Secondary School History
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matrix0405:
Bought History Exam Papers. http://www.excellabs.blogspot.com They got combo (math + history + eng ...), so it is 'cheap and good'.
Shouldn't which school's papers also matter? I was told it's a mixture of neighbourhood schools' pprs. Ths may not meet the standards of higher standard schools. -
Other than History, they have bundled 4 others subjects - English, Maths, Geography, Chinese and History. Mid and Final year papers; so its a quite a lot of value. The papers give a good 'feel' of the what are the type of questions and 'how' questions are phrased in exam papers. Esp knowing 'how' questions are asked/worded is really helpful; u can focus on giving the answers and not 'waste' time figuring out what is the question asking. :?
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for me sec1 history hard… sec2 very easy… sec3 quite easy…
than geo
dun take geo when u r in upper sec -
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? -
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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