2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Belle2011]

Hello,

May I ask if the 2012 top school exam papers are available either online or for sale, please?
Thank you.

[Jennifer]

Hi, my boy will be sitting for 2013 PSLE.


He is unable to pass the OE EL compreh well.
He is able to find the answers in the passage, but what he wrote as the answer always gets rejected as the meaning/phrasing seems a bit off from the original passage.

He told me that lifting from passage is not allowed.

What can we do to help?

Please advise.

[Suz855]

Jennifer:

Hi, my boy will be sitting for 2013 PSLE.


He is unable to pass the OE EL compreh well.
He is able to find the answers in the passage, but what he wrote as the answer always gets rejected as the meaning/phrasing seems a bit off from the original passage.

He told me that lifting from passage is not allowed.

What can we do to help?

Please advise.

Hi, some lifting from the passage is ok, initially my girl face the same problem, later, we checked with her tutor n she told us that we can lift some key words n phrase n from then on she do better .... Hope this help.

Cheers

[Jennifer]

Suz855:

Jennifer:

Hi, my boy will be sitting for 2013 PSLE.


He is unable to pass the OE EL compreh well.
He is able to find the answers in the passage, but what he wrote as the answer always gets rejected as the meaning/phrasing seems a bit off from the original passage.

He told me that lifting from passage is not allowed.

What can we do to help?

Please advise.

Hi, some lifting from the passage is ok, initially my girl face the same problem, later, we checked with her tutor n she told us that we can lift some key words n phrase n from then on she do better .... Hope this help.

Cheers

Many thanks for the reply.

[Will_lim]

Hi everyone,


My DS is taking his PSLE next year. I have looked through his math syllabus. I realized that they hardly teach any algebra and emphasize a lot on the model method. My problem is this - while the model method is good, I feel that they take too long to solve the more complicated problem sums which can easily be solved using algebra. For example, there were a number of time my DS approached me with a math problem and I tried solving it using models because that’s the way he was taught in school, but it just took so long!! And I could have easily solved the question using algebra.

So my questions are:

1) If my DS uses algebra in PSLE to solve questions, will he be penalized? Like are the markers looking specifically for the model method?

2) Should I even teach my son the algebra method? Or will it just confuse him? Because if I were to teach him algebra, I would prefer to start now so that he has at least one year to absorb it. My theory is that since he is going to learn it in secondary one anyway so he might as well start early right? Plus, it will give him an edge in PSLE!

Thanks!!

[breezy]

Will_lim:

1) If my DS uses algebra in PSLE to solve questions, will he be penalized? Like are the markers looking specifically for the model method?

2) Should I even teach my son the algebra method? Or will it just confuse him? Because if I were to teach him algebra, I would prefer to start now so that he has at least one year to absorb it. My theory is that since he is going to learn it in secondary one anyway so he might as well start early right? Plus, it will give him an edge in PSLE!

Thanks!!

hi will_lim,

1) Using algebra to solve math problems is acceptable in PSLE.

2) Little algebra is taught in primary school and even that covered in P6 is rather elementary. Many kids picked up on their own (eg. thru enrichment lessons or self study). As long as your child is not confused, it's something worth picking up!

Cheers!

[VeryKSMum]

Joining this thread, my DD PSLE year is 2014. Thought I gain some experience from this thread first.

[HAPPYH]

VeryKSMum:

Joining this thread, my DD PSLE year is 2014. Thought I gain some experience from this thread first.

You can even go thro 2012 PSLE discussion thread. You can find a lot of info.

[VeryKSMum]

HAPPYH:

VeryKSMum:

Joining this thread, my DD PSLE year is 2014. Thought I gain some experience from this thread first.

You can even go thro 2012 PSLE discussion thread. You can find a lot of info.

Thanks for the advice!

[JJ1111]

breezy:

hi will_lim,

1) Using algebra to solve math problems is acceptable in PSLE.

2) Little algebra is taught in primary school and even that covered in P6 is rather elementary. Many kids picked up on their own (eg. thru enrichment lessons or self study). As long as your child is not confused, it's something worth picking up!

Cheers!

Will algebra get working marks? I understand that if a child is careless, he wrote the answer wrongly but the working is correct, he/she can still get working mark.

For algebra, as it is not a P6 topic, will they get working marks if they are careless and write the wrong answer?