SINGAPORE: Even as an emotional ride for some 40,000 pupils ended last week when they collected their PSLE results, the journey has begun for others — and not just next year’s cohort.
But is PSLE maths too difficult without tuition? Is the model method the key to answering the tough questions? And are tough papers the reason for Singapore’s top global ranking in maths?This year is not the first time parents have complained about PSLE maths questions. And even they could not solve everything. Tan got four correct answers out of five, but was “completely baffled” by the last question, saying he “wouldn’t know what to key into the calculator to magically unravel that question”.
But the method can solve “quite a lot of challenging mathematics problems” at the primary level, said maths educator Yeap Ban Har, who illustrated how it could solve one of the PSLE questions that appeared on social media.But he cautioned parents against just drilling their children to prepare for the PSLE. “What’s really important is the development of ability to visualise,” said Yeap, who is considered a maths master in Singapore and abroad.
“When marking the solutions, the general principle adopted is that all solutions that demonstrate the correct understanding and application of mathematical concepts and skills, as required by the question, will be given full credit.”
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