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COR160 - EXPANDED DIRECT ADMISSION SCHEME IN SINGAPORE

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Singapore University of Social Sciences

   

Essential Academic Writing Skills (COR160)

   

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The below paper discusses the Education System In Singapore and the new change which they have introduced i.e Direct Admission Scheme, The document also discusses why we should examine the scheme, so that it achieves its intended purpose which is to promote students' gifted non-academically.

COR160 - EXPANDED DIRECT ADMISSION SCHEME IN SINGAPORE

   

Singapore University of Social Sciences

   

Essential Academic Writing Skills (COR160)

   Added on 2020-03-04

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Running head: EXPANDED DIRECT ADMISSION SCHEME IN SINGAPORE1Expanded Direct Admission Scheme in SingaporeInstitution’s NameDate
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EXPANDED DIRECT ADMISSION SCHEME IN SINGAPORE2IntroductionOne of the best systems that exist in Singapore is their education system. It is ranking as the best in the world. One of the recent changes the system is the introduction of Direct Admission Scheme which aims at admitting students gifted non-academically in areas of sports and arts. However, in recent times, there are debates on whether it is achieving its intended purpose or if it is time to call for a review on the same. Therefore, in this paper, I intend to take the position that there is need to examine the scheme so that it achieves its intended purpose which is to promote students gifted non-academically.Issues and argument for or against DSAFirstly, the scheme by definition denotes a program put in place in Singapore to select students gifted in sports and arts for top schools which will make it possible for them to realize their full potential (Neihart, & Teo, 2013). In this regard, the students may secure a place in the top secondary schools without sitting for academic entry examination. In its current state, the program faces criticism of being diluted by academically gifted students, parents and heads of schools to erode its initial purpose.Several issues surround the current expansion of the scheme. Firstly, the government believes that there is the need for the education system to have a different outlook in the sense that it does not focus only on the academic ability but also other talents like arts and sports. Secondly, some citizen of Singapore claims that allowing application from students gifted academically and those not gifted for the same does not make the scheme serve its initial goal which was to nurture talents that are not academically (Ponnusamy, & Gopinathan, 2013). Thus,
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EXPANDED DIRECT ADMISSION SCHEME IN SINGAPORE3below are arguments that show why only those with arts and sports talents must pass through the expanded scheme.Firstly, the reason for a further revision is to conform to its initial goal which is to cater for students with art and sports talents. However, over the recent past, and because the avenue does not forbid those gifted academically to pass through, is being used for the academically gifted at the expense of the other group (Christensen, 2015). For instance, the Ministry of Education (MOE) 2012 research indicates that sixty percent of those admitted via the scheme would have done the same based on their academic score, and only forty percent represented students talented in either arts or sports (Tan, 2017). Therefore, it is evident that a program meant to enable one group to interact and use better resources is open to all parties in a competitive way. Thus, the emerging trend based on the research calls for a revision of the scheme to enable only those talented in sports and arts and not the academically gifted ones.Secondly, the existence of Primary School Leaving Examination gives an opportunity forthe academically gifted students to prove themselves and join top schools. Therefore, there is no need at all to incorporate them or rather give them a second opportunity to compete in other settings (Jiayi, 2014). Direct School Admission School expanded scheme ought to solely be left for those with arts and sports talents to access top schools which will ultimately enable them to succeed in what they are best at and not academics (Wan, Liu-Loh, Cheng, Khim, Wong, Krishnan, & Hwan, 2015). The top schools will, therefore, have students that are gifted in academic, arts and sports. On the other hand, there are arguments on whether the DSA is a back door for students tojoin top schools. For instance, the minister for Education categorically said that the DSA’s aim is
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