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We are proud to announce that KiasuParents.com has partnered with <a href="http://logicmillsgames.com/login.htm">Logicmills</a> to offer an unprecedented and accurate <a href="http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/gep-and-dsa-findings-kiasuparents-logicmills-cognitive-testing">cognitive profiling test</a> for children 9 years and older.
As part of this partnership, KiasuParents.com members will be given a huge 50% discount off the regular price, paying only $15 for a license for a single person. We believe that this tool will allow parents to better understand our children, so that we can work better with them in their growing journey.
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To qualify for this discount, please do the following:
1) Login to your KiasuParents.com account.
2) Click on this <a href="http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/microsite/kiasuparents-logicmills-mirme-discount-registration-form">link</a> to request for the discount code.
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MirMe (Mirror Me; pronounced me.me) is the latest and most innovative psychometric tool on the market. Unlike existing psychometric tests, MirMe has been designed as a game. By focusing on the way individuals tackle problem-based situations, MirMe revolutionises the way personalities are assessed.
MirMe reveals even more than ordinary psychometric tools; after MBTI and DISC, you have MirMe.
MirMe is now used in a number of Singapore Primary schools to assess the capability of groups of students. This is a chance for you to get your own individual assessment of your child, as you will not receive reports from the schools.
For more information regarding the cognitive profiling test, please read this <a href="http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/gep-and-dsa-findings-kiasuparents-logicmills-cognitive-testing">article</a>.
Play the Game and Learn about Yourself!
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KiasuParents – LogicMills MirMe Cognitive Test

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Thank you for your interest in the Logicmills MirMe Cognitive Profiling test!
To enjoy your discount, please do the following:
1) Click on this <a href="http://logicmillsgames.com/eCommerceMain.htm">link</a> to go to the <a href="http://logicmillsgames.com/eCommerceMain.htm">Logicmills MirMe Portal</a>.
2) On the Logicmills page, click on the Buy button.
3) Enter&nbsp;a unique User ID. &nbsp;Please&nbsp;use your KiasuParents.com Username. &nbsp;If you are registering for multiple children, you will need to use different User IDs for each child. &nbsp;Simply add a number behind your user ID. &nbsp;You will need to repeat this entire purchase process for each kid that you are registering. &nbsp;You may use the same discount code to enjoy 50% discount for each child.
4) Enter the name of your child.
5) Enter the email address that you used to register your KiasuParents.com account. &nbsp;This is important as it will be used to qualify you for the discount.
6) Fill in the rest of the information related to your child.
7) Click on the Register button.
8) In the box that says &ldquo;Coupon Code&rdquo;, enter the word &ldquo;KIASU&rdquo; without the quotes, and click on Apply Code.
9) After you have filled in the questionaire, click on Pay with PayPal to pay for your license.
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<?xml encoding="UTF-8"><html><body><img onerror="kspReplaceCdn(this)" decoding="async" style="width: 510px; height: 127px;" src="http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u3/LogicmillsGames01.png" alt="">We are happy to announce our findings from the <a href="http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=61425">experiment</a> we conducted on the cognitive capabilities of our children (between 9-14 year olds) during the Term 3 holidays. &nbsp;Based on the profile of the children, we have identified some interesting characteristics of&nbsp;various groups that we would like to share with the community.

To recap, KiasuParents.com partnered with Logicmills to offer a first-of-its-kind psychometric profiling test for children 9 years and older. &nbsp;The test allows parents to understand the underlying socio-psychological profiles of their children, in terms of how they relate to society at large, and how they perceive and meet the challenges they may face. &nbsp;It comprises a short questionnaire, and a series of games which the children will play and try to win. &nbsp;By analysing the moves and strategies employed during the game, and correlating these against their answers in the questionnaire, we are able to determine the cultural preferences of the children, and their abilities in sizing up and responding to challenges, thinking ahead, and interacting with others.
