PRELIM POSTMORTEM BRIEFING

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

Date : Friday, 14 August 2015

Time : 1430 – 1530 hrs

Venue : Auditorium, Madrasah Al Irsyad

SIH, Braddell Road

Briefing for P6 Irsyad Parents-Child

(1) Objective(s) of this Workshop

- Postmortem of P6 Prelim Exam

- Observation(s)

- Strategy ~ PSLE Conditioning (simulate PSLE Condition URGENTLY)

(2) Calendar of Events (Proximity to LEAST-COMFORT)

-by research large % of students rate of learning optimal on exam day

(myth?)

-MAXIMIZE rate of urgency (Panic Button – In Term of Urgency)

(3) Listening Comprehension (Based on Postmortem P6LC Prelim 2014)

Skill Required

-Listening (info gathering)

-Recall (Memory)

-Understanding (Comprehension)

CONTENT OF BRIEFING

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” ~~

Dr. Seuss about gratitude and being grateful

(4) ML/EL - Paper 1 (Fail to PLAN, PLAN to Fail)

Organization Skill – Conditioning to PLAN

(5) Science – Anticipation

(6) Calibrate Mission (Parent-Child)

Exam give opportunity to build character, to practise values.

Making choice. Conditioning. Breakthrough Mindset.

Putting Mission into Practice

-Teach Patience by being Patience First

-Our child seeks our attention by not expressing it but through his/her

action

-Is our house a conducive home

-noise

-tidiness

-distance

Belief System (Consistency of Belief)

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” ~~

Dr. Seuss about gratitude and being grateful

CONTENT OF BRIEFING

(7) Neuro Associative Conditioning

(8) Lift Up Spiritualty

Exam/Test as ibadah/hijad

Solat Jemaah at home / mosques

Sedaqah (Charity – People Centred)

Dhuha (Non-Compulsory Extra Prayers)

Tahajud Qiyamulail (Night Prayer )

Practise Every Islamic Value (at our best capacity)

Avoid “ill assumption” – Empower our soul with positive assumption

Make Al Quran / Mosques our “Best Friends”

Do not make ill assumption of parents, teachers

Make Constructive/Positive Duas

Make effort bring closer to Allah – God-Consciousness

Make effort yaqin and tawaqal

Allah owns everything on earth and in the heaven

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” ~~

Dr. Seuss about gratitude and being grateful

CONTENT OF BRIEFING

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P6 PRELIM

1.5 MONTHS TO PSLE WRITTEN AND 5 MORE DAYS TO PSLE ORAL

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While executing exam Areas for Improvement

Winning Posture Not Proper Posture

Conditioning Seating

Posture

Chin on Exam Table

Conditioning Seating

Posture

Cheek on Exam Table

Conditioning Seating

Posture

"Power Nap" during Exam

Conditioning Seating

Posture

Frequent visit to toilet (Even during LC) Go to toilet before exam

Listening Compre

Listening Comprehension - Students cannot recall

audio Write Notes

Did not use a Kamus before Condition Using

Mathematics Did not use a Set Square before Condition Using

Did not check/sharpen a 2B pencil Condition Using

2B pencil too short Check

Did not bring Calculator Check

Risk Caught

Cheating Handphones in Pocket (did not surrender) Check Thoroughly

Earphones (for mp3 player) in the Pocket Check Thoroughly

Notes in the Pencil Box / Set Square Box Check Thoroughly

ML/EL Paper 1 Did not plan for EL/ML Paper 1 Condition Planning

Did not start writing composition even after 30

minutes started Condition Writing

Not too sure leave a line or not Condition

Keep counting number of words Condtion Estimation

P6 PRELIM POSTMORTEM

CONDITIONING IS NOT

ABOUT

CONDITIONING HOPES TO

ACHIEVE

Providing Tips / Sharing

Notes

Coach YOU to Coach YOUR

CHILD Condition to Exam

Finding out What Works and

What Does Not

How to Take Action / Adopt on

What Proven to Work

To Ask our P6 Child What

They Want

Put Them ON

FOCUS/TASK/ACTION

LET'S TRY AND SEE

WHETHER IT WORK JUST DO IT

OUTCOME PROCESS

PRELIM POSTMORTEM BRIEFING

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

PSLE BRIEFING

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

-CANDIDATES’ CAPACITY (COMPENTENCY)

GET TO KNOW SKILLS NEEDED FOR

DIFFERENT SUBJECTS

-CANDIDATES’ CONDITIONED TO EXAM

~ SPEED

~ ACCURACY

~ ENDURANCE

TWO ELEMENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL

IN PSLE

OBJECTIVES OF EXAM

CONDITIONING

-INTERNALISATION OF TIME (2 mins)

-SPEED (THINKING, COMPLETION)

-ACCURACY (ACE-QUALITY ANSWER)

-ENDURANCE (STRATEGIC THINKING)

-MENTAL SET-UP OF EXAM CONDITIONS

-MOCK UP EXAM (IS DAILY PRACTICE)

PSLE BRIEFING

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

EXAM CONDITIONING

~ ATTENTION SPAN

Help your child build up the stamina to sit through the

entire paper

~ PERSEVERANCE

Encourage your child “never to give up” when he stumbles

upon a difficult question

~ CONFIDENCE

Lack of confidence can lead to “mental block”

PSLE BRIEFING

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

Does your child has a

TIMETABLE yet ?

TIME DISCIPLINE

MATTERS

Content Mastery

“Planning is not just a good habit but it is an attitude.”

