time management for PSLE

Reply to time management for PSLE on Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:24:53 GMT

mathsparks — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:24:53 GMT

Bentan:

One important reminder to all parents: The 2 languages carry more weight than Math and Science. Make sure your child is spending proportionate time on the 2 lanuuages.

OMG!!! Can't believe I'm reading this ridiculous post...from a tutor somemore. A tutor who should be fully aware of the various changes in the education system.

Bentan, FYI, all 4 subjects carry EQUAL weightage...as far back as 2004 when my girl took her psle. Please check your facts. I'm surprised that as a tutor you're unaware of this. :faint:

Hope you would at least come forth and clarify..and if you've told parents at your centre, please do the right thing and tell them so.

Reply to time management for PSLE on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:45:50 GMT

westmom — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:45:50 GMT

verykiasu2010:
Are you sure ? At every briefing by the school, the principal emphasized that every subject has equal weightage : 75 / 300 for the T-score.

Where is the evidence to say that the 2 languages carry more weight ? And what weight ? 80/300 ? 85/300 ? I want to know.

Thanks!

It's equal weightage for all subjects now. The 2 languages \"higher\" weightage was historical. I was told it happened many many years back (maybe 10 yrs ago?..dunno)

Reply to time management for PSLE on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:18:32 GMT

jess6545 — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:18:32 GMT

tweet:
verykiasu2010:
[quote=\"Bentan\"]

One important reminder to all parents: The 2 languages carry more weight than Math and Science. Make sure your child is spending proportionate time on the 2 lanuuages.
Are you sure ? At every briefing by the school, the principal emphasized that every subject has equal weightage : 75 / 300 for the T-score.

Where is the evidence to say that the 2 languages carry more weight ? And what weight ? 80/300 ? 85/300 ? I want to know.

Thanks!

Hi

I attended the PSLE Talk by my son's school last month.The principal also mentioned every subject has equal weightage.

Rgds[/quote]I had a discussion with the VP of my son's school on this. The weightage given to each subject should be the same ... there is no indication even to the schools about differing weightage. More importantly, the T-score is computed based on the mean ... so we must advise our children that if the paper is easy, they should not be too happy ... but must ensure that they check thoroughly so as to ensure no careless mistakes. If it is too difficult, don't give up ...

By the way, came across a website with online worksheet ... http://p6.learninghub.sg .... hopefully they will upload more worksheets for online practise as we move closer to the THE DAY!

Reply to time management for PSLE on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:21:02 GMT

tweet — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:21:02 GMT

verykiasu2010:
Bentan:

One important reminder to all parents: The 2 languages carry more weight than Math and Science. Make sure your child is spending proportionate time on the 2 lanuuages.
Are you sure ? At every briefing by the school, the principal emphasized that every subject has equal weightage : 75 / 300 for the T-score.

Where is the evidence to say that the 2 languages carry more weight ? And what weight ? 80/300 ? 85/300 ? I want to know.

Thanks!

Hi

I attended the PSLE Talk by my son's school last month.The principal also mentioned every subject has equal weightage.

Rgds

Reply to time management for PSLE on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:38:44 GMT

verykiasu2010 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:38:44 GMT

Bentan:

One important reminder to all parents: The 2 languages carry more weight than Math and Science. Make sure your child is spending proportionate time on the 2 lanuuages.

Are you sure ? At every briefing by the school, the principal emphasized that every subject has equal weightage : 75 / 300 for the T-score.

Where is the evidence to say that the 2 languages carry more weight ? And what weight ? 80/300 ? 85/300 ? I want to know.

Thanks!

Reply to time management for PSLE on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:19:50 GMT

CoffeeCat — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:19:50 GMT

Doesn’t sound logical if the subjects are not given equal weightage.

Reply to time management for PSLE on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:49:11 GMT

lego — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:49:11 GMT

[quote]

One important reminder to all parents: The 2 languages carry more weight than Math and Science. Make sure your child is spending proportionate time on the 2 lanuuages.[/quote]I thought it's equal weightage for all the four subjects. :?

Reply to time management for PSLE on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:34:56 GMT

corn jiagong — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:34:56 GMT

Bentan:
For Maths, I typically want my P6 student to clear all concepts before June holiday.

June holiday is for the student to keep doing Section A, B and part of C (Total=50%). Make sure the student is able to score 50/50 almost all the time. By end of June holiday, if a student is able to acheive 50/50 consistently, you can be assured that he is quite thorough with his math concepts.

After June is for the student to be familiar with the word problems in the remaining 50%. Usually all schools are also drilling students heavily on word problem after June. It is important to help student cultivate a positive attitude towards this part of the paper. Most students have their math fear to overcome.

One important reminder to all parents: The 2 languages carry more weight than Math and Science. Make sure your child is spending proportionate time on the 2 lanuuages.

wow...great to see these schedule here... as my son having his PSLE n don't know how to help him start the preparation... thanks!!!

Reply to time management for PSLE on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:21:02 GMT

csc — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:21:02 GMT

[quote]June holiday is for the student to keep doing Section A, B and part of C (Total=50%). Make sure the student is able to score 50/50 almost all the time. By end of June holiday, if a student is able to acheive 50/50 consistently, you can be assured that he is quite thorough with his math concepts. [/quote]
That's a great idea especially for those who are borderline cases. Doing well in Section A and B builds confidence in the student too. :lol:

Reply to time management for PSLE on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:12:45 GMT

Bentan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:12:45 GMT

For Maths, I typically want my P6 student to clear all concepts before June holiday.

June holiday is for the student to keep doing Section A, B and part of C (Total=50%). Make sure the student is able to score 50/50 almost all the time. By end of June holiday, if a student is able to acheive 50/50 consistently, you can be assured that he is quite thorough with his math concepts.

After June is for the student to be familiar with the word problems in the remaining 50%. Usually all schools are also drilling students heavily on word problem after June. It is important to help student cultivate a positive attitude towards this part of the paper. Most students have their math fear to overcome.

One important reminder to all parents: The 2 languages carry more weight than Math and Science. Make sure your child is spending proportionate time on the 2 lanuuages.

Reply to time management for PSLE on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:17:34 GMT

OngMum — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:17:34 GMT

Hi YJL, I concur…. time flown. It's now March.

I have the same struggle as you too, and I try to squeeze a hour each day to run thru each subject with my child. Not always a breeze but at least make some time. At the same time, I need to watch out her activity of the day - any training in school that wears her out.

I feel there’s no fix rule to time management. You need to work it out with your child and at his/her comfort level and your availability. There must be consistent efforts from both of you to see results.

Cheers!