<![CDATA[Does your child do a lot of assessment books?]]>for science, don’t give child outside assessment book especially section B, because the answer key may not be accepted by seab. this is our school teachers words. only do what science teachers give child. even for past years psle examination questions, our science teacher prepared own answer, not use the answer key provided by the publisher.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/82700/does-your-child-do-a-lot-of-assessment-booksRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 15:16:44 GMTTue, 05 Dec 2017 04:35:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:45:06 GMT]]>I used to like teachers@work series. Very fundamental concepts in the exercises. Suitable as daily practices for constant drilling. No point doing hard questions without getting the fundamentals right. It worked very well for me and also the students I have tutored.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1821565https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1821565Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:45:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Sun, 12 Mar 2017 02:51:01 GMT]]>

phtthp:
hi Yngmng & Janet,


for Science (P4 to P6) Section B Open-ended questions :-
between EPH & Casco, which one better ? Thanks, very much
EPH challenging science thematic near psle...by janet sim. casco (green cover...think it is the PSLE one) as revision. past year exam papers too difficult.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760390https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760390Sun, 12 Mar 2017 02:51:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Sat, 11 Mar 2017 03:58:38 GMT]]>

phtthp:
hi Yngmng & Janet,


for Science (P4 to P6) Section B Open-ended questions :-
between EPH & Casco, which one better ? Thanks, very much
For science, I prefer Marshall Cavendish. I relied a lot on an orange book ( can't recall the title). I find it very useful for revision.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760237https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760237Sat, 11 Mar 2017 03:58:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Sat, 11 Mar 2017 03:40:08 GMT]]>hi Yngmng & Janet,


for Science (P4 to P6) Section B Open-ended questions :-
between EPH & Casco, which one better ? Thanks, very much

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760232https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760232Sat, 11 Mar 2017 03:40:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Sat, 11 Mar 2017 03:29:27 GMT]]>We are only in March. 16 seems a lot. I used topical assessment to teach my DD new topics for Maths. Used to like Andrew Er books, Casco and step by step Maths. Will also let her attempt challenging Maths problem sums. For science open ended question, I made her copy the model answers and underline the keywords. Chinese and English grammar and voca is simply practising as much as she can. From P4/5 onwards, she does not have as much time for assessment as she was busy with her tuition and school projects. Priority is on completing the school work.


Besides doing the assessment, I thought it was important to also go through her mistakes so that she does not repeat them. Depending on the level you child is at, perhaps can focus on the weaker areas first. For eg, I let my DD do more speed questions when she say she is not confident or her topical test results are not ideal.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760227https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760227Sat, 11 Mar 2017 03:29:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Sat, 11 Mar 2017 02:36:59 GMT]]>

zbear:
Assessment books are more for topical practice whereas top school exam papers are for the whole syabulus.


It only makes sense to practise top school examples prior to school or national exams after the whole syabulus is completed. Otherwise at the start of the school year, use assessment books to practise weak topics.
past year exam papers can only be attempted near SA...but not all the papers. i would select certain schools or questions. as for assessment books, i usually get EPH and Casco sometimes for primary level.
now for secondary, i get GLM and wisemann.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760207https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1760207Sat, 11 Mar 2017 02:36:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 07 Feb 2017 05:51:08 GMT]]>For Chinese Language, we face many non-local assessment book writers who doesn't have practical knowledge of MOE & SEAB requirements. Their practices tend to delude our students in the actual exam. Whereas Top School papers are set by MOE teachers/ PSLE markers themselves. They provide realistic and practical results.


However, Top School Papers do not have accurate answer keys. Parents face the issue of not being able to train their kids to full marks. I have students who fell off the chair when they copied answers off the answer key yet did not score full marks! :rotflmao:

The point here is 1) we just want our kids to do practices so they do not lose touch OR
2) we want them to train for exams.
Assessment books are good for Option 1. Leave it to the experts for Option 2.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1752603https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1752603Tue, 07 Feb 2017 05:51:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Thu, 07 May 2015 03:22:58 GMT]]>Assessment books are more for topical practice whereas top school exam papers are for the whole syabulus.


