Web-based pattern analysis and retrieval for PSLE science questions

Abstract

Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) Science is an important exam in

Singapore, for primary six student, this will be the deciding factor to enter the top

secondary schools in Singapore. Usually, the key focus of the subject is unclear or

unpredictable. Hence, students are often instructed by their parents to either attempt

all resources or randomly choose paper for practice. However, this is a very

inefficient method.

The purpose of this project is to implement a web-based system as for parents to

access past year science exam papers from top school’s ranging from 2004 to recent

date. The system must allow user to view paper with option to filter year, school,

name and topics that enable quick search. Furthermore, smart analysis tools could be

provided to aid parents understand the topics distribution of papers from top schools,

topics distribution in MCQ and OEQ, topic trend within a range of papers and even

tagging system to search keywords. Implementation and tools used will be further

explained in this report.

In conclusion, this project is created to assist students in their major exam. However,

the system can be further enhanced in the future to better fulfil the needs of the

students.