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As the test requires actual problem solving skills, it would be&nbsp;difficult to fake the results. &nbsp;Empirical testing of the tool in corporate settings have shown that the results are indeed congruent with bosses&rsquo; perceptions of the socio-psychological profiles of their employees. &nbsp;More importantly, it provides employers with deeper insight into the capabilities and working styles of their employees, so that they can assign tasks and roles that are most suitable to employees. &nbsp;The diagnostic tool can also pinpoint weaknesses that employers can note, and address by sending their employees for additional training.
In the same way, knowing the psychological profiles, strengths and weaknesses of their children allow&nbsp;parents to work better with their children. &nbsp;A child who is more independent and who prefers solving unstructured problems should be groomed differently from one who prefers a more structured approach to problem solving and working in teams. &nbsp;The independent child could be taught to trust his instincts, and be given more leeway to set his own rules to cut out&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;by himself, while the more structured child could be taught to work with and manage others,&nbsp;and&nbsp;achieve shared objectives as a team. &nbsp;If a child&rsquo;s score in a certain category is below average, parents can also seek intervention and help the child address his weaker areas earlier to build up good habits of mind that he can&nbsp;use for a lifetime.
One of the key metrics provided by the test is the Cultural Theory Profile Analysis of the child. &nbsp;Cultural Theory is developed by an eminent anthropologist, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Douglas">Dame Mary Douglas</a>.&nbsp; The analysis maps the socio-cultural preference of the child along 2 dimensions: Group, which measures the propensity to work with&nbsp;a group (Independent vs Collaborator), and Grid, which measures the preference for structured environments (Innovative vs Structured).
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A collaborative person has high Group ratings, where individuals are expected to act on behalf of the group, which in turn would look after the normative interests of its members. &nbsp;An independent person has low Group ratings, preferring to&nbsp;interact as individuals with other individuals, unbounded&nbsp;by group norms or regulations. &nbsp;Independent personalities are competitive, and are not usually constrained by duty to others.
A structured person has high Grid ratings, preferring to be assigned roles based on public social classifications, eg. gender, bureaucratic positions, inheritance or lineage, or seniority. &nbsp;An innovative person has low Grid ratings, preferring to be given roles based on their own personal abilities and requires an environment that offers equal opportunity to compete without being encumbered by rank or birth.
The different combinations of these two dimensions result in the following broad classification of personalities:
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<li class="rtejustify">An Innovative-Independent (II)&nbsp;(individualist) person has&nbsp;great confidence in himself and prefers to take the road less travelled. &nbsp;He prefers to solve problems by trial-and-error, believing that the world is resilient and self-correcting. &nbsp;He will trust others until they give him reason not to, at which time he will retailiate in kind. &nbsp;Tit-for-tat. &nbsp;He believes that those who put in the most effort should also be the best rewarded.&nbsp; IIs make excellent entrepreneurs and explorers.</li>
<li class="rtejustify">An Innovative-Collaborator (IC)&nbsp;(egalitarian) person is a self-less individual who strives to help the community. &nbsp;He sees the world as fragile and interconnected, that every action&nbsp;made by individuals will affect others at large. &nbsp;He feels that everyone must not only start off equally, but must also end up equal too. &nbsp;Hence, rewards should be distributed equally regardless of contribution of effort.&nbsp; IC personalities make excellent doctors, teachers, and environmentalists.</li>
<li class="rtejustify">A&nbsp;Structured-Collaborator (SC)&nbsp;(hierarchist) person likes order and works well in a group. &nbsp;To the SC, the world is stable as long as we operate within the norms and regulations that protect us from going over the brink. &nbsp;Rewards should be accorded based on rank and station.&nbsp; SCs make great managers given their ability to instil order within teams, and execute plans.</li>
<li class="rtejustify">A&nbsp;Structured-Independent (SI)&nbsp;(fatalist) person likes an ordered world in which he can thrive as an independent&nbsp;professional. &nbsp;To the SI, the world is flat, featureless, and intrinsically uncontrollable.&nbsp; Nothing people&nbsp;do will change the natural order of things, so there is no point in trying to change things. &nbsp;SIs tend to be passive, and&nbsp;seek to protect themselves using the norms and regulations of the world, as they find it difficult to work with and&nbsp;trust others. &nbsp;Lawyers and accountants are some examples of occupations that are suitable for such a personality.</li>
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In our experiment, we captured key profile data of participants before they took the test. &nbsp;This includes whether the child is from the GEP or mainstream classes, and whether the child was successful when he applied for DSA to Secondary schools. &nbsp;The purpose is to create an aggregated profile of the groups so that we can compare their general traits. &nbsp;While the performance of individuals within each group can differ substantially, we found that the variance is within statistical tolerance and hence our findings are statistically significant.