It only makes sense to practise top school examples prior to school or national exams after the whole syabulus is completed. Otherwise at the start of the school year, use assessment books to practise weak topics.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1501520https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1501520Thu, 07 May 2015 03:22:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Thu, 07 May 2015 03:13:58 GMT]]>I don’t buy a lot. 1 or 2 per subject…rest are top school papers. I find doing top sch papers useful.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1501515https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1501515Thu, 07 May 2015 03:13:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Thu, 07 May 2015 03:12:07 GMT]]>

lee_yl:
Switch to Past Year Exam Papers from top primary schools? I find them useful.

Agree.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1501514https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1501514Thu, 07 May 2015 03:12:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 18:16:35 GMT]]>Facing many assessment books will kill the child’s interest in learning. If i see a stack of assessment titles in front of me everyday, I will freak out.

Select the areas he is weak in and revise the topic. After that, get him to work on some questions or the segment to test his understanding.
Any mistakes made can be explained.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500746https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500746Tue, 05 May 2015 18:16:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 10:13:44 GMT]]>Agree! Many of the assessment books are quite useless, some with errors too. Go with the 2014 school exam papers. Once completed, simply go through the questions that your child got wrong earlier.


More effective! 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500539https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500539Tue, 05 May 2015 10:13:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 09:22:49 GMT]]>Perhaps, you should look at some of the common errors that surface and work at problem areas. There is no point doing a lot of assessment books if the student has not learnt from the mistakes made.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500519https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500519Tue, 05 May 2015 09:22:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 06:53:55 GMT]]>Switch to Past Year Exam Papers from top primary schools? I find them useful.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500450https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500450Tue, 05 May 2015 06:53:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 06:37:38 GMT]]>16???


I doubt DD even did that many in all 6 yrs of primary schooling.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500445https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500445Tue, 05 May 2015 06:37:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 06:31:59 GMT]]>16 including Math and Science? But they have yet to cover at least 1/2 the syllabus for this year!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500444https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500444Tue, 05 May 2015 06:31:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 06:23:55 GMT]]>If the assessment books are too simple for child’s level, it is pointless to do even 20. With time being so precious, quality of the assessment book is important…not too easy as child’s brain is not stimulated nor too difficult as he/she will be not be motivated.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500442https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500442Tue, 05 May 2015 06:23:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 06:22:08 GMT]]>

Ikid:
In IP schools, no time for assessment books, so should not allow the child to be dependent on assessment books too.

Its not kids who are dependent on assessment books. It is us parents :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500440https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500440Tue, 05 May 2015 06:22:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 06:20:00 GMT]]>

Ikid:
In IP schools, no time for assessment books, so should not allow the child to be dependent on assessment books too.


My kids used to do a lot of assessment books in Primary School but stopped once they go to Sec School. There is no reliance on assessment books.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500439https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500439Tue, 05 May 2015 06:20:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 05:01:20 GMT]]>In IP schools, no time for assessment books, so should not allow the child to be dependent on assessment books too.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500392https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500392Tue, 05 May 2015 05:01:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 04:58:49 GMT]]>I agree with Ikid that quality is better than quantity.

I bought only 1-2 assessment books per subject for my DDs. They do not do all. Only pick on topics they are unsure and to enrich their understanding on that topic. Before exam, go through the mistakes and try doing the questions again. If can get them correct, it will mean you understand.
Kids don’t like to do assessments especially there are lots of sch homework already.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500387https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500387Tue, 05 May 2015 04:58:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 04:45:04 GMT]]>

NerdyMath:
My DS has been doing a lot of assessmemt books(16books) since the start of the year but his result didn't improve a lot. Anyone has the same problem

?
16 is a lot isn't it? Which level and what subjects?
I personally feel assessment books should not be done for the sake of doing. Quality vs Quantity
Identify the weakness first. Usually is one assessment book per subject. When there are mistakes, do reflection, ie, don't know how to do or careless mistakes.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500377https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1500377Tue, 05 May 2015 04:45:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Does your child do a lot of assessment books? on Tue, 05 May 2015 00:37:46 GMT]]>Perhaps you can try to see what the underlying issues are? Eg. does he have problems understanding the concepts, or understanding the questions, or carelessness etc. Just doing more of the same without dealing with the specific issues actually reinforces mistakes. My kids are much older now, but I have one who is weak in Maths. We find that getting her to do a moderate amount each day (fewer than 10 questions) with attention paid to why she made mistakes works much better than just doing a lot. When she gets tired, she is less willing to think and carelessness increases.

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