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Subject-based Banding. NURTURING 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.
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Subject-based Banding NURTURING 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
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 PSLE MATHEMATICS EXAM FORMAT
USE OF CALCULATORS IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS PSLE FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS EXAM FORMAT
USE OF CALCULATORS IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS LIST OF APPROVED CALCULATORS List 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