Poorly designed Math questions misconstrued as tricky

[corneyAmber]

verykiasu2010:

we have been doing PSLE exams for decades, why still lacking in quality control over exam questions ?


they should have whole bank of perfect questions available anytime, notwithstanding changing syllabus

why should this be any different from any other professional exams ?

does MOE has another two spare sets of exams papers on standby in case of need ?

vks2010, at this point we are not sure if this happens in PSLE questions. We only know of this from school's exam paper. Certainly we hope that quality assurance is applied everywhere as these are unnecessary headaches for the children.

[corneyAmber]

verykiasu2010:

it has now come to the necessity of telling the kids how to handle unreasonable questions ........ and they need to know that teachers are not perfect

I will put it in another way clearer for the children to handle:

\"If in doubt of any question, do not hesitate to ask during the exams. It is better to ask a wrong question then to leave a wrong question set \"un-ask\". Asking a wrong question costs nothing, answering a wrongly set question costs them marks!!\"

Sorry this is the kiasu part of me talking... :lol: :lol: :lol:

[verykiasu2010]

ksi:

verykiasu2010:

it has now come to the necessity of telling the kids how to handle unreasonable questions ........ and they need to know that teachers are not perfect

I will put it in another way clearer for the children to handle:

\"If in doubt of any question, do not hesitate to ask during the exams. It is better to ask a wrong question then to leave a wrong question set \"un-ask\". Asking a wrong question costs nothing, answering a wrongly set question costs them marks!!\"

Sorry this is the kiasu part of me talking... :lol: :lol: :lol:

good strategy

going to tell my ds tonite

thanks!

[corneyAmber]

livewith_vanilla:

i got full marks.

Actually, the question had two parts.The first part wanted us to draw two set-ups to test if the number of coils affected the strength of the iron nail(something about electromagnets).

We were given 10 paper clips, one iron nail,one steel nail,batteries and wires.

We were suppose to draw two set-ups. But what got me confuse is that two iron nails were needed and there was only one iron nail.I changed my drawing thrice and finished on the dot.
That paper was definitely stressful. I know my friends are secretly cursing the setter because the paper was tough(okay), and the questions were extremely lengthy(not okay).

But since Prelims is already over, its time to focus on PSLE~!

Glad that your smartness got you the full marks.
Your friends might not be as lucky...

[BlurBee]

verykiasu2010:

ksi:

I will put it in another way clearer for the children to handle:


\"If in doubt of any question, do not hesitate to ask during the exams. It is better to ask a wrong question then to leave a wrong question set \"un-ask\". Asking a wrong question costs nothing, answering a wrongly set question costs them marks!!\"

Sorry this is the kiasu part of me talking... :lol: :lol: :lol:

good strategy

going to tell my ds tonite

thanks!

I'm telling my DD tonight too.

[Brenda10]

BlurBee:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"ksi\"]I will put it in another way clearer for the children to handle:


\"If in doubt of any question, do not hesitate to ask during the exams. It is better to ask a wrong question then to leave a wrong question set \"un-ask\". Asking a wrong question costs nothing, answering a wrongly set question costs them marks!!\"

Sorry this is the kiasu part of me talking... :lol: :lol: :lol:

good strategy

going to tell my ds tonite

thanks!

I'm telling my DD tonight too. [/quote]Me too. Our kiasu 真传后继有人, ha ha ha...

[verykiasu2010]

Brenda10:

BlurBee:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]
good strategy

going to tell my ds tonite

thanks!

I'm telling my DD tonight too.

Me too. Our kiasu 真传后继有人, ha ha ha... :P[/quote]that is Survivor 101 in Singapore Kiasu Education System

[Brenda10]

verykiasu2010:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"BlurBee\"]
I'm telling my DD tonight too.

Me too. Our kiasu 真传后继有人, ha ha ha...

that is Survivor 101 in Singapore Kiasu Education System[/quote]Good lah. May be should start a series of learning program from bronze to gold for children which is something like Swim Safer Program. :rotflmao:

[corneyAmber]

Brenda10:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Brenda10\"]
Me too. Our kiasu 真传后继有人, ha ha ha...

that is Survivor 101 in Singapore Kiasu Education System

Good lah. May be should start a series of learning program from bronze to gold for children which is something like Swim Safer Program. :rotflmao:[/quote]haha...looks like collectively we can
a. compile a survivor 101 kit to survive the Singapore KS Education System for Chief to market.
b. design a certification for children to endorse if they hv mastered the various levels of ks tips to beat the SG KS Edu system.

:rotflmao::rotflmao::rotflmao: I really get my good laughter dosage today...you people are good...