16. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO GOOD PSLE RESULTS CARING TEACHERS CONCERNED PARENTS HIGH EXPECTATIONS + CONSISTENT ATTENTION PAID TO DAILY WORK DILIGENT HIGHLY MOTIVATED GOOD SELF-DISCIPLINE PUPILS 1 2 3 4
20. Academic A) SUPPLEMENTARY LESSONS Mondays and Thursdays, March, June & September Holidays B) SMALL GROUP TUTORIALS Small group sessions for weaker pupils organized by individual teachers. School’s Role
21. C) SETTING GOALS & TARGETS FOR PUPILS D) MOTIVATE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE E) TALKS ON GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT AND GOOD STUDY HABITS
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24. IMPORTANT DATES PSLE 2010 (tentative) 19 & 20 Aug English/MT Oral 17 Sept EL/MT Listening Comprehension 6 Oct (Wed) English Language / FEL 7 Oct (Thur) Mathematics / FMA 8 Oct (Fri) Mother Tongue 11 Oct (Mon) Science 12 Oct (Tue) Higher Mother-Tongue
25. *Tentative dates. Exam branch will inform schools should there be any changes. Important Dates – PSLE Matters Feb Special Consideration Cases Apr PSLE Fees Deduction through GIRO *1 st week of Nov/Dec holidays Release of PSLE results * Dec 2010 Collection OF PSLE Certificates DATE EVENT
34. Weightage of Papers (Standard) Components Weightage Paper 1: Writing 55 marks (27.5%) Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension 95 marks (47.5%) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension 20 marks (10%) Paper 4: Oral Communication 30 marks (15%)
35. Weightage of Papers (Foundation) Components Weightage Paper 1: Writing 40 marks (26.7%) Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension 60 marks (40%) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension 20 marks (13.3%) Paper 4: Oral Communication 30 marks (20%)
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43. Language Use Qn – questions * - P5 & 6 only Component Marks Grammar & Vocabulary 50 Grammar MCQ 7 Qn x 1 mark Grammar Cloze 10 Qn x 1 mark Punctuation MCQ* 3 Qn x 1 mark Synthesis/Transformation* 5 Qn x 2 marks Editing for Spelling & Grammar* 10 Qn x 1 marks Vocabulary MCQ 5 Qn x 1 mark Vocabulary Cloze* 5 Qn x 1mark
44. Comprehension Component Marks Comprehension 45 Graphic Stimulus 5 Qn x 1 mark Comprehension MCQ 5 Qn x 1 mark Comprehension Open-ended 10 Qn x 2 mark Comprehension Cloze 15 Qn x 1 mark
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53. Assessment PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS 1 Writing Situational Writing Continuous Writing OE OE 1 1 15 40 2 Language Use & Comprehension Booklet A: Comprehension (Graphic Stimulus) Grammar Punctuation Vocabulary Vocabulary Cloze Comprehension MCQ MCQ MCQ MCQ MCQ MCQ MCQ 5 7 3 5 5 5 5 7 3 5 5 5
54. Assessment PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS Booklet B: Grammar Cloze Editing for Spelling & Grammar Comprehension Cloze Synthesis / Transformation Comprehension OE OE OE OE OE OE 10 10 15 5 10 10 10 15 10 20 3 Listening Comprehension Listening Comprehension MCQ 20 20
55. Assessment PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS 4 (Oral Communication) Reading Aloud Picture Discussion Conversation OE OE OE 1 passage 1 picture 1 topic 10 10 10
60. Mathematics Examination Format - Standard The examination consists of TWO written papers comprising Paper 1 (Booklet A & B) and Paper 2: Paper Booklet Item Type Number of questions Number of marks per question Weighting % Duration 1 A Multiple Choice 10 1 10 50 min 5 2 10 B Short-answer 10 1 10 5 2 10 2 Short-answer 5 2 10 1 h 40 min Structured/ Long-answer 13 3,4,5 50 Total 48 - 100 2 h 30 min
61. Mathematics Examination Format - Foundation The examination consists of TWO written papers comprising Paper 1 (Booklet A & B) and Paper 2: Paper Booklet Item Type Number of questions Number of marks per question Weighting % Duration 1 A Multiple Choice 10 1 10 1 h 10 2 20 B Short-answer 10 2 20 2 Short-answer 10 2 20 1 h 15 min Structured 8 3,4,5 30 Total 48 100 2 h 15 min
78. MT Oral Exam Format Oral Component Standard Foundation Marks Weightage Marks Weightage Oral Passage 20 Marks 10% 20 Marks 20% Picture Conversation 20 Marks 10% 30 Marks 30% Conversation (Discussion topic is based on the theme for picture conversation) 10 Marks 5% 10 Marks 10% Total 50 Marks 25% 60 Marks 60%
79. MT Exam Format Component Standard Foundation Marks Weightage Marks Weightage Oral 50 Marks 25% 60 Marks 60% Listening Comprehension 20 Marks 10% 30 Marks 30% MT Paper 1 40 Marks 20% 10 Marks (5 Compre MCQ) 10% MT Paper 2 90 Marks 45% Nil Nil Total 200 Marks 100% 100 Marks 100%
The previous slide showed that different subjects appeared to have different standard and thus there is a need to standardise the marks before aggregating them. This is done through the use of T-Score.
Schools will include the type of calculator for use in the book list. You can also refer to the SEAB’s website for the approved list for use in the examination. To maintain continuity from primary to secondary education, these calculators can also be used at the secondary level
For Mathematics, the format of the paper will be also different from P4. As you can see there is an increase in the number of questions. Their foundation in Primary 5 must be fully grasp in order to prepare them for PSLE . P5 will be a vigorous year and most of the topics are build on one another. Thus a thorough understanding of each unit and their concepts is very important. As you can see there is a lot of word problems, do expose your child to more word problems at home for further revision.
For Mathematics, the format of the paper will be also different from P4. As you can see there is an increase in the number of questions. Their foundation in Primary 5 must be fully grasp in order to prepare them for PSLE . P5 will be a vigorous year and most of the topics are build on one another. Thus a thorough understanding of each unit and their concepts is very important. As you can see there is a lot of word problems, do expose your child to more word problems at home for further revision.
For Mathematics, the format of the paper will be also different from P4. As you can see there is an increase in the number of questions. Their foundation in Primary 5 must be fully grasp in order to prepare them for PSLE . P5 will be a vigorous year and most of the topics are build on one another. Thus a thorough understanding of each unit and their concepts is very important. As you can see there is a lot of word problems, do expose your child to more word problems at home for further revision.
Under Academic Programme, we have several programmes. We have the school supplementary lesson which is conducted twice a week for an hour from 10.15 am – 12.00pm. One hour is for EMS and 45 minutes is for MT. Your child have 3 subject teachers to teach EMS, but do be assured that all the 3 subject teachers take turns to conduct supplementary lessons as well as remedial lesson. We provide remedials for pupils who are weak in their studies or cannot follow certain concept. Also there is the tuition programme from self-help group like mendaki, CDAC and Sinda. If you need any of these assistance, you can come to me and we can help you with it. Lastly, these are the list of 8 activities that we are having in Primary 5. During this activities, we integrate different subjects together so as to enable the child to learn more.
We hope to develop a partnership with you in helping your child. We need your support and also to work closely with the staff for the benefit of your child. To help your child succeed, kindly encourage then to do all homework in a quiet environment. Also ensure that they attend supplementary and remedial lessons regularly and punctually.
All the above mentioned is ultimately to prepare your child for PSLE. After your child sat for the PSLE, these are the following options for your child.