GEP vs mainstream
We found that, as a group, the GEP participants&nbsp;were able to score better and complete their tasks faster, compared with the mainstream participants. &nbsp;GEP students were able to reach higher levels of task difficulty, and exceeded the performance of mainstream students in all categories, especially in terms of &ldquo;interpersonal skills&ldquo;, which measures the ability to read the intentions of other players.
What is interesting is that all the GEP participants fall under only three of the four cultural theory profiles:
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<li class="rtejustify">Innovative-Independent</li>
<li class="rtejustify">Innovative-Collaborative, and</li>
<li class="rtejustify">Structured-Collaborator</li>
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There was no GEP participant who has the Structured-Independent personality!
In contrast, Structured-Independent personalities made up about 12% of the mainstream participants. &nbsp;While both groups have the same percentage (72%) of students who are in the &ldquo;innovative&rdquo; category, the GEP group has a much larger group of Structured-Collaborators. &nbsp;It does appear that the GEP selection process discriminates against Structured-Independent personalities, either intentionally or inadvertently.
Successful DSA vs Unsuccessful DSA applicants
On the surface, there did not appear to be any significant difference between the cognitive skills of these two groups, although the group that unsuccessfully applied for DSA seemed to have somewhat higher &ldquo;interpersonal skills&rdquo; and are hence better at reading intentions. &nbsp;However, closer examination of the cultural profiles show a stark contrast.
Those that managed to get DSA offers have all personalities except for Innovative-Independent, while such Innovative-Independent personalities took up a whopping 73% of the pool that unsuccessfully applied for DSA! &nbsp;Also, there were no Structured-Independent personalities amongst the pool that did not get DSA offers.
It would appear that&nbsp;the DSA process seem to discriminate against individualistic personalities, and lean more towards personalities that are more collaborative. &nbsp;It could be that school recruiters prefer candidates who are more compliant to rules and regulations, rather than those who may challenge authority and the norm. &nbsp;This should be an interesting tip for those who might be going for future DSA interviews&nbsp;<img onerror="kspReplaceCdn(this)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" title="smiley" src="http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/sites/all/modules/ckeditor/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.gif" alt="smiley" width="20" height="20">.
Overall, the experiment has been very interesting and illuminating. &nbsp;We thank all the participants who have spent their holiday time playing with our test, and we hope the test has provided parents with valuable insight into the minds of their children. &nbsp;For those who missed the opportunity to test their children &ndash; don&rsquo;t worry, we will be launching the official version of the test soon!
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GEP and DSA – Findings from KiasuParents-Logicmills Cognitive Testing

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<?xml encoding="UTF-8"><html><body>Do you know that not everyone learns in the same way? It&rsquo;s true &hellip;&nbsp;WE ALL ABSORB INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT WAYS. It&rsquo;s very important to be aware of your own style or learning so that you can remember and learn better. Complete all 3 parts of the questionnaire below to find out your&nbsp;LEARNING STYLE.
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Part A &ndash; Extroverted vs Introverted Learners
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1. I can understand better if I ___________.&nbsp;
(a) try it out (b) think through it
2. In class, I ____________ my classmates.&nbsp;
(a) know most of (b) hardly interact with
3. I prefer to study ______________.&nbsp;
(a) in groups (b) alone
4. When doing group work, I am generally the one _______________.&nbsp;
(a) contributing ideas (b) listening to the others
5. When doing group work, I would rather _______________.
(a) discuss ideas (b) work individually, then compare answers
Count how many &lsquo;a&rsquo;s and &lsquo;b&rsquo;s you have.
