Can A Student Solely Rely On JC Economics Tuition To Achieve A Good Grade For Economics In The Examination?
Although Singapore is a small country with a small land area of slightly over 720 square kilometres, it has one of the highest gross domestic products per capita in the world. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which was set up in 1944, Qatar has the highest gross domestic product per capita in the world, Luxembourg has the second highest gross domestic product per capita and Singapore has the third highest gross domestic product per capita. Due the high level of income in Singapore, the demand for services is high. Indeed, services account for two-thirds of the gross domestic product in Singapore every year. This includes the demand for JC economics tuition services provided by private JC economics tutors. As a result, the number of JC economics tuition centres has risen by a large extent over the last decade. The question is, can a student solely rely on JC economics tuition provided by a private JC economics tutor to achieve a good grade for economics in the examination?
Understanding Of Economic Concepts
It is important to know that understanding of economic concepts is not a question of absence or presence. Rather, it is a matter of extent. This is due to the fact that economics is a social science which deals with abstract concepts. Taking JC economics tuition from a good JC economics tutor will help a student achieve a certain level of understanding of economic concepts. Therefore, many students think that they are able to solely rely on JC economics tuition to achieve a good grade for economics in the examination. However, here lies a fallacy. Although taking JC economics tuition from an experienced JC economics tutor does help a student achieve a certain level of understanding of economic concepts, the level of understanding of economic concepts may not be sufficiently high for the student to be able to apply the concepts to answer examination questions. What a student should do after every JC economics tuition lesson is to turn the concepts over in their head. This will require the student to have the aptitude and attitude to handle confusion which is part and parcel of analyzing. Very often, this will result in greater understanding of economic concepts which will enable the student to achieve a better grade for economics in the examination. Therefore, a student should not solely rely on JC economics tuition to achieve a good grade for economics in the examination. They need to put in a sufficient amount of effort into the subject.
Application Of Economic Concepts
An experienced and good JC economics tutor will go through many examination questions with their students. In the process, they will impart essay writing skills and case study answering techniques to their students. These skills include the lower-order thinking skills such as knowledge and comprehension, and the higher-order thinking skills which include application, analysis and synthesis, and evaluation. These skills are crucial to the achievement of a grade for economics in the examination. Therefore, taking JC economics tuition from an experienced and good JC economics tutor will enable the students to apply the economic concepts which they have learnt to answer examination questions. Furthermore, a good JC economics tutor is likely to be willing to provide individual consultation to students who need it. This is very useful to them as it helps clarify their doubts. This is particularly important in view of the fact that economic concepts are inter-related which means that a misconception is likely to lead to other misconceptions. Therefore, clarifying all one’s doubts is of crucial importance for doing well for economics in the examination.
Brandon Tan
Economics Tuition Singapore @ Economics Cafe
Principal Economics Tutor: Mr. Edmund Quek