Estéema:

I can't pm papers. Can only email. Maybe I don't hv any gunghu ah? Pm me yr email address.


ShevW, didn't receive yr email to send also. Or did I make a mistake u requested earlier?

Hi Esteema, you are very kind. I didn't request the papers since no answers just asking my child to revise and go thru all mistakes in the revision papers from the school that's all. We are winding down.

janet88:

hooray! 2 exams over. it's friday, have a nice dinner and rest early. all the best for next week's science and MT.

Yes!! Quite scary PSLE going to be over soon.... the children have spend months preparing for it.

Ganjiongspider:

ShevW:

Err... how about instead of soccer jersey the child wrote soccer shirt, will penalise?

Frankly speaking, I think may or may not, bc the contents & language play a big part on the whole compo's mark. The 'shirt' & 'jersey' is just a word used, which sound better. I reckon the PSLE marker will read the whole compo as a whole. Even if the child able to use 'jersey' but the whole compo had lots of grammar & spelling mistakes, I bet this child will score lower than another child who was able to write beautifullly but only did not write the word 'jersey'.

Another impt thing to note is Compo is a very subjective one. Anyway they will be 2 markers to read the child's compo. So we wouldn't know for sure if it will penalize more or less. At the end of the day, it still depends the 2 markers want to give more or less mark.

So.....don't dwell too much.....

Thank you... I told my child dun dwell but I dwell lol

Err… how about instead of soccer jersey the child wrote soccer shirt, will penalise?

English LC: fire ants is annoying or dangerous? Because scientifically it is dangerous… wow now LC testing Science too.


A typical fire ant colony produces large mounds in open areas, and feeds mostly on young plants and seeds. … For humans, this is a painful sting, a sensation similar to what one feels when burned by fire (hence the name) and the after effects of the sting can be deadly to sensitive people.

phtthp:

hi ShevW,

Can you kindly clarify :-
from which source of information you obtain : that is either zero or one mark, no such thing as half mark ?
Confirmed by who, specifically ?

In my daughter's school, for Section B (Open-ended) questions, the Science Tr did give her half a mark, not totally zero, for she answered partially correct, but not fully correct.

From my DC teacher who is the HOD of Science, she said for 1 mark OEQ, either full mark or Zero no 1/2 mark will be given according to PSLE marking.

I am not referring to 2 marks OEQ.

lee_yl:

ShevW:

[quote=\"xn_mummy\"]I noticed this year marking is quite strict for Science OEQ. I have asked the school teacher and was told

a. correct keyword required
b. sequence of answering is required, which they said use Claim Evidence Reason (CER)
c. any conflicts concept will get marks deducted.
I guess this partly why is not easily even to get 1/2 marks now.

yes the sc teacher told us for 1 mark question, only 1 mark or Zero given, definitely no 1/2 mark will be given according to PSLE marking

Not true right?
1 mark question can have two main points. If you miss out one but got the other correct, 1/2 mark will be given.[/quote]True and confirmed.

xn_mummy:

I noticed this year marking is quite strict for Science OEQ. I have asked the school teacher and was told

a. correct keyword required
b. sequence of answering is required, which they said use Claim Evidence Reason (CER)
c. any conflicts concept will get marks deducted.
I guess this partly why is not easily even to get 1/2 marks now.

yes the sc teacher told us for 1 mark question, only 1 mark or Zero given, definitely no 1/2 mark will be given according to PSLE marking

lee_yl:

Ksptan:

[quote=\"mommyNg\"]
We tried the ACS Sc prelim paper and it was pretty manageable. Anyone tried Catholic High papers?

For science
Roysth - challanging paper
St Hilda - Difficult paper
Catholic high - Above average paper

Obtained the information from sgtestpaper.com

I take their assessment with a (large) pinch of salt.
Their assessment is that MGS paper is just above average!

You guys go and try Roysth Sc (deemed most challenging) and MGS Sc (above average). Do let me know of the two, which is more difficult. I am curious to know [/quote]We tried both and I think MGS is definitely not abv average. It's challenging. Anyone with me?

Snsn:

mommyNg:

[quote=\"mommyNg\"]My friend has this problem. Her DD was unsuccessful from Sch A but received a CO from Sch B. Her choice school is really Sch A. Now her dilemma is whether to reject CO from Sch B and try her best in PSLE to enter her dream Sch A (but risky because you won't know the results until Nov), or to accept CO from Sch B but with possible regret if PSLE results good enough to enter Sch A? Any parents with past experiences (successful and unsuccessful ones) to share?

Thanks for the kind parents who shared inspiring stories! I wonder if there are cases where DC gave up CO, but PSLE results couldn't make it to either schools? Want to have as realistic a picture as possible.

Friend's son gave up CO cos he was very sure he only wanted his dream school. Psle score did worse than prelims and ended up in a school that he didn't even hear of before. He was very disappointed and even kept asking his father to try to see if he can switch school. Partly due to the fact that he had no friends and the culture of the school was very different.
However, now 3 years down the road, he's adapted well, thriving academically and is a student leader actively involved in CCA. Guess what I'm trying to say is that children are resilient even with setbacks, we just have to be there to listen to them, and support them the best way we can.
He didn't get into what he deemed to be his dream school, but he's doing well and most importantly, he's happy and thriving now.[/quote] :goodpost: