Maths Tutor Mr. Lim:

may be 35+- marks :yikes: :?

Maths Tutor Mr. Lim:

2 high A* (maths,science)

low A eng
very low A chinese top 82% or bottom 18%

low A*, how low? A* should be Top 10%. I guess.

Maths Tutor Mr. Lim:

1 boy, 2A star (maths,science) & 2A (eng, chinese) t-score only 234

bochap daddy:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"bochap daddy\"]Please note that \"only 60%\" is still a very solid, middle of the road mark.


There is nothing wrong with that...

60% across all papers is still a good solid 230 - 250 at PSLE right?

No. I think you are not familiar with the t-score for PSLE? It's not the raw score for 4 subjects added up. The t-score is a statistical figure based on the child's performance in the cohort. I don't know enough statistics to explain, but there is a discussion on KSP about t-score if you want to read it up.

rains:

No. 60% is a low 'B'. Getting 60% across all subjects is more likely to get you 200 to 210 at psle. 4As is more likely to get you 230 to 245 (high As). I am not a psle expert and do not claim that my numbers are right or accurate, so I am not obliged to defend these numbers if challenged. I am just writing this to give you an idea and to raise your awareness of psle scores as you seem to be new to psle.

rains:

I think setting goals after going for open house would be too late. If I remember correctly, rgs and nygh's open house were in April or May last year. Most schools also have their open house around this time. You can call the schools up if the information is not available on their websites or even get it from this forum. The helpful parents here have collated the open house dates of secondary schools and posted them here under a thread on secondary school open house.


It is unlikely the teachers are able to tell you anything about her expected score at psle for now since it's early. It is more realistic to ask them such questions after prelims. But even then, it's difficult for them to commit to a number as the score still depends on the unknown ie. difficulty level of the papers and how the cohort does.

slmkhoo:

bochap daddy:

Please note that \"only 60%\" is still a very solid, middle of the road mark.


There is nothing wrong with that...

60% across all papers is still a good solid 230 - 250 at PSLE right?

No. I think you are not familiar with the t-score for PSLE? It's not the raw score for 4 subjects added up. The t-score is a statistical figure based on the child's performance in the cohort. I don't know enough statistics to explain, but there is a discussion on KSP about t-score if you want to read it up.

bochap daddy:

Please note that \"only 60%\" is still a very solid, middle of the road mark.


There is nothing wrong with that...

60% across all papers is still a good solid 230 - 250 at PSLE right?

slmkhoo:

bochap daddy:

[quote=\"rains\"]Try to aim for 5-mark improvement for every test/exam so that by psle, the child would ideally have made at least 10 to 20 marks improvement for the subjects. 5 marks would also seem and sound realistic to achieve to the child and the child is more likely to try for a 5-mark improvement rather than a 10- or 20-mark jump.

5 marks improvement per test - I like this approach!!

Just another note - this is not my child - I see her once a week (Saturday) for tuition.

bochap daddy:

Is it reasonable to try to contact her teachers to get a feel for what she is capable of at PSLE?

bochap daddy:

rains:

Try to aim for 5-mark improvement for every test/exam so that by psle, the child would ideally have made at least 10 to 20 marks improvement for the subjects. 5 marks would also seem and sound realistic to achieve to the child and the child is more likely to try for a 5-mark improvement rather than a 10- or 20-mark jump.

5 marks improvement per test - I like this approach!!

Just another note - this is not my child - I see her once a week (Saturday) for tuition.

rains:

It helps if you know what secondary school she is looking at.


Look at the COP of the school for the last few years and use the highest of the lot to be the aim, but set the target 20 points higher, and put in effort worthy of that 20 points.

My secondary school PE teacher said this that I found to be true in most situations: you aim for a gold, you get silver; you aim for silver, you get bronze; you aim for bronze, you fail.

Try to aim for 5-mark improvement for every test/exam so that by psle, the child would ideally have made at least 10 to 20 marks improvement for the subjects. 5 marks would also seem and sound realistic to achieve to the child and the child is more likely to try for a 5-mark improvement rather than a 10- or 20-mark jump.