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Information for Secondary Two (Normal Academic) Streaming Exercise 2019

HUMANITIES

“Nurturing ethical and rooted global citizens, who can think critically, communicate confidently and create compassionately”

2017

Humanities Subject (Compulsory) Social Studies History Elective Geography Elective

Humanities & Commerce Subjects…

Commerce Subject (By Choice) Principles of Accounts

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Social Studies…

• to imbue students with

the skills of critical inquiry, investigation and reflection

• to develop critical and

creative thinking in students

• to examine issues in

society, locally and globally Issue 1: Exploring Citizenship and Governance How can we decide what is good for society? How can we work for the good of society? Issue 2: Living in a Diverse Society Why is there greater diversity in Singapore now? How can we respond to a diverse society? Issue 3: Being Part of a Globalised World How can we respond to tensions arising from some economic, social and security impact of globalisation?

History Elective…

• engaging students actively

in historical enquiry so as to develop them into confident, self-directed, critical and reflective thinkers

• equipping them with the

necessary historical knowledge, understanding, dispositions and skills to understand the present and contribute actively and responsibly as local and global citizens Unit 1 – The World in Crisis What forces and developments changed Europe and the Asia-Pacific in the first half of the 20th century?

• Impact of World War I
• Rise of authoritarian regimes and its impact in the

interwar years – *Case study of Communist Russia – *Case study of Nazi Germany

• World War II in Europe and the Asia–Pacific

– Reasons for outbreak of WWII in Europe – Reasons for outbreak of WWII in the Asia–Pacific – Reasons for the defeat of Germany – Reasons for the defeat of Japan Unit 2 – Bi-Polarity and the Cold War How did the Cold War impact the world order in the post-1945 years?

• Cold War and the bi-polar world order

– Reasons for the Cold War in Europe

• Manifestation of the Cold War outside Europe

– *Case study of Korean War, 1950–53

Geography Elective…

• Develop a holistic

understanding of physical-human relationships at local, regional and global scales

• Gain geographical

insights and global awareness into future challenges through the study of current issues and their management

• Develop skills in

communicating and applying geographical knowledge Theme 1: Our Dynamic Planet (Physical Geography) (1) Living with Tectonic Hazards – Risk or opportunity? (2) Variable Weather and Changing Climate – A continuing challenge? Theme 2: Our Changing World (Human Geography) (3) Global Tourism – Is tourism the way to go? Theme 3: Geographical Skills and Investigations (4) Topographical Map Reading Skills (5) Geographical Data and Techniques (6) Geographical Investigations

Principles of Accounts…

• an understanding of

the elements, theories and procedures of accounting;

• the skills of presenting

quantitative accounting information

• an understanding of

how accounting information is being used

Social Studies & History Elective Geography Elective POA AO 1

Knowledge

• Demonstrate relevant factual knowledge.

Knowledge

• Demonstrate relevant factual

knowledge

• Demonstrate knowledge of

relevant fieldwork techniques Knowledge and Comprehension Identify and comprehend accounting knowledge appropriate to the syllabus.

AO 2

Constructing Explanations

• Demonstrate an understanding of concepts

and terms appropriate to the syllabus

• Select, organise and apply the concepts,

terms and facts learnt

• Make judgements, recommendations and

decisions. Critical Understanding & Constructing Explanation

• Select, organise and apply

concepts, terms and facts learnt and Make judgements, recommendations and decisions

• Evaluate data collection

methods and suggest improvements Application Select and apply accounting knowledge to various accounting situations.

AO 3

Interpreting & Evaluating Sources/Given Information

• Comprehend and extract relevant information

and draw references from given information,

• Analyse and evaluate evidence,
• Compare and contrast different views,
• Distinguish between fact,and judgement,
• Recognise values and detect bias,
• Draw conclusions based on reasoned

consideration of evidence and arguments. Interpreting & Evaluating Geographical Data

• Comprehend and extract

relevant information from geographical data

• Evaluate the validity and

limitations of fieldwork evidence and of the conclusions reached Analysis and Synthesis Analyse, interpret,

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accounting information. Evaluation, Interpret and evaluate accounting information to make judgements recommendations.

