JC History Skills Series: Answering SBQ (2)
Using a sample question from Paper 1, let us dissect how to correctly answer an SBQ question in this blog post....
Consistency Breeds Excellence
We have all been there, even the best of us. Slacking when we should have been studying. “I will do my work later” and that “later” never...
Time Management Is Your Biggest Roadblock to A
If we had a dollar every time a student told us they were unable to complete their essay/examination paper on time, we would have become...
Unlocking the Secrets to Excelling in A-Level History
It is no secret that doing well in History at the GCE ‘A’ Level Examination is heavily dependent on the candidate’s ability to write good...
Five Common Mistakes Made by Students for the New Social Studies Syllabus
2017 was the first year when O-Level students sat for the examination paper of the newly revamped Social Studies (SS) syllabus. While...
5 Fallacies About Studying For Humanities Subjects
1. It is ALL about memorising So many parents have asked us, “Don’t they just need to memorise the content to do well in [insert...
O-Level Geography: Mark Scheme for Open-Ended Questions
What are Open-Ended Questions? Longer, more complex and demanding questions. Suitable for multiple demand questions. (E.g. First part you...
Preparing for Exams: Useful Study And Exam Tips (For Language and Humanities Subjects)
BEFORE EXAMS 1. Know when to start studying. START NOW. And it is not about studying hard, but studying SMART. Set up a study calendar...
Geography Elective: How to Approach Open-Ended Questions
Photo copyright by Humanities Hub. Tourists outside Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. In the recently concluded 2016 GCE O-Level...
