Mr Ong was responding to public feedback over changes announced on Thursday to the PSLE scoring system.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - On their own, upcoming changes to the Primary School Leaving Examination scoring system will not be effective in cutting the over-reliance on grades and preparing Singapore's youth to meet the manpower needs of a changing modern economy, said Education Minister Ong Ye Kung on Sunday .
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Sembawang GRC where he is an MP, Mr Ong was responding to public feedback over changes announced on Thursday to the PSLE scoring system. This is part of a larger move away from an overemphasis on grades, and is aimed at measuring a child's own level of achievement, apart from that of his or her peers.
"So how is this going to solve that when everything still seems the same?" he said, noting he had been monitoring reactions to the changes from parents, teachers and pupils. As with the IPPT, under the new system, pupils will be graded on their own merits and not be compared to others, he said.Mr Ong also noted that parents may be anxious about what the new PSLE scoring system means for entry into secondary schools, and whether those who take Foundation-level subjects are less likely to make the grade for the Express stream.
THE BIG STORY: More details on new PSLE scoring system | The Straits Times While parents may find the new system complicated, it is in fact"very similar" to the grading system already in use for the GCE O, N and A level examinations, said Mr Ong, describing it as a"much more transparent system" as there is a score for each subject, compared to the single result for T-score grading.
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