Parents would ask about the differences between pure sciences and combined sciences every year. Some tutors or other experienced parents would often say that there are not many differences between the two subjects, i.e. there are a few topics lesser in the combined science, or combined science questions are less difficult. The truth is that there are many subtopics and learning objects that are covered by the pure sciences but absent in the combined science.
Read MoreFor the 2024 ‘O’/‘N’ level Chemistry, there are changes to the examination syllabus too. The changes are not as drastic as physics (i.e. there is no introduction of a new topic, but there are some new sub-topics).
The following sections will point out the details of the changes that are introduced.
Read MoreIn the new 2024 ‘O’ / ‘N’ Level syllabus, there are some more significant changes. Two major changes are the removal of the topic “Temperature” and the introduction of the topic, “Radioactivity”. There are other subtle changes such as reshuffling of contents and also increasing or reduction in the difficulty level of certain learning objectives. The details can be found in the comparison of learning objectives between 6091 (2024) and 6091 (2023).
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