Critical time management skills with my JC2 students
In our recent A Level JC H2 Math tuition classes, my JC2s and I have been focusing on time management. Newsflash: it's bad practice to base our time allocation for an exam question solely on its mark allocation. What do I mean by this? Say we average out 100 marks across the standard 3 hour exam duration. This works out to be about a minute and 45 seconds we will spend per mark.
Contrary to popular belief, adhering strictly to a cut and dried mark-proportionate time is not good exam strategy. Instead, let's work on developing critical insight. This is because the key to success is the discretion to quicken our pace or slow down, based on the type of questions we encounter.
During our onsite and online tuition classes, we explored a wide range of exam question types. In the process, we learnt to distinguish between questions we should blaze through with the quickness, and questions we should spend a bit of extra time on.
This is not an easy thing to do but all our JC2 H2 Math classes have done well and I can see that everyone has been applying what you took away from class to your personal revision. A most commendable effort, you guys!
H2 Math Topical Recaps with my JC1 classes
We have officially kicked off our recaps of Semester 1 topics. From my personal observation of the past few years, most Junior Colleges should still be teaching new topics during this time. Unfortunately, this leaves students with considerably less time to revise for the coming Promotional Exams.
With promos inching closer by the day, we need to make the best use of time. As with previous years, I have optimised our H2 Math curriculum accordingly. I will be teaching all new topics covered by the end of year exam at an accelerated pace without compromising quality. This way, we can maximise the time we have for thorough revision.
Most JC1s only manage to squeeze in a cursory round of revision before sitting for their Promotional Exams. My take as an experienced H2 Math tutor? The most effective exam prep involves a few rounds of revision.
Semester 2 is gruelling for JC1 students due to the additional demands of Project Work. It will definitely be a challenge to work in at least two rounds of H2 Math revision. Fortunately, our JC1s are absolute troopers, and it heartens me to see how motivated our they are. I have to give them major props for putting in extra effort. Press on and get in some good and intense H2 Math revision, guys! All while keeping up with lectures and tutorials! Let's do this thing!
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