Sophia Education provides both small group chemistry tuition and 1-1 chemistry tuition. With our chemistry tuition, our students received measurable results and confidence from highly effective chemistry tuition lessons.
The chemistry tuition industry in Singapore is thriving, with many chemistry tutors offering their chemistry tuition services across the island. Sophia Education provides the best tuition services for JC Students as well as for Secondary Level students ranging from H2 stream, H3, H1, A-Levels, O-levels, Pure Chemistry or Combined.
Sophia Education provides only the Best and Most Qualified Tutors in Singapore, guaranteeing our students at least 2 grades improving in just 12 weeks.
Importance of IP Chemistry Tuition
Almost all students in the IP program take pure triple sciences from year 1 to year 4 of the IP program before they move on to JC. Since most JC students will also take Chemistry as a science subject together with either Physics or Biology, IP Chemistry is an important subject for students to focus on.
Moreover, knowledge from Chemistry can be applied in other science. For instance, the Ideal Gas Law learnt in Chemistry is also used in Thermal Physics, while Organic Chemistry concepts can be applied when learning about biological molecules like Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins.
The IP Chemistry program is also designed to impart foundational skills needed for H3 Chemistry, so students can make their portfolios more competitive for entry into prestigious courses in university. However, IP Chemistry is no walk in the park, and students may require IP Chemistry tuition to overcome some of the difficulties that they face.
Common Problems Faced by Students when Studying IP Chemistry
1) More intensive calculation-based questions
The purpose of the IP Chemistry curriculum is to prepare students to take A levels. Therefore, school teachers naturally emphasize skills that are needed in JC Chemistry, such as the ability to answer calculation-based questions. Electrochemistry is a more complex topic and requires students to calculate the difference between an electrolytic cell that looks like H2 Chemistry. Many students might not be able to perform the rigorous calculations required by the qualitative nature of PSLE-standard questions, which could lead them to score poorly in IP Chemistry exams.
2) Difficulty learning concepts at a deeper level
IP Chemistry exposes students to difficult concepts they wouldn’t have learned in JC. IP Chemistry students are exposed to the full scope and applications of Chemical Equilibrium. O level pure Chemistry students only have the opportunity to learn about the reversible reactions within the context of ammonia manufacturing. Students may find it difficult to grasp concepts, which can lead to them falling behind in the classroom.
3) Lack of notes and practice
There are many assessment books and summarised notes that can be purchased externally for O-level pure chemistry. However, IP Chemistry students don’t get this benefit as the IP Chemistry syllabus is different from one school to another. There is not one practice book or summary that can be used by IP Chemistry students. This means they are less likely to practice outside and have to create their own notes. This may make their learning less effective than their O level Chemistry peers.
What to look for in a IP Chemistry Tutor ?
1) Able to guide students to think critically
Other critical thinking skills are required for many aspects of IP Chemistry. Some questions in Organic Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis might require students to use deductive reasoning in order to locate the unknown compound. It is important that IP Chemistry tutors not only teach the basic concepts but also how to think critically and infer correctly during exam questions.
2) Able to provide external resources
Often, IP Chemistry students lack the extra practice required to master concepts because there is no single assessment book that caters to the IP program of a particular school. As a result, IP Chemistry tutors must be able to correct this lack of practice by providing their own resources and materials to heighten the learning experience. For instance, IP Chemistry home tutors can consider providing IP chemistry questions from other schools, or even select and modify questions down to the IP level from the A level Ten Year Series.
3) Dedicated to teaching the student
IP Chemistry may require students to do a great deal of self-directed learning at home to build on the learning done during lessons and tutorials. However, students may also have some difficulty when studying by themselves. In order to prevent the student from falling behind, IP Chemistry tutors should be contactable at all times even outside of tutoring hours to answer any questions or doubts that the student may have.
Benefits of IP Chemistry Tuition
1) Benefit from the track record of our tutors
Our IP Chemistry tutors here have significant experience teaching IP Chemistry tuition, and they have also successfully improved the grades of many of their students in the IP program. With their wealth of knowledge in the subject, students can be assured that they are receiving the most efficient teaching style. As a result, students can be confident that as long as they put in the work required, an ‘A’ grade for IP Chemistry is definitely in sight.
2) The comfortable and sheltered learning environment in IP Chemistry Tuition
The classroom style of learning may not be for everyone, as students are forced to conform to the speed of the entire class. Furthermore, students may be afraid of asking questions because they are scared that other classmates may laugh at them for not being able to understand concepts. However, with personal IP Chemistry tuition, learning is done at the pace of the student in the sheltered environment. Since the only interaction is between the tutor and student, there is no fear of being ridiculed by others so students can feel free to express their doubts to make learning more effective.
3) Able to save time on notes
Private IP Chemistry tutors can provide their version of summarized notes for their students, so they do not have to spend extra time doing up their notes specially for the subject. As a result, the student can focus on more important aspects of learning, such as memorising reactions, and practicing past year questions provided by the school and the IP Chemistry tutor. Furthermore, time can also be saved during IP Chemistry Tuition so the tutor can spend more time covering harder application questions.
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