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Hi All,
Base on the feedback from all parents and using the result from 2007. 2007 PSLE is pretty similar to 2009; very difficult math, easy Chinese and some tricky Science questions.

I have estimated the parameter to calculate the T score as followed;
CL: Mean = 78, StdDev = 10
EL: Mean = 73, StdDev = 11
Math : Mean = 63, StdDev = 9
Sci : Mean = 67, StdDev = 12

Use the formula : 50 - 10 * (your score - Mean)/StdDev
for each subject. Sum them up, you should get a glimps.

Hi Crazydad, you are great. Thanks. Is it a typo error? 50-10*... or 50+10*..

Sorry, it should be 50 + 10 *...
Thanks for correction..

Oh my ...!

Those who score 100 for math will get a T-score of 91.

Those who score 100 for science (near impossible) will only get a T-score of 77.5

100 in English (another impossible case) the T-score will be 74.5

100 in Chinese (for PRC) the T-score will be 72.

I hope you will now understand why I have made so much noise regarding the Math paper. There will be at least 50 pupils out there who get 100 for math, enjoying a disproportionate jump in their T-score.

Anyway, MOE will sure have to moderate the marks. Otherwise the top student will have an aggregate T-score of over 300 (a new record)

Using the formula together with highest possible scores and lowest possible scores, I've got unrealistic results. Can you please help me as I'm dumb in this. PLEASE, PLEASE, CrazyDad
What will my son's score be if he gets:
Maths 88
Science 80
Chinese 80
English 80

atutor2001 wrote:Oh my ...!

Those who score 100 for math will get a T-score of 91.

Those who score 100 for science (near impossible) will only get a T-score of 77.5

100 in English (another impossible case) the T-score will be 74.5

100 in Chinese (for PRC) the T-score will be 72.

I hope you will now understand why I have made so much noise regarding the Math paper. There will be at least 50 pupils out there who get 100 for math, enjoying a disproportionate jump in their T-score.

Anyway, MOE will sure have to moderate the marks. Otherwise the top student will have an aggregate T-score of over 300 (a new record)

Hi atutor2001,

Thought max possible T-score is 75.

tutormum wrote:Using the formula together with highest possible scores and lowest possible scores, I've got unrealistic results. Can you please help me as I'm dumb in this. PLEASE, PLEASE, CrazyDad
What will my son's score be if he gets:
Maths 88
Science 80
Chinese 80
English 80

The estimated T-score will be:

CL - 52.0
EL - 56.4
M - 77.8
Sc - 60.8

Total : 247

CrazyDad wrote:Hi All,
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I have estimated the parameter to calculate the T score as followed;
CL: Mean = 78, StdDev = 10
EL: Mean = 73, StdDev = 11
Math : Mean = 63, StdDev = 9
Sci : Mean = 67, StdDev = 12

CL 78, quite disadvantage for those strong at it.

Dharma wrote:
Hi atutor2001,

Thought max possible T-score is 75.

Unless MOE have set a maximum cut-off at 75, which I have not come across.

Otherwise, using the statistic formula, if out of 5000 studetns, everyone gets 0 and Tom is the only boy with 100, the T-score of Tom will be 50050 because the standard deviation is very very small - 0.02

CrazyDad wrote:Hi All,
Base on the feedback from all parents and using the result from 2007. 2007 PSLE is pretty similar to 2009; very difficult math, easy Chinese and some tricky Science questions.

I have estimated the parameter to calculate the T score as followed;
CL: Mean = 78, StdDev = 10
EL: Mean = 73, StdDev = 11
Math : Mean = 63, StdDev = 9
Sci : Mean = 67, StdDev = 12

Use the formula : 50 - 10 * (your score - Mean)/StdDev
for each subject. Sum them up, you should get a glimps.

Hi crazydad,

Seems like your SDs are bit low for the difficult papers. Because w/ your estimated figures, a child who scores an average of 96 for all 4 subjects will get an aggregate score of 302 > 300.