High-stakes exams, such as the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), are still viewed by a majority of parents as a “necessary checkpoint” for their child’s learning progress and a way to gauge their academic aptitude against their peers.

The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is still seen by many parents as necessary. A slight majority of those surveyed by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) did not agree that it should be postponed to a later age.

2025年2月11日 · The PSLE T-score was replaced by the Achievement Level system in 2021, to reduce fine differentiation of exam results at a young age and recognise a student's level of achievement, regardless of how his or her peers had performed.

2022年2月28日 · PSLE Journey With Your Child? According to a survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), when it comes to PSLE preparation: 71% of parents found helping their child with numerous tests and exams stressful. 60% were anxious about helping their child with the challenging syllabus.

In 2016, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) conducted a Survey on Parental Perceptions of Education with 1,500 citizen and PR parents to obtain a quantitative picture of sentiments towards Singapore’s primary school system.

2017年7月18日 · The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is still seen by many parents as necessary. A slight majority of those surveyed by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) did not agree that it should be postponed to a later age.

2025年3月6日 · You read my speech at the MOE, NIE, and IPS Seminar – our society, mindset, our culture has evolved. We can do it, and we need these two to move in tandem – changing structures and processes with the changing of cultures and mindsets.

2020年3月7日 · Here are 5 reasons why it is about time the PSLE can be scrapped for good: 1. Stressful for young children. From a child's perspective, the PSLE period is stressful and filled with uncertainty....

2024年5月31日 · For example, in 2016, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) conducted a Survey on Parental Perceptions of Education with 1,500 citizens and PR parents to obtain a quantitative picture of sentiments towards Singapore’s primary school system. Its results showed that less than 25 per cent of respondents were undertaking activities (such as ...

The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is one such example. It has been around since 1960 and views are split over whether it should or should not be the mechanism by which the academic ability of students is assessed before they are dispatched to secondary school.