GCE-O
is mark by England teacher.
and the standard is base on O-level standard.
maybe u go went over sea they will see the GCE-o instead or ur SPM result Eng.
Correct me if im wrong

lolz if is overseas standard... i reli OMG>

i think the brits will say OMFG we phailed in educating msian
in english when they see how i write.. but still got a1 for gce-o

o ya.. if u notice, in JPA they'll ask for GCE-O grade

btw, sometimes u write something which gets on the
nerve of examiners i think they'll just giv u a freaking low mark. after all theyre humans too right?

This post has been edited by arsenwagon: Mar 13 2008, 01:55 PM

erm a b3 for GCE is quite good d la....... like my fren...... i thought his english was better than mine... but then... end up he got a b4...

yea.. me too.. i got like 12 a's.. which is like straight a's.. (not all A1) and exclude my GCE 'O' which is a 3B.. damn it.. but isnt i shud be satisfied wif 12? and i was pretty sure of getting A1 for my bio and chem.. shud i check?

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Added on March 13, 2008, 5:02 pmermm... at least a big relief after all tat stupid studying business and horror of results?

This post has been edited by shirleysuetyin: Mar 13 2008, 05:02 PM

Lol....my GCE-O got A2....guess I got lucky

Need advice.. Contemplating to have my EST paper rechecked.. Do you think it's logical to get a B4 for your EST when you got a A1 for both English and GCE-O?

-frustrated..-

Help...

This post has been edited by Justbeingblu3: Mar 13 2008, 06:24 PM

why do they have to make rechecking spm paper procedure so complicated.

May I ask that the GCE-O English paper can be recheck or resit?

Cause they're trying to deter us from applying to recheck? I see the procedure oso quite lazy le. But I want an A for my EST le!! -geram-

I got A1 for my english too but b3 for my est...=______=''' quite dissapointed..

Yes. As EST is much different from English...
Bombastic words don't really help much in EST but Scientific terms do.
Writing EST essays require different method too..

Quoted from my teacher.

what is so complicated about it?

applying passport is harder.

This is where you are wrong. This GCE-O Levels English Paper is marked by our own Malaysian teachers.

It is no longer the one where we send overseas for grading (previously known as 1119 paper).

Now 1119 paper is now the "general" paper for English.

FYI, EST is different from 1119 .....

for the info transfer part for example, you shouldnt put a full stop behind ur answer etc. for the essay part, you need scientific terms. if u use layman's terms, you wont fall into the a1 band.

and btw, the objective parts can be quite tricky especially if one's comprehension isnt good.

gce-o a1 means one's essay-writing ability is good, but does not necessarily prove one's comprehension skills.

Does doing good for the past 2 years for EST in school count? I do realize the marking scheme is probably very different, but I still can't help feeling I deserve better. =.= Maybe I should just accept the fact then. Bah!

Oh, what are the chances of scoring even worse if you send your paper for recheck? Curious..

i am in the same boat here. i am going to appeal for est. for some reason i compare with other states...all have A2 easily..penang "not to say bias but i think there is some activities behind the scene probably due to lala reason" kena slashed badly on chinese n est especially top schools.

I scored A1 in both English 1119 and EST but only a A2 for GCE-O. Having said that, some of my friends who got A1 for 1119 got 5C for their GCE-O, so it is hard to say. Its also important that you use idioms in your essay if not forget about an A in your GCE-O.

And about EST...DO NOT RECHECK! EST is nothing like English my friend. Your grammar can be worse than our PM's and still get an A You know why? They only take into the account scientific terms and key words that they highlight for each text. Your essays need to have ALL the points they give and EVERY point must have your own ELABORATION plus MORE additional information for extra input. That means each point you must have a MINIMUM of 3 'isi', and even then it is not guaranteed an A. I took 2 extra exam pads from my pengawas because i ran out of pages. If you are one of those people who only used 3 or 4 pages, DONT RECHECK!

This post has been edited by Owen Lai (OL): Apr 5 2017, 06:37 AM

you have got to be kidding me? Penang had excellent results. I have friends at SGGS and the majority of them scored very well for SPM especially 119. A lot of them got A1 for GCE-O

I scored EXACTLY the same with you; although not in the same yr with you.

About EST.. I believe it also depends on the elaboration of your points (I overwrote on the given answer sheet, but managed to squeeze in signature and "credentials") and how clearly you define them + a strong and confident conclusion.

If the paper format hasnt changed since 05, u need to score well in the objective part and try to gain as many marks in the essay portion, which is critical to getting A1.

According to my EST teacher, unless you really wrote well (and you know it) its best not to remark EST because there's the risk of the new grade being lower than what it was.