Prof Dendroff

ACE PSLE

PHYSICAL ALERT

MENTAL ALERT

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critical thinking - Science

Process thinking - Science

Comprehension Open Ended - EL

Mind-map Revision Science Topics

Synthesis & Transformation - EL

Oral Reading- EL

Oral Conversation - EL

RE-CHARGE (POWER NAP)

Watch NEWS 9.30pm - EL

Watch NEWS SURIA 8.00 pm - ML

Listen to BBC Radio - EL

Reading Newspaper- EL

Reading BERITA HARIAN- ML

Re-write Maths Formula & Concepts

Paper 2 - Difficult Question - Maths

Paper 1 Maths

Mechanical Sums - Maths

* NOTE ~ Different specification for each child / individual

PSLE BRIEFING

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

PHYSICAL ALERT

MENTAL ALERT

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Mind-map Revision Science Topics

Oral Reading- EL

Oral Conversation - EL

Watch NEWS 9.30pm - EL

Watch NEWS SURIA 8.00 pm - ML

* NOTE ~ Different specification for each child / individual

COACHING

TOOLKIT

Level of Alertness versus Daily Activities

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

TIME(S)

TIME(S)

TIME(S)

TIME(S)

COACHING

TOOLKIT

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Daily Confident Thermometer. Subject ___________

Accou

nta

bilit

y ~

Each

30 m

inu

te

•I am responsible for my own success

•I will plan my daily activity with my

parents.

•I will start by following my planning as

strictly as possible.

•If I cannot follow or make myself

disciplined to my planning, I will discuss

with my parents.

My notes about PLANNING

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SKILLS NECESSARY REQUIRED

-LISTENING (INFORMATION GATHERING)

-RECALL (MEMORY)

-UNDERSTANDING (COMPREHENSION)

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

-LISTEN TO THE LC CAREFULLY

-CONDITION TO WRITE NOTES

E.G. DRAW MINDMAP, CONCEPT MAP, SHORT NOTES

-RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS

-REFER BACK TO THE NOTES

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

MALAY/ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PAPER 1

Organization Skill – Conditioning to PLAN

HANDS-ON ACTIVITY

EXAMPLE THE WORD “SAID”

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1

SPECIFIC WORDS TO REPLACE A WORD

Instead of ‘He said’ you can use ‘He whispered’, ‘He shouted’, etc

Many words creatively function to describe situations …

SCIENCE ANTICIPATION

HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL

HANDS-ON ACTIVITY

OBJECTIVES

OF PROCESS MASTERY

-FEW QUESTIONS ARE KNOWLEDGE

-APPLICATION OF CONTENT

-PROCEDURE & PROCESS DRIVEN QUESTIONS

-DRAWING OF HYPOTHESIS (IN SCIENCE)

-MAKING CONCLUSION (IN SCIENCE, EL & ML)

-MAKING PREDICTION (IN SCIENCE, EL & ML)

-TO PREPARE TO BE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS

(AL AZHAR 2.0, IB, etc)

PSLE BRIEFING

NURTURING TRANSFORMATION

REACHING FOR THE STARS

NEURO ASSOCIATIVE CONDITIONING

(REPROGRAMMING THE NEURON FOR WINNING)

BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE & SELF ESTEEM

NEURO ASSOCIATIVE CONDITIONING

(REPROGRAMMING THE NEURON FOR WINNING)

COACH YOUR CHILD TO ASK THESE QUESTION ONE BY ONE

(1) ASK “IF TOMORROW IS PSLE HOW CONFIDENCE ARE

YOU?”

(2) “DOES THE PSLE RESULT MATTER TO ME?”

(3) “DOES ONE MORE DAY OF LEARNING MATTER?”

(4) “DOES MY RESULT MATTER TO MY PARENTS?”

(5) “WHY MY RESULT MATTERS TO MY PARENTS?”

(6) “WHAT I INTEND TO IMPROVE TODAY?”

SELF-CONFIDENCE

MEETING NEED FOR SKILL

MEETING NEED FOR CERTAINTY

NEED FOR STABILITY

NEED FOR CHALLENGE

SELF-ESTEEM

MEETING NEEDS OF SIGNIFICANCE,

MEETING NEEDS FOR INTERNAL SECURITY

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Oral Reading- EL

Oral Conversation - EL

Watch NEWS 9.30pm - EL

Watch NEWS SURIA 8.00 pm - ML

* NOTE ~ Different specification for each child / individual

COACHING

TOOLKIT

Self-Confidence versus Self-Esteem

URGENCY & STRESS MANAGEMENT

(Stress Conditioning)

Content Mastery

LEVEL OF STRESS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

STRESS FACTORS

LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS

SENSE OF URGENCY

DISTRACTIONS AT HOME

LIFE'S CHALLENGE

STRESS FOR NO REASON

POSITIVE STRESS (PURPOSEFUL)

COACHING

TOOLKIT

LIFT UP SPIRITUALITY

MATTER OF HEART AND SOUL

LIFT UP SPIRITUALITY (SEEKING CLOSENESS)

Seek Khusyuk in Each Solat (Parents)

Exam/Test as ibadah/hijad (Child)

Solat Jemaah at home / mosques (Family)

Sedaqah (Charity – People Centred)

Dhuha (Non-Compulsory Extra Prayers)

Tahajud Qiyamulail (Night Prayer )

Practise Every Islamic Value (at our best capacity)

Avoid “ill assumption” – Empower our soul with positive

assumption (Especially Parents)

Make Quran / Mosques our “Best Friends” (Especially Parents)

Avoid ill assumption of parents, teachers (Parents/Child)

Make Constructive/Positive Duas (Parents/Child)

Make effort bring closer to Allah – God-Consciousness

Make effort yaqin and tawaqal (Parents/Child)

“Allah owns everything on earth and in the heaven”