Ways to Improve Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls

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Ways to Improve Raffles Institution and Raffles
Girls School

• Au Yong Kok Kong Jonathan (2)
• Chan Wai Hong Ronald (3)
• Goh Wei Zhong (12)

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Introduction

• Competent prefects and staff and long history
  (near) perfection?
• This may not be true all the time.
• This project is to try finding problems with both
  schools that students feel are most at hand.

RGS Photographs from RGS Website P.S. We
apologize for our biasness at choosing the
pictures )
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Introduction

• We then strived to find possible solutions to
  correct these errors.
• This forms part of our Individualized Research
  Study Product, along with our formal report.

RI Photographs from RI Website
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Contents

• Our survey purpose and methodology
• Our survey results
• Our conclusions (which contains the promised
  possible solutions)

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SurveyPurpose and Methodology

• Background research done
• However, project is student-centred
• A social survey in the form of one sheet of
  pamphlet distributed randomly to classes of both
  schools
• 500 copies given out to each school

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Survey Methodology
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Survey Results

• Q1c Types of School Rules
• Q4b Co-Curricular Activities hours
• Q7b Standard of school curriculum
• Q8b Information Technology
• Table Facilities of School

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Question 1c

• Q If so, wat what are the types of school
  rules which u you think should be improved on?

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Question 1c

• Q If so, wat what are the types of school
  rules which u you think should be improved on?

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Question 4bRI Respondents

• Q Are the core CCA hours suitable for u you?
  Are they able to fit into ur your daily
  schedules?

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Question 4bRGS Respondents

• Q Are the core CCA hours suitable for u you?
  Are they able to fit into ur your daily
  schedules?

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Question 7b

• Q Do u you think ur your schools academic
  curriculum is below average, average or above
  average? If u you think it is below average or
  average, suggest ways to improve it the
  respondents respective institution. And if u
  you think it is above average, state ur your
  reason(s), thx thanks!

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Question 7bRI Responses

• oi. Toking bout ri here leh. Of course waaay
  above avrg lah! And since we're an independent
  sch, curriculum is versatileSecondary 1
• above average. MDP Multi Disciplinary
  Project, IRS Individualized Research Study, RP
  Research Project, SAP Special Academic
  ProgrammeSecondary 1, mentioning the various
  projects that students in RI take up
• below average. It is too stressful. Less work
  should be given.Secondary 1
• average. Very stressful, but then we're in RI.
  Can be improved by relaxing the standards on us
  by a little.Secondary 2

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Question 7bRI Responses

• obviously, its above average. Everyone is so
  stressedSecondary 2, equalling amount of stress
  to academic standard of school
• below average. Topics skimmed over too fast
  some teachers dont really teachSecondary 3,
  mentioning a problem with the teaching style
  among teachers
• above average. And I don't like it one
  bit.Secondary 3, sometimes a high academic
  standard is not a good thing
• excellent. Duh, RI is top every
  year!Secondary 4, most probably referring to
  the O-level examinations

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Question 7bRGS Responses

• above average like top girls school (which makes
  life more stressful!!() Mugging is
  usefulSecondary 1, reflecting the typical
  response
• uh depending on if I wanna want to do work
  that day? Or should I say it's above
  average?) givin' giving us too much stress
  pressureSecondary 1
• Above average It allows us to push our max. in
  order for improvement though it can be tiring on
  LOOONNG days.Secondary 2

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Question 7bRGS Responses

• Below average. Change our teachers.Secondary
  3, wanting to write below average but
  cancelling below at the end, and reflecting the
  teachers. We are not revealing which teacher
  he/she had listed due to certain constraints.
• above average I guess at least from what my
  friends from other schs say. But then again they
  exaggerate.Secondary 3
• It's ok. What do you think ? Generally, it is
  satisfactory.Secondary 4, not willing to
  comment whether it is below or above average.

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Question 12a and 12b

• Q12a Now, wat what are ur your opinions on
  CIP Community Involvement Project, izit is it
  boring, a waste of time or izit is it fun?
• Q12b If u had thought tt that it was boring
  and a waste of time, izit was it because u
  you dun dont haf have a loving heart? )
  Or izit was it because the school isnt
  supportive enuff enough?

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Question 12a and 12b

• Here are the general views of the students.
• CIP is fun but is a waste of time.
• CIP is boring and a great way to waste time.
• CIP should not be compulsory since it is a
  personal commitment.
• The school has too many rules to bind the doing
  of CIP.
• Multiple school activities clash with the
  organization of CIP projects.

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Table

• Table placed at bottom of flipside of pamphlet
• Asked about facilities

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Choices of Respondents from RI for Table
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Choices of Respondents from RGS for Table
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Conclusion Solutions

• The Community Involvement Programme needs more
  attention.
• Some facilities, as mentioned above, need to be
  taken into immediate consideration.

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Conclusion Solutions

• Some facilities, as mentioned earlier, need to be
  taken into immediate consideration.
• Most pupils find the top-notch curriculum rather
  taxing and stressful.

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Final Conclusion

• Throughout the course of this project, the group
  has learnt many lessons along the way.
• Many improvements can be made to the school.
• We hope this project can help these schools plan
  their future policies.

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AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI

• A quality presentation done by
• Au Yong Kok Kong Jonathan (2)
• Chan Wai Hong Ronald (3)
• Goh Wei Zhong (12)

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Question and Answer Session

• Please feel free to clarify any doubts you have
  about our project.