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BASED ON LATEST MOE SYLLABUS
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Essential Problem Solving Skills
The Essential Problem Solving Skills (EPSS) series is designed as an enhanced-learning resource for Primary 3 to 6 students. Based on the MOE syllabus, onSponge’s EPSS workbooks use the scaffold approach – a learning framework specifically developed to take advantage of one-to-one teacher-student relationships and collaborative teaching. Students can learn more effectively when they work closely with a teacher, coach, parent or more knowledgeable student to achieve their goals.
The questions in each section are scaffold to ease students into the application of the concepts and strategies to allow students to expand their boundaries and offers support with problems that are beyond their knowledge. A key concept in the successful application of the scaffold approach is the “zone of proximal development” – the level of knowledge that is just above the student’s current level. Fundamental concepts are categorised into those which a student can understand and self-study, and those which students can quickly learn with the right help. Then, there are higher level concepts which students would struggle with at this point in their education, even with knowledgeable assistance. By focusing on the right Math skills that are in the student’s “zone of proximal development,” the EPSS series of workbooks will help your child attain the essential problem-solving skills required for Primary-level Math.
The key features of the EPSS series of workbooks:
Opening Chapter – an introduction of the concepts covered in the workbook
Background Information – highlights the Math syllabus that students need to know before attempting each unit
Let’s Get Started – uses simple pre-exercises to introduce students to the fundamentals of the scaffold approach before applying the techniques learned to a full problem sum
Let’s Learn – uses prompts to guide students through the solution to a problem sum, including different approaches
Let’s Practise – reinforces an understanding of each concept with 4-6 problem sums which progress at increasing levels of difficulty; this gently exposes students to sums that are just beyond their comfort zone and helps accelerate their learning
Review Questions – a competency test at the end of each main chapter that includes a random selection of problems sums in a mixed-question format; this assesses the student’s ability to identify the question type and apply each of the concepts learned in the chapter
The Essential Problem Solving Skills (EPSS) series is designed as an enhanced-learning resource for Primary 3 to 6 students. Based on the MOE syllabus, onSponge’s EPSS workbooks use the scaffold approach – a learning framework specifically developed to take advantage of one-to-one teacher-student relationships and collaborative teaching. Students can learn more effectively when they work closely with a teacher, coach, parent or more knowledgeable student to achieve their goals.
The questions in each section are scaffold to ease students into the application of the concepts and strategies to allow students to expand their boundaries and offers support with problems that are beyond their knowledge. A key concept in the successful application of the scaffold approach is the “zone of proximal development” – the level of knowledge that is just above the student’s current level. Fundamental concepts are categorised into those which a student can understand and self-study, and those which students can quickly learn with the right help. Then, there are higher level concepts which students would struggle with at this point in their education, even with knowledgeable assistance. By focusing on the right Math skills that are in the student’s “zone of proximal development,” the EPSS series of workbooks will help your child attain the essential problem-solving skills required for Primary-level Math.
The key features of the EPSS series of workbooks:
Opening Chapter – an introduction of the concepts covered in the workbook
Background Information – highlights the Math syllabus that students need to know before attempting each unit
Let’s Get Started – uses simple pre-exercises to introduce students to the fundamentals of the scaffold approach before applying the techniques learned to a full problem sum
Let’s Learn – uses prompts to guide students through the solution to a problem sum, including different approaches
Let’s Practise – reinforces an understanding of each concept with 4-6 problem sums which progress at increasing levels of difficulty; this gently exposes students to sums that are just beyond their comfort zone and helps accelerate their learning
Review Questions – a competency test at the end of each main chapter that includes a random selection of problems sums in a mixed-question format; this assesses the student’s ability to identify the question type and apply each of the concepts learned in the chapter
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