Recommendations for graphing calculators

[Ingel Soong]

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Adding MOE SEAB Approved Calculator Rules for Students:
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You could be using your calculator for finding mole ratios, solving roots of quadratic equations or evaluating acceleration problems.

Yet:

Do you know the rules pertaining to their use in Ministry of Education examinations?

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Now:

1) Your calculator needs to be silent (100% silent mode)

2) You are not allowed to share your calculators with your friends during any examinations

3) You must remove any instruction sheets, formula lists or conversion help that come along with your calculators

4) Your calculator is not capable of performing differentiation, integration and other algebraic manipulations.

5) You cannot use a spoilt calculator as an excuse for low grades.

You are probably not aware that:

The use of calculators was introduced by the Ministry of Education for Primary 5 students in 2008 and Primary 6 students in 2009.

The reason given was to allow \"pupils to better focus on discovering patterns and making generalisations without worrying about computational accuracy\".

In 2008, secondary school students are allowed to use scientific calculators in both Paper 1 and Paper 2.

Previously, only Paper 2 allowed the use of scientific calculators.

Graphing calculators were also introduced in Junior College (JC)/ Centralised Institutes (CI) for H1, H2 and H3 Mathematics \" to plot graphs, perform statistical functions and solve a series of equations\" at GCE A-Level.

Source:
http://www.seab.gov.sg/content/calculator/GuidelinesCalculators.pdf
http://libris.nie.edu.sg/things-you-may-not-know-about-mathematics-in-singapore

[raspberrybunny63]

Hi, Paiseh :imsorry: to interupt :offtopic:

May I please ask if anyone knows of good, competent and responsible tutor able to teach my child JC1 H2 Biology. I am having a difficult time sourcing around for an experienced H2 Biology tutor. :?: :thankyou:

[raspberrybunny63]

Hi, Paiseh :imsorry: to interupt :offtopic:

May I please ask if anyone knows of good, competent and responsible tutor able to teach my child JC1 H2 Biology. I am having a difficult time sourcing around for an experienced H2 Biology tutor. :?: :thankyou:

[sharonkhoo]

raspberrybunny63:

Hi, Paiseh :imsorry: to interupt :offtopic:

May I please ask if anyone knows of good, competent and responsible tutor able to teach my child JC1 H2 Biology. I am having a difficult time sourcing around for an experienced H2 Biology tutor. :?: :thankyou:

It might help if you posted in a more relevant thread?

[raspberrybunny63]

Im so sorry, I am not able to create a new thread. My apologies for posting it here, hoping someone can help if they know of any good tutors to recommend. Sincere Apologies !

[sharonkhoo]

raspberrybunny63:

Im so sorry, I am not able to create a new thread. My apologies for posting it here, hoping someone can help if they know of any good tutors to recommend. Sincere Apologies !

There are tuition threads you can add to. You are unlikely to get any response on a calculator thread!

[JakeTse]

I think the TI-Nspire CX or the TI-84 Plus CE https://cfone.net/graphing-calculators-on-amazon.html is a good choice. Maybe you could take them into your consideration list.

[ungu]

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I hope the rule is updated to accomodate the usage of smartphones (I know I know, the smartphone is too smart and too hard to monitor or control during exams by the teachers).
Reason: buying a new graphing calculator costs $179 from the school (my sec3 daughter just informed me yesterday).
While buying an app that emulates the same graphing calculator (same software and functionalities as the calculator but runs on smartphone) only costs $5.
I assume almost all students already have smartphones, or else, a $179 can also buy a new decent smartphone.

[sharonkhoo]

Can buy second-hand to save costs. Ask those who have completed A levels or try Carousell.

[jo sarah]

From past experience tutoring JC and IB students: Usually schools recommend a particular graphing calculator to use. Then, in notes or class instructions, it’ll be based on that particular calculator. If any student chooses an allowed calculator, but different from that chosen by school, that student would likely have to learn to use it himself/herself.

Using app on smartphone is not feasible, as smartphones are not be allowed in exams.
Hope this helps.