalala:

Thank you for sharing the questions. I think you did an excellent job in extracting so many questions from your son. Good luck and all the best in the DSA and the coming PSLE.

Thank you for the well wishes. He is definitely more relieved after the interview (our friend is glued to the TV now, to de-stress he said). We'll take one step at a time. First up is Oral.....

Hi hexagon

Thank you for sharing. At least they did not ask your DS all those \"COMMON Questions\"...

May I know is your DS SA1 >80%?

Thank you

All the best to your DS DSA.

BD

[r2010]

vlim:

Emmm.. Their seats are allocated Liao I supposed... The group of 3 took half an hour of interview.

All the best


The questions are quite different ...I think based on which teacher is interviewing. did the principal or VP conducts any interview?

[hexagon]

Blur Dad:

hexagon:

[quote=\"PiggyLalala\"]
Thank you for sharing the questions. I think you did an excellent job in extracting so many questions from your son. Good luck and all the best in the DSA and the coming PSLE.

Thank you for the well wishes. He is definitely more relieved after the interview (our friend is glued to the TV now, to de-stress he said). We'll take one step at a time. First up is Oral.....

Hi hexagon

Thank you for sharing. At least they did not ask your DS all those \"COMMON Questions\"...

May I know is your DS SA1 >80%?

Thank you

All the best to your DS DSA.

BD[/quote]<80%.....has never got near 80% for his entire 3 yrs. Chinese is his Achilles' Heel. So :xedfingers: and hope that he could get in through DSA.

[r2010]

hexagon:

TwaTau:

:thankyou: vlim and hexagon. And best of luck for both your DSs.

How long was the interview for each child and was it like what was described previous, from left to right or right to left, not starting from middle?

Now its the turn for the rest of us, :sick: :nailbite: :scared:

Total time taken was half an hour. So it's about 10 mins each child. When a question was asked, anyone can answer first then followed by the person next to him (not sure if its right to left or left to right). DS said he wanted to answer first a couple of times but there was this confident boy who spoke up first, followed by him then the third boy (who seemed to be the most nervous among the 3 and he himself rated his nervousness at 10).

However, am not sure if other interviewers adopt the same system. Have not had the chance to check with DS classmates who were there.

All the best to your DS's interview. I think GE kids have been trained by their school to do presentation, public speaking and oral skills. So it shouldn't be a problem as long as they are relaxed and treat it like a chit chat session with some new teachers. Moreover most of them do have strong opinions and love to be heard (poor teachers, quite hard to get them to shut up and listen). Just behave like they are in class ( i know, easier said than done, i had knots in my stomach just now ).

All the best to you and Ds... Thanks for the detailed questions... The first session was at 3.30pm .. what time was the last session?

[Paddy Field]

Thank you for e detailed sharing, hexagon. Looks like all e RI teachers are quite nice. All the best to your DS.