Take the subjects you are good at You should be taking subjects that you are good at. If you are good in “calculation” and “numbers”, then you should lean towards subjects such as mathematics, the sciences and business. These subjects will require more applications and an onsite analysis of information. If you are adept in “writing”, “articulating ideas” and “argumentation”, then you should lean towards subjects such as the humanities which comprises of history, geography, economics and literature. These subjects will require more memory work, a deep understanding of ideas presented and an in-depth analysis of all arguments based on Read More…

Learn Fast Forget Fast This group of primary tuition students can be extremely difficult to prepare for the final year assessment. Typically, they are smart and pick things up very fast. But they are not diligent and organized. This group of learners will be relying on the tutors to stay in shape. Tutors must chart a plan for the students on the PSLE tuition and work diligently together with him or her. Diligent but poor scorers The main group of students attending O level tuition belongs to this group. They are diligent and conscientious in what they are doing. Aside Read More…

From a young age, most of us have prepared for exams by memorizing textbook phrases, developing summaries, and practicing with past exams. However, we often neglect to analyze what went wrong during an assessment and how we can improve. There are several reasons for this, including the fact that national and international exam bodies do not typically return test papers for review, and schools may not dedicate enough time to post-exam analysis. It’s important to learn how to conduct a thorough analysis and review of our exam performance and understand how this can impact our preparation for future exams. Let’s Read More…

Science assessment questions can be generically categorised as the following: Regurgitation of science concepts using key words or essential terms Explanation of experimental findings or observations using key scientific concepts/terms Mathematical calculation or analysis Analysis of data and information Keywords and Essential Terms In the coaching of students on biology tuition, teachers will be sharing ways on how to better memorise certain facts. It can be using a simple acronym or some phrases.  Whatever it is, if you are unable to remember the key scientific terms, you would not be able to answer such question as you cannot write Newton’s Read More…

Achieve good score in the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE-A Level)  Examination with SmartLab A Level tuition A level tuition at SmartLab  helps students to get good score in the toughest GCE  a level examination. We are by no means exaggerating. Firstly, you are competing with the best exam takers in Singapore. Secondly, the examination questions are extremely demanding. Let us first talk about why the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A level examination questions are different from the Cambridge International A level papers.   Comparing Singapore-Cambridge and Cambridge International Examination Paper4 For this article, we would be examining the Chemistry Read More…

Students thinking of retaking the GCE O or A level or sitting for the GCE O or A level for the first time should consider joining a tuition centre or private school. We have worked with all these students through SmartLab Education Centre, which offers both secondary tuition and JC tuition SmartLab Education Private school, which offers both GCE O level and GCE A level Full time programmes   Seed on Rocks Some students would make enquiries with great enthusiasm but keep delaying doing it. In this case, the seed would not germinate as there is no soil to allow Read More…

GCE O level Tuition & GCE O level Full Time Programme O level tuition at SmartLab always emphasizes on students need. SmartLab GCE O level programme is designed to help students achieve their goal so that they can move on to the next stage of their learning. You need a goal. Whether it is for advancement to GCE  O level or polytechnic or other tertiary education, a goal serves to direct your efforts to ensure that the subjects you are reading meets the entry requirements and prepares you for your future endeavours.   Free feel to contact us and we have a Read More…

“Black hole” Question In science, we learn that time slows down near a black hole. Some questions have the same characteristics and are able to draw the students in to focus all their time and effort working on them.  The outcome is the commitment of too much time and effort on those questions while other easier questions are not attempted due to lack of time or effort.  Students have limited time and focus during an examination and these should be invested wisely. In the tuition centre, when a mock assessment is given, there will always be a few such demanding Read More…

Exploration, Strengthening, Consolidation   Exploration is a stage when the focus is to teach to develop interests of students in the topic. Students will be taught the basics and concepts before demonstrating how this knowledge can be applied to questions for solving science questions during science tuition or math questions during maths tuition. Thereafter students would have to solve basic level questions to exercise the application of the newly learnt concepts. Strengthening is a learning stage when key areas of a topic or knowledge are covered before focusing on knowledge application and problem solving in preparation for formative assessments. The Read More…

Group tuition and customised tuition: Is one superior over the other? They each have their pros and cons. During primary tuition in a group setting, students can feel the comfort and familiarity, not dissimilar from what is happening in a school classroom setting, where you have a tutor or teacher leading the entire learning session instructing what the students need to memorise, how to dismantle the question using tools and concepts, and what need to be practised and how the students should approach the solving of question and presentation of an answer. The student benefits from the familiarity and smaller Read More…