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Economics is a subject that is based on real-life scenarios. It helps us to understand how money flows in our society and helps us make accurate predictions about the economy in the future. Economics exams usually consist of 2 main parts, the case study, and the essays. Case studies follow the format where there will be a few articles that are based on recent economic activities in the world and there will be questions that test the students’ understanding of the economic concepts and even ask them about possible solutions to economic problems. This is where the student needs to apply his or her knowledge learnt from economics classes to try and convert real-life problems into something that they already know.  How to perform well in Case Studies: To do well in case studies, students need to be familiar with concepts that are taught in class. There are a few ways to do this. Firstly, students can repeatedly read the notes until they remember how different actions or...

Students generally tend to struggle in their academics because the majority of the times, they are not able to comprehend what their notes or textbook is trying to say. No matter how many times students try to read their notes, the information and concept do not seem to sink into their minds. Doing practice questions, however, will help students understand how concepts in the notes can be applied to tackle the problems. Learning concepts through solving different practice problems is almost always more efficient and effective in learning the concepts fully as compared to just blankly staring at paragraphs of words in the notes. Moreover, assignments given in tuition centres or private tutors are specifically targeted to help students understand and apply the concepts that they have learnt. Even if they get questions wrong, tuition teachers can help students learn from their mistakes and fix any fundamental conceptual errors. Doing an assignment may seem too tedious or unnecessar...

According to a global study called ‘International Mathematics and Science Study’ (an achievement test set by policymakers and educators globally), Singapore students emerged as the toppers and this made many heads turn all around the world. Special attention was given to analyse the Singapore system of mathematics education.  According to Straits Times Singapore, the Singapore style of teaching mathematics is already being utilised in many schools across the United States. The Inspire Maths series of textbooks, based off the books here in Singapore, were used as a trail in 70 British primary schools by the Department for Education in the past two years. A research study had found that they were effective in helping children build their foundations in a strong manner and to comprehend the subject better. Hence, there is a pretty good demand for math tutors in the US and there are several specific reasons why people feel that this is necessary. So, let’s take a look at what t...