1. PRELIM POSTMORTEM BRIEFING
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
Date : Friday, 14 August 2015
Time : 1430 – 1530 hrs
Venue : Auditorium, Madrasah Al Irsyad
SIH, Braddell Road
Briefing for P6 Irsyad Parents-Child
2. (1) Objective(s) of this Workshop
- Postmortem of P6 Prelim Exam
- Observation(s)
- Strategy ~ PSLE Conditioning (simulate PSLE Condition URGENTLY)
(2) Calendar of Events (Proximity to LEAST-COMFORT)
-by research large % of students rate of learning optimal on exam day
(myth?)
-MAXIMIZE rate of urgency (Panic Button – In Term of Urgency)
(3) Listening Comprehension (Based on Postmortem P6LC Prelim 2014)
Skill Required
-Listening (info gathering)
-Recall (Memory)
-Understanding (Comprehension)
CONTENT OF BRIEFING
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” ~~
Dr. Seuss about gratitude and being grateful
3. (4) ML/EL - Paper 1 (Fail to PLAN, PLAN to Fail)
Organization Skill – Conditioning to PLAN
(5) Science – Anticipation
(6) Calibrate Mission (Parent-Child)
Exam give opportunity to build character, to practise values.
Making choice. Conditioning. Breakthrough Mindset.
Putting Mission into Practice
-Teach Patience by being Patience First
-Our child seeks our attention by not expressing it but through his/her
action
-Is our house a conducive home
-noise
-tidiness
-distance
Belief System (Consistency of Belief)
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” ~~
Dr. Seuss about gratitude and being grateful
CONTENT OF BRIEFING
4. (7) Neuro Associative Conditioning
(8) Lift Up Spiritualty
Exam/Test as ibadah/hijad
Solat Jemaah at home / mosques
Sedaqah (Charity – People Centred)
Dhuha (Non-Compulsory Extra Prayers)
Tahajud Qiyamulail (Night Prayer )
Practise Every Islamic Value (at our best capacity)
Avoid “ill assumption” – Empower our soul with positive assumption
Make Al Quran / Mosques our “Best Friends”
Do not make ill assumption of parents, teachers
Make Constructive/Positive Duas
Make effort bring closer to Allah – God-Consciousness
Make effort yaqin and tawaqal
Allah owns everything on earth and in the heaven
“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” ~~
Dr. Seuss about gratitude and being grateful
CONTENT OF BRIEFING
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1.5 MONTHS TO PSLE WRITTEN AND 5 MORE DAYS TO PSLE ORAL
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6. While executing exam Areas for Improvement
Winning Posture Not Proper Posture
Conditioning Seating
Posture
Chin on Exam Table
Conditioning Seating
Posture
Cheek on Exam Table
Conditioning Seating
Posture
"Power Nap" during Exam
Conditioning Seating
Posture
Frequent visit to toilet (Even during LC) Go to toilet before exam
Listening Compre
Listening Comprehension - Students cannot recall
audio Write Notes
Did not use a Kamus before Condition Using
Mathematics Did not use a Set Square before Condition Using
Did not check/sharpen a 2B pencil Condition Using
2B pencil too short Check
Did not bring Calculator Check
Risk Caught
Cheating Handphones in Pocket (did not surrender) Check Thoroughly
Earphones (for mp3 player) in the Pocket Check Thoroughly
Notes in the Pencil Box / Set Square Box Check Thoroughly
ML/EL Paper 1 Did not plan for EL/ML Paper 1 Condition Planning
Did not start writing composition even after 30
minutes started Condition Writing
Not too sure leave a line or not Condition
Keep counting number of words Condtion Estimation
P6 PRELIM POSTMORTEM
7. CONDITIONING IS NOT
ABOUT
CONDITIONING HOPES TO
ACHIEVE
Providing Tips / Sharing
Notes
Coach YOU to Coach YOUR
CHILD Condition to Exam
Finding out What Works and
What Does Not
How to Take Action / Adopt on
What Proven to Work
To Ask our P6 Child What
They Want
Put Them ON
FOCUS/TASK/ACTION
LET'S TRY AND SEE
WHETHER IT WORK JUST DO IT
OUTCOME PROCESS
PRELIM POSTMORTEM BRIEFING
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
8. PSLE BRIEFING
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
-CANDIDATES’ CAPACITY (COMPENTENCY)
GET TO KNOW SKILLS NEEDED FOR
DIFFERENT SUBJECTS
-CANDIDATES’ CONDITIONED TO EXAM
~ SPEED
~ ACCURACY
~ ENDURANCE
TWO ELEMENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN PSLE
9. OBJECTIVES OF EXAM
CONDITIONING
-INTERNALISATION OF TIME (2 mins)
-SPEED (THINKING, COMPLETION)
-ACCURACY (ACE-QUALITY ANSWER)
-ENDURANCE (STRATEGIC THINKING)
-MENTAL SET-UP OF EXAM CONDITIONS
-MOCK UP EXAM (IS DAILY PRACTICE)
PSLE BRIEFING
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
10. EXAM CONDITIONING
~ ATTENTION SPAN
Help your child build up the stamina to sit through the
entire paper
~ PERSEVERANCE
Encourage your child “never to give up” when he stumbles
upon a difficult question
~ CONFIDENCE
Lack of confidence can lead to “mental block”
PSLE BRIEFING
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
13. ACE
PSLE
PHYSICAL ALERT
MENTAL ALERT
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critical thinking - Science
Process thinking - Science
Comprehension Open Ended - EL
Mind-map Revision Science Topics
Synthesis & Transformation - EL
Oral Reading- EL
Oral Conversation - EL
RE-CHARGE (POWER NAP)
Watch NEWS 9.30pm - EL
Watch NEWS SURIA 8.00 pm - ML
Listen to BBC Radio - EL
Reading Newspaper- EL
Reading BERITA HARIAN- ML
Re-write Maths Formula & Concepts
Paper 2 - Difficult Question - Maths
Paper 1 Maths
Mechanical Sums - Maths
* NOTE ~ Different specification for each child / individual
PSLE BRIEFING
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
14. PHYSICAL ALERT
MENTAL ALERT
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Mind-map Revision Science Topics
Oral Reading- EL
Oral Conversation - EL
Watch NEWS 9.30pm - EL
Watch NEWS SURIA 8.00 pm - ML
* NOTE ~ Different specification for each child / individual
COACHING
TOOLKIT
Level of Alertness versus Daily Activities
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
TIME(S) TIME(S)
TIME(S)
TIME(S)
15. COACHING
TOOLKIT
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daily Confident Thermometer. Subject ___________
Accountability~Each30minute
•I am responsible for my own success
•I will plan my daily activity with my
parents.