If you have more &lsquo;a&rsquo;s, you are an extroverted learner and learn or remember best when you have a chance to talk and interact with others.
If you have more &lsquo;b&rsquo;s, you are an introverted learner and learn or remember best when you are given some time alone to think through the information.
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Part B &ndash; Visual vs Verbal Learners
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1. It is easier for me to understand new information if ______________.&nbsp;
(a) there are diagrams and charts (b) there is a lot of written and verbal explanations
2. It is easier for me to remember what ________________.&nbsp;
(a) I see (b) I hear
3. I prefer to _________________.&nbsp;
(a) paint a picture (b) write a story
4. I would rather ________________.&nbsp;
(a) watch television (b) read a book
5. I find it easier to remember _____________.&nbsp;
(a) people&rsquo;s faces (b) people&rsquo;s names
Count how many &lsquo;a&rsquo;s and &lsquo;b&rsquo;s you have.
If you have more &lsquo;a&rsquo;s, you are a visual learner and learn or remember best when you have images or graphics to look at.
If you have more &lsquo;b&rsquo;s, you are a verbal learner and learn or remember best when you have words or texts to look at.
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Part C &ndash; Lateral vs Logical Learners
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1. I prefer _____________.&nbsp;
(a) art &amp; literature (b) math
2. I prefer subjects which teach me ____________.&nbsp;
(a) new ideas (b) facts
3. I prefer to be ________________.&nbsp;
(a) fairly good in a lot of things (b) an expert in one thing
4. When doing math sums, I ______________.&nbsp;
(a) skip steps which are obvious (b) do the working step by step
5. After I finish an assignment, I _____________.&nbsp;
(a) don&rsquo;t like to check (b) check carefully
Count how many &lsquo;a&rsquo;s and &lsquo;b&rsquo;s you have.
If you have more &lsquo;a&rsquo;s, you are a lateral learner and learn or remember best when you are allowed to work out your own path to solution.
If you have more &lsquo;b&rsquo;s, you are a logical learner and learn or remember best when you follow a systematic, step-by-step path to the solution.
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What’s Your Learning Style?

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Developed by the Health Promotion Board (HPB), Colours of the Mind is a tool that helps parents gain insights on their child’s mental wellbeing. The questions in the quiz were formulated based on a research study that involved 1000 Singaporean children and 100 parents, teachers and counselors.
This simple and fun quiz can be taken by the parent together with a 6 to 12-year-old child or on the child’s behalf. At the end of the quiz, parents will get an overview of the child’s strengths in three basic domains – positive functioning, social intelligence and emotional intelligence, and receive useful tips on how to improve on each of these domains. Furthermore, a parents’ guide is also available for download, which suggests a variety of activities that parents can do with their children.
By helping your child make positive changes, he will grow up to be confident, happy, and well poised to reach his full potential.
Take the Colours of the Mind quiz now at <a href="http://www.coloursofthemind.sg/" target="_blank">www.coloursofthemind.sg</a>.
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How well do you know your child’s strengths?

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Are we preparing our children enough to take on this future?

Knowledge is doubling at mind-boggling speed. Textbook information that used to take us years to learn in school can now be found and learned in a matter of days, if not, hours.
Will our children have what it takes to succeed in such an environment?
We cannot predict what will happen in the next 10 or 20 years. But, one thing&#8217;s for sure is that textbook knowledge and the ability to regurgitate information is no longer sufficient.
There&#8217;s been so much buzz about focusing more on developing our children, preparing them for the 21st century and moving beyond just examinations and school grades.
To truly develop our children holistically, we need to give them skills that goes beyond the classroom. We need to teach them to be observant to their environment, to ask the right questions to lead them to solutions, to analyse and process information efficiently, to be focused in what they set out to do and more!
When our children are equipped with these capabilities, they will then have the confidence to handle any challenges and tasks, not just in school, but in life!
Take action today. Look beyond grades, Invest in our children&#8217;s future NOW!
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