Secondary School History
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meinteel:
There is actually a pretty good History assessment book, which I use in my lessons and would recommend that all students buy, whether or not they intend to hire a tutor.Yes, there are history assessment and exam papers but they are pointless. History, unlike Maths or even English has no standard answers. Answer keys in these assessment are usually insufficient.
While difficult and more expensive, it makes more sense to hire a History tutor for your child. For one, they can mark the History essays & SBQs as well as explain to your child the many techniques.
What is the difference between narrating a point and elaborating & showing an example of a point? What is the difference between lifting a point and inferring from a point? How do I actually Elaboration, and evaluate a point?
It's a book by Longman and it's called Developing Skills for Modern World History by Lim Bee Ting. The reason for my recommendation is that the book teaches students how to answer SBQs and SEQs.
Many of my students told me that they have all the content, but when faced with exam questions, they don't know how to answer or where to start. Then they end up regurgitating all the info they learnt in class, which obviously, would not get them the marks.
The book is available at Popular, and last I checked, second-hand copies are also available at one of the stores selling old books at Bras Basah Complex.
Having said that, for students who are weaker in the subject (failing or getting only borderline passes), it's still better to get a tutor to guide them along, as the above forummer has said.
By the way, mods, this post is a positive review of a book, but don't delete ok? It's just an honest recommendation to parents based on my experience. Otherwise, the censorship policy is just :slapshead: I can let you check my IC. My name is not Lim Bee Ting. -
TKS a ton for that info…some of us are very new to the Modern S’pore edu.system hence going bonkers when it comes to resources for our kids.!
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Exam skills for answering History SBQ.
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Looking for assessment books too. But I don’t seem to find any at Popular.
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Check out http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk and http://www.johndclare.net - great websites for school history material
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Hi… Anyone used Sec2 history book "Singapore: Settlement to Nation, Pre 1819 to 1971"? Is there any guide book for this just like companion guide the Living Past? Thanks in advance.
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prettycoolmom:
Hi... Anyone used Sec2 history book \"Singapore: Settlement to Nation, Pre 1819 to 1971\"? Is there any guide book for this just like companion guide the Living Past? Thanks in advance.
There is one. You can find it in Popular. Front cover is the same as the text but longer book. It's a good guide. -
skyjuice:
Thank you so much, skyjuice!prettycoolmom:
Hi... Anyone used Sec2 history book \"Singapore: Settlement to Nation, Pre 1819 to 1971\"? Is there any guide book for this just like companion guide the Living Past? Thanks in advance.
There is one. You can find it in Popular. Front cover is the same as the text but longer book. It's a good guide.
I have the same enquiry and I got the answer now. -
OngMum:
Thank you so much, skyjuice!skyjuice:
[quote=\"prettycoolmom\"]Hi... Anyone used Sec2 history book \"Singapore: Settlement to Nation, Pre 1819 to 1971\"? Is there any guide book for this just like companion guide the Living Past? Thanks in advance.
There is one. You can find it in Popular. Front cover is the same as the text but longer book. It's a good guide.
I have the same enquiry and I got the answer now.[/quote]Hi skyjuice and prettycoolmom,
I would like to know if you managed to get the said guidebook. No luck for me and I was told there's no guide book similar to the guidebook's cover.
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Hi skyjuice and prettycoolmom,
I would like to know if you managed to get the said guidebook. No luck for me and I was told there’s no guide book similar to the guidebook’s cover.
Cheers![/quote]
Got it last year from Popular. You may want to try Big Bookshop. The one at Clementi often have books not found in Popular.
Oh yeah, there were a couple of books that I could find in IMM and Bras Basah Populars that other outlets don’t have.
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