What is this 'H1 H2 H3' thing?
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In JC websites they say what subjects are available at H1, H2, H3 levels. What is this thing all about?
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Originally posted by Uraniumfish:
In JC websites they say what subjects are available at H1, H2, H3 levels. What is this thing all about?
http://www.seab.gov.sg/SEAB/aLevel/intro.htmlIn 2006, a new A-Level curriculum was introduced in the Junior Colleges and Centralised Institute. Since breadth of learning and flexibility are key elements in the revised syllabus, it is important that the A-Level examination changes in tandem to support that breadth and flexibility. To this end, the Ministry of Education, the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board worked together to redesign the examination so that subjects can be taken at three levels: H1, H2 and H3.
H2 is equivalent to the previous Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level subjects in terms of academic demand and rigour. An H1 subject has about half the content of H2, but the content would be studied to the same depth as it is at H2. An H3 subject, which is an extension of an H2 subject, entails an in-depth study of a particular area that the student has the ability for and a passionate interest in. For instance, an H3 subject could involve the study of more advanced content of an existing area of the H2 curriculum, or it could be a research essay, or even a module offered by a university.
This tiered structure allows students to choose the levels at which they wish to study their various subjects, and thus provides the opportunity for them to achieve their personal peaks of excellence.
In order to achieve an optimum workload, students sitting the A-Level examination offer a mixture of compulsory and optional subjects. Other than the core H1 subjects, Mother Tongue Language, Project Work and General Paper, the typical student also offers three H2 and one H1 content-based subjects, one of which is a subject from a contrasting discipline. This will provide the student with a broad base of learning and is in line with the multi-disciplinary approach to study at university.
The more able students who have the passion for a particular subject and the time to manage workload beyond the normal subject combination can offer an additional H1 or H2 subject or further specialise by offering up to two H3 subjects. A small group of the most able students may offer a new H2 subject, Knowledge and Inquiry, in lieu of General Paper.
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h1=Very clever
h2=fantastically clever
h3=godamn genius
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Originally posted by Bigcable22:
h1=Very clever
h2=fantastically clever
h3=godamn genius
no lah, get the maximum 96 points for the "A" level exam hor, then most brilliant lah.
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summary
h1 = half of h2 in content but depth same
h1 subject is the appetizer.
h2 subjects is the main course
h3 you order dessert (when you can finish the main course).
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for H1, best is to take a arts subject. there, you learn the essential skills to deal with the subject.
For H2, best to take science-related subjects, as you learn hard knowledge in Science, which is not available to you after you leave JC, for your respective courses in uni.
as for H3, you shall noe whether you want to take up a h3 after the end of year 1. :)
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take up as many as units as u can manage. our brain has unlimited storage space for memory=) u'll learn many new stuffs about this world.
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Originally posted by Bigcable22:
h1=Very clever
h2=fantastically clever
h3=godamn genius
ok i understand liao
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and one more advice. take only the subjects which are useful for uni application and only those which you are good at.
2 yrs is too short to do a crash course for your weak subjects, when there's so much to be covered.
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heyhey.
Can i take up 4H2 subjects instead of 3H2 and 1H1?
Tks. (: