PSLE will stay as an important benchmark of students' achievements: Heng Swee Keat
The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is here to stay, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Sunday.
"We're not about to abolish it," he said, adding that the PSLE is an important in setting a local and international benchmark for what 12-year-olds can achieve.
Rather, the change to use letter grades instead of precise scores, which had been announced last year, is a way to plan for the next stage of a student's learning journey, he said, in response to a question posed to him at The Straits Times' inaugural Education Forum.
By using these grades, students who do well in particular subjects can take the same subject in secondary school at a higher level. "It's really how we regard (the exam)," he said, whether parents see it as a "do-or-die" high-stakes exam or one of the many checkpoints in life.
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PSLE will stay as an important benchmark of students' achievements: Heng Swee Keat
The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is here to stay, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Sunday.
"We're not about to abolish it," he said, adding that the PSLE is an important in setting a local and international benchmark for what 12-year-olds can achieve.
Rather, the change to use letter grades instead of precise scores, which had been announced last year, is a way to plan for the next stage of a student's learning journey, he said, in response to a question posed to him at The Straits Times' inaugural Education Forum.
By using these grades, students who do well in particular subjects can take the same subject in secondary school at a higher level. "It's really how we regard (the exam)," he said, whether parents see it as a "do-or-die" high-stakes exam or one of the many checkpoints in life.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/education/story/psle-will-stay-important-benchmark-students-achievements-heng-swee-ke#sthash.fsHgpvWO.dpuf
