Marking guideline- firm and fair

1. Tick at the keyword where mark is awarded.
2. Do not think so much about student's answers. follow instruction
3. Be consistent. take note of decisions and apply consistently. integrity!
4. Keep marking scheme in front of us and refer to it all the time! 
5. Objectives of marking: ranking and ensure consistency. (different from the role of a teacher, which is to assess learning)
6. Counting and addition of ticks/marks must be accurate
7. Diagram drawn must 50% of space given, LABEL diagram
8. sentences must make biological sense
9. for calculations, working must be shown!
10. must write units
11. one decimal place!
12. award marks for conclusion/deduction, correct observation must be given
13. Do not mark list! only marking a list when list is required! (answer guessing)
14. no half marks for cambridge, mark down 2.5 to 2
15. Bonus marks are given in cambridge
16. no penalties for spelling mistakes unless it has another biological meaning! (BUT teach well!)
17. No penalties for grammar mistakes, intention must be clear!

* Teach well and students will do well! Mention to them our guideline:

plural and singular

keywords must appear for marks to be awarded

2011! and i'm home again (from somewhere) and i've a nephew!

it was 6jan2011! my nephew was born! i'm home from travelling too (again)!:D

yes, it's 2011 already! forgot to make a new year resolutions...

1. don't just think, must do
2. do it fast- be on-task and clear my to-do list fast
3. become fitter and remain slim
4. be happy so seng can be happy too...

Back to DEC 2010, we went to chengdu, guilin and hongkong:)
Chengdu, xi ling snow mountain to skii
Guilin, yang shuo to climb, cave, etc
Hongkong to shop eat shop