Schools to give qualitative assessments of students by 2008.
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/134747/1/.html
SINGAPORE : Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has told students that while Singapore is moving towards more flexible learning, the standardised national education system, which is based on merit, will remain.
But there will be changes to it, he said during a dialogue session with some 100 Singapore students from JCs, Polytechnics, ITEs and international schools involved in the Third WorldView Youth Conference.
The minister also said that though changes are in the pipeline, they will be achieved in steps and at a pace that will allow both teachers and schools to follow.
These changes will soon culminate in how students will be assessed.
Mr Tharman said, "By year 2008, we will have the system in place where every student when he leaves school, will have a testimonial that will record his full set of achievements, not just academic grades but everything else, in CCA and in CIP and so on.
"It will be a qualitative form of assessment, and we're trying to encourage that, giving the schools more leeway to assess the child based on what they think he or she has really done, whether they're exceptional, whether they show leadership, whether they show initiative, or whether they're just doing things for the sake of doing it." - CNA -
Mr Tharman said, "By year 2008, we will have the system in place where every student when he leaves school, will have a testimonial that will record his full set of achievements, not just academic grades but everything else, in CCA and in CIP and so on...
yo, those still studying now must work hard in all fuck CCA and CIP.
"It will be a qualitative form of assessment, and we're trying to encourage that, giving the schools more leeway to assess the child based on what they think he or she has really done, whether they're exceptional, whether they show leadership, whether they show initiative, or whether they're just doing things for the sake of doing it." - CNA
what the fuck this mini mister doing now??? how many things he say and implement has really do good to those all studying than?
from pri school on he had start to class ppl into diff level? remember EM1, EM2 and EM3? now what! no more EM3?
and now this testimonial thing. ie to say, once your testimonial say nothing on achievement, from that day on you will achievement nothing at all is it?
well LHL had rope in the wrong candidate. sit there and rot.
just to add, it a hearsay thing. MOE going start retrenchment soon. more ppl will go jobless. good luck for those in MOE now. -
so much for "don't find fault. find a remedy." heheOriginally posted by Joshua1975:yo, those still studying now must work hard in all fuck CCA and CIP.
what the fuck this mini mister doing now??? how many things he say and implement has really do good to those all studying than?
from pri school on he had start to class ppl into diff level? remember EM1, EM2 and EM3? now what! no more EM3?
and now this testimonial thing. ie to say, once your testimonial say nothing on achievement, from that day on you will achievement nothing at all is it?
well LHL had rope in the wrong candidate. sit there and rot.
just to add, it a hearsay thing. MOE going start retrenchment soon. more ppl will go jobless. good luck for those in MOE now.
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ty, tried but no remedy can be found in SG. all thanks to the fucking govt. they are the one that create the fault that is so faultless.Originally posted by pikamaster:so much for "don't find fault. find a remedy." hehe 
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if they dun change some policy how to justify their high pay??? cant u see the cycle?? 10 yrs later they will change a name butthe policy will be the same as now again..
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I guess it is tough for Sporeans to have to live in a competitive society. A fundamental issue is, if as a community we do not get the best from our people, are we able to survive in the long run, let alone flourish and excel?
On the other hand, there is another thread in this forum about Sporean students being too competitive and selfish. Is the price for such a competitive society too high to pay or could it be simply because some of our students have been taught in the wrong way?
In principle, it would be hard to argue with the premise of needing to build a meritocratic society, especially for a small country with little resouces except its people. IMO, the authorities are slowly changing their ideas of excellence in learning institutions and are moving away from academic achievements to include non scholastic fields. However, the emphasis on grading is still persistent. I wonder what alternatives are there to encourage excellence without the competitive element?