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Making Sense of Social Studies
& Helping your child excel in
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TheST,6Jan2016
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SessionOverview1. Overview of the Social Studies (SS)
curriculum in schools 2. Assessment in the SS Curriculum3. Strategies used in the Teaching &
Learning of SS4. Strategies that parents can adopted to
support learning of SS5. Q&A
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CombinedHumanities(CH)
SocialStudies 50%
ElectiveHistory/Geography/Literature
50%
HowisCHmarkcalculated?
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BackgroundandOverviewofSocialStudies
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BackgroundtoSocialStudies• A subject offered in many developed
countries (citizenship education)
• Aims of Social Studies (SS) in Singapore is to:- instill a sense of national identity as
well as global awareness/perspective- develop thinking and process skills
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BackgroundtoSocialStudies• Bridging subject between GCE ‘O’ and
‘A’ Levels
• Introduced in 2001; first year of examination in 2002
• 3 cycles of revisions in syllabus since 2001
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Foundinsyllabusdocument(SEAB)
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SocialStudies Paper
SectionA Source‐basedCaseStudy
SectionBStructuredEssayQns
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TheSSExaminationFormat2008 Syllabus
• 1 hr 30 mins• Equal weighting
given to both Section A and Section B (50% each)
2013 Syllabus• 1 hr 45 min• Greater
weighting given to Section A than Section B
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Components in the SS paper [1hr 45mins]
Section Marks Weighting
Section A: One Source-based Case Study (SBCS)- 5 sub-parts
35m[25m]
70%(↑20%)
Section B: One Structured- Essay Questions (SEQ)- 2 sub-parts
15m[25m]
30%(↓20%)
TheSSExaminationFormat
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2008 SyllabusSection B (SEQs)
2013 SyllabusSection B (SEQs)
• 3 questions choose 1 to attempt
• Each question is 25 marks (a-12m; b-13m)
• 3 questions choose 1 to attempt
• Each question is 15 marks (a-5m; b-10m)
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• There are SIX themes in the Social Studies syllabus.
• Only FIVE are examinable! 8chapters altogether
• All questions are set and tested based on these FIVE themes.
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TheSocialStudiesSyllabus
Chap1
Chaps2&3 Chaps
4&5
Chaps6&1Chap2
Chap3
Theme2:UnderstandingGovernance• Principles of governance• Population policies in S’pore• Healthcare policies in S’pore
Theme3:Conflicts&HarmonyinMulti‐ethnicSocieties
• Conflict in Sri Lanka & Northern Ireland
• Bonding S’pore
Theme4:ManagingInternationalRelations
• Diplomacy & Deterrence• Managing international
conflicts
Theme5:SustainingEconomicDevelopment
• Strategies to sustain economic development in Singapore
Theme6:FacingChallenges&Change• Rise & Fall of Venice- A
Great City -state
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Source‐basedCaseStudyStructured‐EssayQuestions
Skills and Expectations
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Evaluating reliability of source(s)
Evaluating utility (or usefulness) of source(s)
SectionA:SkillstestedinSBCS
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SectionA:SBCS
TheSocialStudiesSyllabus
Chap1
Chaps2&3 Chaps
4&5
Chaps6&1Chap2
Chap3
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GCE O Level• 2008: Can S’pore attract and retain the
talent it needs to ensure its economic devt?• 2009: Why did Saddam Hussein invade
Kuwait?• 2010: What was the impact of the Mumbai
terror attacks of November 2008?• 2011: Is it likely that any increase in
population will occur in Singapore?
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GCE O Level• 2012: Healthcare in Britain (NHS)• 2013: Cod Wars• 2014: Role of the British Army in N. Ireland• 2015: What is the impact of the killing of
Osama bin Laden?• 2016: How significant was the role of the
UN in responding to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?
IssuesinPastYears’SBCS
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GCE N Level• 2008: Impact of the Sri Lankan conflict
on relief efforts after the tsunami• 2009: Ethnic tensions in Kenyan
(December 2007)• 2010: Effectiveness of ERP in S’pore• 2011: Will IRs benefit S’pore?• 2012: Who was to blame for the Korean
War?
IssuesinPastYears’SBCS
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GCE N Level• 2013: The challenges of globalization-
Why was the takeover of Cadbury by Kraft unpopular?
• 2014: Why is the conflict over Paracel and Spratly Islands so difficult to resolve?
• 2015: What caused the Sinhalese-Tamil conflict in Sri Lanka?
IssuesinPastYears’SBCS
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SectionB(SEQs)1st yr ofexamin2014Lastyearofexamin
2018
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ExamplesofSEQsa) Explain how the increased education of
women led to Singapore’s declining birth rate. [5m]
b) Explain two other reasons for Singapore’s declining birth rate. Which do you think is more important? [10m]
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Howarestudentsassessed?• No point-by-point marking in SS• Levels of Response Marking Scheme
(LORMS)- rewards the level of skill or
understanding displayed (i.e. quality of response)
- covers possible responses (but needs to be justified/ supported with evidence)
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StrategiesusedintheSocialStudiesClassroom
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1. Cascading of some skills to lower secondary History
2. Differentiated approach for NA and Express students
StrategiesusedintheSSClass
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3. Explicit teaching of question analysis• Looking for clues in qns to identify
the skills tested and demands of qns
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StrategiesusedintheSSclass
4. Scaffolding for understanding and learning • Use of real life examples to help
students make sense of SBCS skills
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5. Timed Practice• To address area of weakness (i.e.
poor time management) amongst the students (esp for Sec 4/5 students)
• Use of past years’ GCE ‘O’ & ‘N’ Level papers
6. Peer/ Self assessment • Helps the students to learn the mark
scheme more effectively
StrategiesusedintheSSclass
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7. Banding and clinic sessions during ASP in Semester 2 (Grad classes)• More targeted help for students• Address specific areas of concern
(e.g. skills/ content) for the girls
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seeninourgirls• Lack of awareness of the world around
them• Need to be able to see issues from
different perspectives• Poor time management (especially
during examination)
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YOUMATTERHowcanParentshelp?
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Howcanparentshelp?• Encourage your child to read beyond
the textbooks, esp the newspaper• Encourage her to watch the news
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Howcanparentshelp?• Discuss news articles with your child
- engage her in discussion of topics/ issue related to the themes in the syllabus and
- encourage her to form opinions about various issues and justify their stand with facts and concrete evidence
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Howcanparentshelp?• Ensure that your child revises her work
at home
• Discourage last minute revision and the spotting of themes/ chapters to revise
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The evidence is now beyond dispute:
When schools work together with families to support learning, children
tend to succeed not just in school, but throughout life.
HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW
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Mrs Joyce Goh
Ms SamanthaTanMs Melissa Paul
Mrs Veronica Tjan
Ms Kathleen Ang
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Thank you!
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