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SINGAPORE: To ensure that students are fairly evaluated during the “circuit break” period of full home learning, adjustments will be made to GCE-Level course presentations and exam dates for subjects A -Level H3, the Singapore Examination and Assessment Board (SEAB) said on Friday (April 17).
The board said it recognizes that the full period of home learning, which took effect on April 8 and will last until May 4, will have certain implications for students taking GCE level courses and GCE A-Level H3 subjects. taught by autonomous universities.
There are 34 GCE N (T) -Level, N (A) -Level, O-Level, and A-Level courses that have a coursework component as part of the national exam framework.
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“Most courses cannot be done at home due to the need for in-person teacher supervision or the use of school facilities and equipment, for example, the use of music studios, food for food and nutrition laboratories , design and technology studies, as well as sports equipment and facilities for exercise and sports science, “SEAB said.
Therefore, SEAB said it would apply three methods to ensure that the evaluation remains fair and accurate, including extending the national filing deadline by two weeks, where possible. “The extension will give students more time to complete course work and will help reduce anxiety for students and teachers,” said SEAB.
A total of 12 GCE-level subjects will be extended for two weeks.
For 10 GCE level subjects, the deadlines for presenting the courses cannot be extended since they are very close to the preliminary school exams or the national end-of-year exams.
The deadlines for the remaining 12 CME level A subjects, for which course components can be conducted independently through independent research and study, will remain.
“In the event that the full HBL is extended and the national course submission deadlines cannot be further extended without overlapping with the school’s pretests, students should submit the courses they have completed thus far,” he said. SEAB added that it has established processes to ensure these students are evaluated fairly.
The board said it would also consider adjusting the task requirements, for example, by cutting the number of assessment tasks. It would also accept evidence of learning from schools and apply “special consideration” when grading candidates in these subjects.
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REHABILITATION OF EXAMS GCE A-LEVEL H3
National exams for GCE A-Level H3 courses taught by local autonomous universities will be rescheduled to take place only after the end of the full home learning period, and will be decentralized to the respective junior universities and Millennia Institute.
Schools will implement the necessary precautionary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of all students and test staff, SEAB said.
The board said it will continue to work closely with schools to provide testing guidance to students. He also reiterated that all national exams, including the mid-year CME Native Language and Level A Native Language exams in June, will proceed as scheduled as these are “essential milestones for students on their educational journey.”
“If changes are required, given the fluidity of the current COVID-19 situation, we will certainly provide timely updates,” he said.
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