Subject-based Banding NURTURING EVERY CHILD 3 MARCH 2012
Subject-based Banding NURTURING EVERY CHILD 3 MARCH 2012.
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Subject-based BandingNURTURING EVERY CHILD
3 MARCH 2012
Why introduce Subject-based Banding?
• To provide more flexibility to pupils with strengths and abilities that vary across subjects
• To encourage greater interaction among pupils with different strengths
How does Subject-based Banding work?
How does Subject-based Banding work?
How does Subject-based Banding work?
How does Subject-based Banding work?
How does Subject-based Banding work?
How does Subject-based Banding work?
Direct School Admission (DSA) Secondary Exercise (DSA-Sec)
aims to promote holistic education gives participating schools greater flexibility in
selecting students provides opportunities for students to
demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to secondary schools
Each school has its own merit-based academic and non-academic criteria for selection
Some Examples• NUS High School – Math & Science• School of Technology and Science - Science• School of The Arts - Dance, Visual Art, Music, Theatre• Yu Hua Secondary – Concert Band• West Spring Sec –Shooting Air Pistol
USE OF CALCULATORS IN MATHEMATICS in Primary 5 & 6
Students only need to purchase this at P5.
USE OF CALCULATORS IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS
• Achieve a better balance between emphasis on computational skills and problem solving skills in teaching and learning and in assessment.
• Widen the repertoire of teaching and learning approaches to facilitate the use of investigations and problems in authentic situations; and
• Help students, particularly those with difficulty learning mathematics, develop greater confidence in doing mathematics.
RATIONALE
USE OF CALCULATORS IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS
Paper Booklet Item Type No of qns
No of marks per
qn
Weighting Duration
1Non-
calculator
A MCQ 10 1 10% 50 min
5 2 10%
B SAQ 10 1 10%
5 2 10%
2Calculator
allowed
SAQ 5 2 10% 1 h 40 minStruc/LAQ 13 3, 4, 5 50%
Total 48 - 100% 2 h 30 min
PSLE MATHEMATICS EXAM FORMAT
USE OF CALCULATORS IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS
Paper Booklet Item Type No of qns
No of marks per
qn
Weighting Duration
1Non-
calculator
A MCQ 10 1 10% 1 h
10 2 20%
B SAQ 10 2 20%
2Calculator
allowed
SAQ 10 2 20% 1 h 15 minStruc 8 3, 4, 5 30%
Total 48 - 100% 2 h 15 min
PSLE FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS EXAM FORMAT
USE OF CALCULATORS IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS
AURORA SC 550
FIAMO SC 6 SC 20
CANON F-715S
CASIO FX 82AU FX 82MS FX 85MS FX 95MS
FX95SG PLUS
FX 350MS FX 820MS FX992S
HP HP 8S HP 9S HP10S
SHARP EL 509VM EL 509W EL 509WM EL 509WS
EL 546VA ELW531S
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI 30XIIB TI 30XIIS TI 34 II
LIST OF APPROVED CALCULATORSList of Approved Models of Scientific Calculators suitable for PSLE Mathematics and Foundation Mathematics examinations.
USE OF CALCULATORS IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS
LIST OF APPROVED CALCULATORS
The list of approved models of scientific calculators suitable for PSLE Mathematics and Foundation Mathematics examinations could be found on the SEAB website:
http://www.seab.gov.sg/
USE OF DICTIONARIES IN MOTHER TONGUE in Primary 5 & 6
Students only need to purchase this at P5.
Use of Dictionaries in PSLEhttp://seab.gov.sg/dictionaryList/2012PSLEDictList.pdf
Use of Dictionaries in PSLEhttp://seab.gov.sg/dictionaryList/2012PSLEDictList.pdf
Use of Dictionaries in PSLEhttp://seab.gov.sg/dictionaryList/2012PSLEDictList.pdf
THANK YOU
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