<![CDATA[Where are psle papers kept?]]>

Kpjclan:
Personally, I just find it a pity that the kids don't get a chance to know where they went wrong, what mistakes they made or how well they wrote a compo etc... so in the end PSLE is really just a grading process, not really a learning process... plus, they never get to question why certain answers are accepted and while some are not!


Sorry if I am a little :offtopic: 😉
I feel the same way too, Kpjclan! It would be great for the children to get their scripts back and see what they did right/wrong and what their raw scores for each component are.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/79452/where-are-psle-papers-keptRSS for NodeFri, 08 May 2026 18:27:33 GMTTue, 30 Sep 2014 09:38:51 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:18:13 GMT]]>My friend told me once they are in the marking process, it’s really tedious and stressful. They don’t mark the whole paper…only a section and scrutinized by a few pairs of eyes…so there is no chance of a screw up.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391917https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391917Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:18:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:50:19 GMT]]>Personally, I just find it a pity that the kids don't get a chance to know where they went wrong, what mistakes they made or how well they wrote a compo etc... so in the end PSLE is really just a grading process, not really a learning process... plus, they never get to question why certain answers are accepted and while some are not!


Sorry if I am a little :offtopic: 😉

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janet_lee88:
each section is marked and verified by 7 teachers...so no way of any mistake because 14 eyes can't go wrong...compositions will be moderated if markers have different views.

marking system is so tip top secret. every year, teachers are locked in for 8 hours to mark psle papers.
7 teachers :yikes:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391798https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391798Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:25:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:23:09 GMT]]>Learnt from a retired teacher that the PSLE markings goes like this :


1) Team A will proceed to mark a set of exam paper and record the scores on a scoresheet. Once the markings are completed, the scoresheets are submitted to the Chief marker.

2) The same set of exam papers are then being marked by Team B, who will also record the scores on a scoresheet. The completed scoresheets are then submitted to the same Chief marker.

3) Chief maker will compare scoresheets and check the grades awarded. Any discrepancy of 5 marks or more, a third marker is activated to re-mark.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391795https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391795Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:23:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:17:37 GMT]]>each section is marked and verified by 7 teachers…so no way of any mistake because 14 eyes can’t go wrong…compositions will be moderated if markers have different views.

marking system is so tip top secret. every year, teachers are locked in for 8 hours to mark psle papers.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391787https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391787Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:17:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:16:07 GMT]]>The PSLE Papers are first stored in a isolated area in SEAB, where only a few authorised personnel can access. After a few years (3-5), they are then sent for recycling to make new A3 papers for the future PSLE Papers/other national examination.

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FantasyLandDreams:
janet_lee88:

I was told by a teacher friend that teachers are allocated to a centre based on school cluster...meals are provided during the 4 days of marking.


Yes this is what I learnt from my friend too who marked PSLE papers last year. And dismissal time for the 'markers' is at the same time too.
And oh, it seems the papers are marked twice too, the 2nd marker serves as a \"checker\". But forgot to ask my friend for the case of compo, is it also marked twice, and what if the first marker hates the plot and the 2nd marker loves the plot then how will the marks for content be moderated? I'm just curious.... :siam:

They will probably hv to get a 3rd opinion. At least this is wat has been done in DS school. Any out of pt compo in exam, it will be validated by 3 trs.

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janet_lee88:
I was told by a teacher friend that teachers are allocated to a centre based on school cluster...meals are provided during the 4 days of marking.

Yes this is what I learnt from my friend too who marked PSLE papers last year. And dismissal time for the 'markers' is at the same time too.
And oh, it seems the papers are marked twice too, the 2nd marker serves as a \"checker\". But forgot to ask my friend for the case of compo, is it also marked twice, and what if the first marker hates the plot and the 2nd marker loves the plot then how will the marks for content be moderated? I'm just curious.... :siam:

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janet_lee88:
I was told by a teacher friend that teachers are allocated to a centre based on school cluster...meals are provided during the 4 days of marking.

ok ok. you could be right, for PSLE.

But GCE 'O' Level is confirmed not like this lor...

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atrecord:
janet_lee88:

confidentiality clause must be very strict for these group of setters.

every morning, the people who deliver the exam scripts are escorted to each and every school.

Actually, the people who deliver the exam scripts are the teachers who are kanna arrowed by their bosses to go to SEAB to collect the scripts. Not sure if they can go alone, or need to have company for 'mutual supervision', though.

yeah ... they are kena arrowed. The teacher goes directly from home alone to designated schools to collect the exam papers each morning.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391520https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391520Tue, 30 Sep 2014 01:52:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:56:53 GMT]]>I was told by a teacher friend that teachers are allocated to a centre based on school cluster…meals are provided during the 4 days of marking.

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janet_lee88:
confidentiality clause must be very strict for these group of setters.

every morning, the people who deliver the exam scripts are escorted to each and every school.
Actually, the people who deliver the exam scripts are the teachers who are kanna arrowed by their bosses to go to SEAB to collect the scripts. Not sure if they can go alone, or need to have company for 'mutual supervision', though.

