IN three years time, all Primary 1 pupils will no longer take the mid-year and end-of-the-year examinations. Instead they will be eased into the formal education system through more holistic assessment practices, like 'show and tell' or the keeping of a Maths journal.
This is the target that the Ministry of Education has set for all primary schools after a positive response from the 16 schools in the pilot programme.
Speaking at the Holistic Assessment seminar on Tuesday, Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education Grace Fu said that holistic assessment involves the use of more 'bite-sized' forms of assessment, instead of the traditional pen-and-paper examinations.
The seminar, which gathered 1,600 participants, was held to help teachers better understand holistic assessment methods.
Also launched at the seminar was a web portal where teachers will be able to share information and experiences about teaching methods involving holistic assessment.
-- ST
eh...?
how does this works?
i went back to my sec sch to visit my teacher and she told me about the maths journal thing. if im not wrong.. is about writing ur thoughts out for a maths question. writing everything ou, instead of just workings.
i heard in china they are also doing this, which makes their maths better than singaporean. they can do mental sum faster than us.
Originally posted by Airry:i went back to my sec sch to visit my teacher and she told me about the maths journal thing. if im not wrong.. is about writing ur thoughts out for a maths question. writing everything ou, instead of just workings.
i heard in china they are also doing this, which makes their maths better than singaporean. they can do mental sum faster than us.
Hmmm... everyday assessment then... No reason not to do homework and stuff anymore... And there goes careless mistake in exam papers...