•I will start by following my planning as
strictly as possible.
•If I cannot follow or make myself
disciplined to my planning, I will discuss
with my parents.
My notes about PLANNING
18. -LISTEN TO THE LC CAREFULLY
-CONDITION TO WRITE NOTES
E.G. DRAW MINDMAP, CONCEPT MAP, SHORT NOTES
-RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS
-REFER BACK TO THE NOTES
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
20. EXAMPLE THE WORD “SAID”
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1
SPECIFIC WORDS TO REPLACE A WORD
Instead of ‘He said’ you can use
‘He whispered’, ‘He shouted’, etc
Many words creatively function to describe situations …
22. OBJECTIVES
OF PROCESS MASTERY
-FEW QUESTIONS ARE KNOWLEDGE
-APPLICATION OF CONTENT
-PROCEDURE & PROCESS DRIVEN QUESTIONS
-DRAWING OF HYPOTHESIS (IN SCIENCE)
-MAKING CONCLUSION (IN SCIENCE, EL & ML)
-MAKING PREDICTION (IN SCIENCE, EL & ML)
-TO PREPARE TO BE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS
(AL AZHAR 2.0, IB, etc)
PSLE BRIEFING
NURTURING TRANSFORMATION
REACHING FOR THE STARS
24. BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE & SELF ESTEEM
NEURO ASSOCIATIVE CONDITIONING
(REPROGRAMMING THE NEURON FOR WINNING)
COACH YOUR CHILD TO ASK THESE QUESTION ONE BY ONE
(1) ASK “IF TOMORROW IS PSLE HOW CONFIDENCE ARE
YOU?”
(2) “DOES THE PSLE RESULT MATTER TO ME?”
(3) “DOES ONE MORE DAY OF LEARNING MATTER?”
(4) “DOES MY RESULT MATTER TO MY PARENTS?”
(5) “WHY MY RESULT MATTERS TO MY PARENTS?”
(6) “WHAT I INTEND TO IMPROVE TODAY?”
25. SELF-CONFIDENCE
MEETING NEED FOR SKILL
MEETING NEED FOR CERTAINTY
NEED FOR STABILITY
NEED FOR CHALLENGE
SELF-ESTEEM
MEETING NEEDS OF SIGNIFICANCE,
MEETING NEEDS FOR INTERNAL SECURITY
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Oral Reading- EL
Oral Conversation - EL
Watch NEWS 9.30pm - EL
Watch NEWS SURIA 8.00 pm - ML
* NOTE ~ Different specification for each child / individual
COACHING
TOOLKIT
Self-Confidence versus Self-Esteem
26. URGENCY & STRESS MANAGEMENT
(Stress Conditioning)
Content Mastery
LEVEL OF STRESS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
STRESS FACTORS
LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS
SENSE OF URGENCY
DISTRACTIONS AT HOME
LIFE'S CHALLENGE
STRESS FOR NO REASON
POSITIVE STRESS (PURPOSEFUL)
COACHING
TOOLKIT
28. MATTER OF HEART AND SOUL
LIFT UP SPIRITUALITY (SEEKING CLOSENESS)
Seek Khusyuk in Each Solat (Parents)
Exam/Test as ibadah/hijad (Child)
Solat Jemaah at home / mosques (Family)
Sedaqah (Charity – People Centred)
Dhuha (Non-Compulsory Extra Prayers)
Tahajud Qiyamulail (Night Prayer )
Practise Every Islamic Value (at our best capacity)
Avoid “ill assumption” – Empower our soul with positive
assumption (Especially Parents)
Make Quran / Mosques our “Best Friends” (Especially Parents)
Avoid ill assumption of parents, teachers (Parents/Child)
Make Constructive/Positive Duas (Parents/Child)
Make effort bring closer to Allah – God-Consciousness
Make effort yaqin and tawaqal (Parents/Child)
“Allah owns everything on earth and in the heaven”
