Subject-based Banding NURTURING EVERY CHILD 3 MARCH 2012.

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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

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