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janet_lee88:
atrecord:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Usually parents are asked to refer to MOE for exam or school related issues. SEAB is still part of MOE...junior staff on both sides won't have access to exam questions...but senior staff will...how confidential are these exam questions kept?


ha ha… yes, SEAB is one part of MOE. But communication is bad. They do not always agree on what's in the syllabus, for a start.

even if SEAB is not on good terms with MOE, I am curious to know if MOE officials know what is set for PSLE.

marking process is definitely strict...teachers have no access to their mobile phones during those 4 days...even meals are provided for.[/quote]I am not sure if this is completely true. The teacher markers will put all their personal belongings (including phones) into lockers everyday when they start marking at SEAB. Then lunch time they can take their wallets (of course) and phones, then they have to go and settle their own lunch, before going back after lunch to the lockers again…

At least, this is the case for GCE 'O' Level Chinese paper markings, which I assume is no different for PSLE.

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vk2kv:
zeemimi:

On each psle exam day, a teacher from each school will go to a designated school (usually in the same school zone) to collect the papers for the day.

After the exams, the papers are sent to another school (same zone) where it will be kept and marked during the marking days. Different schools will mark different subjects. Hence all the English papers will be sent to school A. All the math paper sent to school B. Etc.

There are more than 35,000 students (born in year 2002).

Only school A mark 35,000 answer booklets? Or School A marked School X while School X marked School T in the same zone?

I'm referring to within a cluster zone. So each cluster has its school A B C D marking centres.

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zeemimi:
On each psle exam day, a teacher from each school will go to a designated school (usually in the same school zone) to collect the papers for the day.

After the exams, the papers are sent to another school (same zone) where it will be kept and marked during the marking days. Different schools will mark different subjects. Hence all the English papers will be sent to school A. All the math paper sent to school B. Etc.
There are more than 35,000 students (born in year 2002).

Only school A mark 35,000 answer booklets? Or School A marked School X while School X marked School T in the same zone?

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zeemimi:
After the exams, the papers are sent to another school (same zone) where it will be kept and marked during the marking days. Different schools will mark different subjects. Hence all the English papers will be sent to school A. All the math paper sent to school B. Etc.

and I was told the marking is so stringent and verified by a few teachers. if still not able to resolve, there is a head sitting there.
papers are marked according to different school clusters.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391402https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391402Mon, 29 Sep 2014 23:02:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:48:07 GMT]]>On each psle exam day, a teacher from each school will go to a designated school (usually in the same school zone) to collect the papers for the day.

After the exams, the papers are sent to another school (same zone) where it will be kept and marked during the marking days. Different schools will mark different subjects. Hence all the English papers will be sent to school A. All the math paper sent to school B. Etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391396https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391396Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:48:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:38:46 GMT]]>confidentiality clause must be very strict for these group of setters.

every morning, the people who deliver the exam scripts are escorted to each and every school.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391301https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391301Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:38:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:16:07 GMT]]>If I am not wrong, a team of teachers set exam questions based on guidelines given. There more than enough exam questions set but the final questions to be adopted are not revealed to this team of teachers.

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atrecord:
janet_lee88:

Usually parents are asked to refer to MOE for exam or school related issues. SEAB is still part of MOE...junior staff on both sides won't have access to exam questions...but senior staff will...how confidential are these exam questions kept?


ha ha… yes, SEAB is one part of MOE. But communication is bad. They do not always agree on what's in the syllabus, for a start.

even if SEAB is not on good terms with MOE, I am curious to know if MOE officials know what is set for PSLE.

marking process is definitely strict...teachers have no access to their mobile phones during those 4 days...even meals are provided for.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391292https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391292Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:09:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:49:27 GMT]]>

janet_lee88:
Usually parents are asked to refer to MOE for exam or school related issues. SEAB is still part of MOE...junior staff on both sides won't have access to exam questions...but senior staff will...how confidential are these exam questions kept?

ha ha… yes, SEAB is one part of MOE. But communication is bad. They do not always agree on what's in the syllabus, for a start.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391163https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391163Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:49:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 05:07:56 GMT]]>Decades ago (when I was in secondary 3 I think), I worked in SEAB (in RedHill) as part-timer during school holiday (about 1 week). I think there was no marking days then. A group of us (all students) will help to sort out and bundled the papers - in running index orders according to different exam centers. Different segment were being marks by different teachers. Everyday we would have trolleys and trolleys of papers to sort. We also checked to ensure that no names and school names are written on the papers, only index and exam center no.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391019https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1391019Mon, 29 Sep 2014 05:07:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Where are psle papers kept? on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:07:59 GMT]]>Usually parents are asked to refer to MOE for exam or school related issues. SEAB is still part of MOE…junior staff on both sides won’t have access to exam questions…but senior staff will…how confidential are these exam questions kept?

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