What are the changes? Why are the foundation subject ALs pegged so low? Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Education announced on Thursday more details about the upcoming PSLE scoring changes that take effect in 2021, and will affect this year's Primary 4 pupils. This adds to what was previously announced in 2016.1. What exactly are the new changes announced on Thursday? There are four main components to the new announcement.
Usually the entry scores are derived from the previous year's posting exercise and given to students between October and November. For pupils who do not meet the above criteria, secondary schools will have the flexibility to offer higher mother tongue to students assessed to have high ability and interest in mother tongue languages. This is similar to the existing practice.
3. The new AL system groups pupils with 75 marks and above into 4 AL bands , instead of the current A* and A grades. Doesn't this contradict MOE's aim of reducing fine differentiation? There is a need to balance having too many ALs with too few, said MOE. If there are too few ALs, there will be more pupils with the same PSLE score, which will lead to more balloting for Secondary 1 school postings.
Pupils should decide to take a subject at Standard or Foundation level depending on their aptitude for and ability in that subject, rather than whether it will help get them into their desired stream, said MOE. If two pupils have the same PSLE score, the one with better Higher Chinese grades will be allocated a place ahead of the other pupil.There will be no bonus points under the AL system like there used to be with the T-score system.
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