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CRESCENT GIRLS SCHOOL PARENTS SEMINAR 2014 PRESENTATION OUTLINE The Crescent Family Post-Secondary Education Pathways & Institutions The revised A-level Curriculum The International Baccalaureate Programme
CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL
PARENTS’ SEMINAR 2014
CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL
PARENTS’ SEMINAR 2014
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
– Pathways & Institutions – The revised A-level Curriculum – The International Baccalaureate Programme – JC/Polytechnic Admission
Preparing them for life beyond
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POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS
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school’s cut-off point Direct School Admission (DSA-JC) -
2013 Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE)
L1R5 Aggregate Scores (With Bonus Points) of Students Admitted To Junior Colleges
2013 Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE)
L1R5 Aggregate Scores (With Bonus Points) of Students Admitted To Junior Colleges
– Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Through the Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA) Exercise Through the Joint Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise (JPSAE) Using N-level results- Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)
Admissions Exercise (JAE)
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THE SECONDARY FOUR YEAR
O-LEVELS & BEYOND
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UPDATES ON THE NEW SYLLABUS
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New EL Syllabus
4 papers in total: Paper 1 (Editing, Situational Writing, Continuous Writing) – 35% Paper 2 (Visual Text, Narrative Text, Expository Text, Summary on Expository Text) – 35% Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension) – 10% Paper 4 (Reading Aloud, Spoken Interaction) – 20%
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EL Paper 2
(different from the old format)
Visual Text – students must note the target audience, purpose and how language is used for impact Narrative Text – students must be critical of the language used in the text and explain how it is used to achieve impact.
E.g. Explain why “…” is effective and unusual to
describe …
Expository Text – students need to read the text closely for details, arguments and evidence
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Changes in Additional Mathematics
Emphasis on mathematical processes :
– reasoning, – connections and communications, and – applications and modelling.
Evident in the questions requiring explicit explanation/reasoning. In these questions, students are required to 'prove', 'determine with explanation', explain', 'justify' and 'deduce'.
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Changes in the Sciences
Less recall questions but more questions that requires students to be able to handleand solve problems
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Changes in Humanities (Social Studies)
Greater emphasis on source-based questions (35%)
Implication: – Memorization is not the solution for a distinction
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Changes in Humanities (Geography)
Changes in topics Introduction of Fieldwork (Geographical Investigation) Implication: – Fieldwork understanding requires practical / pragmatic thinking – Memorization will not lead to a distinction
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Changes in Humanities (History)
Greater emphasis on source-based questions (30%)
Implication: – Memorization is not the solution for a distinction
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How can you help your daughter in Social Studies and History?
Model and encourage the reading of newspapers (especially on Governance, Conflict, Globalisation, Healthcare) Ask her questions: – Why do you think this article was published? – What makes this article trustworthy? – How useful is this information to a Singaporean?
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How can you help your daughter in Geography?
If you are with your daughter near a tourist attraction or coast, ask her the following questions: – What type of tourism phenomena can we investigate here? How would you investigate your hypothesis? – Is this beach eroding? How can you prove it? – Describe the weather this week? Can you explain it?
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Why ask her these questions?
I don’t even know the answers myself.
The key behind the questions is not a matter of correct or incorrect answers. It is to stimulate thinking. Many of the new syllabus questions focus on practical, common sense knowledge and understanding
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Key Dates in preparing for O Levels
2 May- 16 May – School Mid-year Exam 2 June – O Level Mother Tongue Written Exam 4 - 6 Jun – Extra lessons 4 – 18 Jul – O Level Mother Tongue Oral Exam 22 Jul – O Level Mother Tongue Listening Comprehension Exam 14 – 28 Aug – O Level English Oral Exam 18 Aug – 1 Sept – School Prelim Exams 20 Oct – 14 Nov – O Level Written Exams 27 Oct – O Level English Listening Comprehension
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SEC FOUR MOTIVATIONAL &
STUDY SKILLS WORKSHOP
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Enduring Success Slaying The Giants Within Sharpening Focus Towards Success ~ Vision Casting ~ Goal-setting Effective Time Management Personality Based Study Styles Hemispheric Brain Dominance Profiling Learning Styles Conducive Study Environment Note-Taking & Memory Techniques Leveraging on Collaborative Learning Peaking for Examination
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