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Foundation Science Syllabus

The document provides information about the PSLE Foundation Science exam format and assessment objectives. The exam consists of two booklets - Booklet A contains 18 multiple choice questions worth 2 marks each, and Booklet B contains 6-7 short answer questions worth 2-3 marks each and 5-6 open-ended questions worth 2-4 marks each. The exam aims to assess students' scientific knowledge, application of processes like analyzing and evaluating information, and lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes. A word list is provided to support students whose English language skills may otherwise hinder displaying their science understanding.

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Foundation Science Syllabus

The document provides information about the PSLE Foundation Science exam format and assessment objectives. The exam consists of two booklets - Booklet A contains 18 multiple choice questions worth 2 marks each, and Booklet B contains 6-7 short answer questions worth 2-3 marks each and 5-6 open-ended questions worth 2-4 marks each. The exam aims to assess students' scientific knowledge, application of processes like analyzing and evaluating information, and lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes. A word list is provided to support students whose English language skills may otherwise hinder displaying their science understanding.

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PSLE FOUNDATION SCIENCE

The Common Last Topic for PSLE Foundation Science is Interactions within the Environment.
This topic will not be examined in 2021 PSLE Foundation Science.

For examination from 2017.

PURPOSE OF THE EXAMINATION


The PSLE Foundation Science Paper assesses students’ attainment in science as stated in the
2014 primary school science syllabus. The assessment includes recall of scientific facts and
concepts, and the application of process skills in various contexts.

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
The objectives describe the skills and abilities which students are expected to demonstrate at the
end of the course.

I. Knowledge with Understanding

Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific facts,


concepts and principles.

II. Application of Knowledge and Process Skills

Students should be able to


a. apply scientific facts, concepts and principles to new situations.

b. interpret information (including pictorial, tabular and graphical) and investigate using
one or a combination of the following process skills:
 Inferring
 Predicting
 Analysing
 Evaluating
 Generating possibilities
 Formulating hypothesis
 Communicating
EXAMINATION FORMAT
Format of Paper

The examination consists of one written paper comprising two booklets, Booklet A and Booklet B.

Table 1

Number of Number of marks


Booklet Item Type Marks
questions per question

A Multiple-choice 18 2 36

B Structured 6-7 2-3 14

Open-ended 5-6 2-4 20

(a) Booklet A consists of 18 multiple-choice questions with three options. Each multiple-choice
question carries 2 marks.

(b) Booklet B consists of two parts.


The first part consists of 6-7 structured questions, e.g. ‘Fill in the blanks’, ‘Matching’, etc.
Each question carries 2-3 marks.

The second part consists of 5-6 open-ended questions with varying mark allocation (2-4
marks).

Candidates are required to answer all the questions in the two booklets.

Duration of Paper

The duration of the paper is 1 hour 15 minutes.

Provision of Word List

The Foundation Science paper focuses on assessing students’ grasp of basic scientific knowledge.
A word list is provided during the examination to allow students to display their knowledge and
understanding without being unduly disadvantaged by their weakness in the English language. It
should be appreciated that the list is not exhaustive.

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