Academic Rigour…Assessment Objectives (AO)

Academic Rigour… Assessment Format

Humanities Subject (Compulsory)

Social Studies History Elective Geography Elective 1 hour 45 mins. (50%) Paper comprises 2 sections: Section A: (35 %) Source-Based Case Study (35 marks) Q1-5: source-based questions (A01+A03) Section B: (15 %) Structured-Response question (15 marks) Consists of 2 sub questions (A01+A02) Part (a) requires students to construct explanation by giving reasoned argument and making recommendation on issue

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Part (b) requires students to construct explanation of two 1 hour 40 mins. (50%) Paper comprises 2 sections: Section A: (30 %) Source-Based Case Study (30 marks) Q1-5: source-based questions (A01+A03) Section B: (20 %) Structured-Essay Questions (20 marks) Answer 1 out of 2 questions set (A01+A02) Each question will have 2 sub-parts Part (a) requires candidates to explain events and/or issues [8m] Part (b) requires candidates to evaluate and make judgement on events and/or issues [12m] 1hour 40mins (50%) Paper comprises of 3 sections Section A (13%) Two structured questions (answer ONE)

• n Geographical Investigations will be set

based on the following topics:

• Global Tourism
• Variable Weather and Climate

Section B (12%) One structured question will be set based

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• Global Tourism

Section C (25%) Two structured questions (answer ONE) will be set based on the following topics:

• Living with Tectonic Hazards
• Variable Weather and Climate

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Academic Rigour… Assessment Format

Commerce Subject (by Choice)

Principles of Accounts

1 hour (40%) Answer 3 to 4 compulsory structured questions. (40 marks) 2 hours (60%) Paper comprises 2 sections Section A (48 marks) Answer 3 compulsory structured questions. One question will be on the preparation of financial statements, which carries 24 marks. The remaining two questions average 12 marks. Section B (12 marks) Answer any 1 out of 2 structured questions. AO 1 (Knowledge) – 20% AO 2 (Application) – 15% AO 3 (Analysis) – 5% AO 1 (Knowledge) – 10% AO 2 (Application) – 30% AO 3 (Analysis) – 25%

Academic Rigour… Assessment Modes

Formative Assessment

Mini research projects, Oral presentations of investigations/decision-making, Reports on surveys, field trips, laboratory experiment, Scrapbooks, Charts/concertinas, Models, Debates, Critiques, Metaphors, Mind Maps & other graphic organisers, Reflections, Journals, Peer Assessment/ Self- Assessment, Blogs/ Glogs, Performance Task, Graded homework/assignment, Comprehension

Summative Assessment

CA1 SA1 CA2 SA2 Prelim

Relevance of Humanities… Post - Secondary

L1R5: For JC Course L1

First Language – English / Higher Mother Tongue

R5

Relevant Subject 1 – Humanities / Higher Art / Higher Music / Malay (Special Programme) / Chinese (Special Programme) / Bahasa Indonesia Relevant Subject 2 – Mathematics / Science Relevant Subject 3 – Humanities / Higher Art / Higher Music / Mathematics / Science / Malay (Special Programme) / Chinese (Special Programme) / Bahasa Indonesia Relevant Subject 4 – Any GCE ‘O’ Level subjects excluding CCA and Religious Knowledge Relevant Subject 5 – Any GCE ‘O’ Level subjects excluding CCA and Religious Knowledge

ELR2B2: For Polytechnic L1

English

R2

Art/Art & Design Business Studies

Combined Humanities

Commerce Commercial Studies Economics

Geography

Higher Art Higher Music

History

Intro to Enterprise Development Literature in English Literature in Chinese Literature in Malay Literature in Tamil Media Studies (English) Media Studies (Chinese) Music

B2

Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA

Relevance of Humanities… Today’s World

“Critical Thinking and problem-solving skills are invaluable benefits of a humanities education “Few history graduates work in jobs where they call themselves historians, but the skills they acquire are

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fundamental importance in many

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and people trained in history have found success in a wide variety of professions. Historians learn how to ask questions, locate and analyze information and develop answers, write effectively, formulate coherent arguments and make successful presentations”.

Relevance of POA…

HUMANITIES

“Nurturing ethical and rooted global citizens, who can think critically, communicate confidently and create compassionately”

2017

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