She invited "distance education" students to attend and take the exams

Private schools in Abu Dhabi are organizing postponed exams from last year

Education and Knowledge informed schools of the need to resume the evaluation schedule.

Photography: Eric Arazas

Private schools in Abu Dhabi informed students' parents of their intention to hold exams for the third semester of the last academic year during the coming weeks, for classes that did not take exams due to the repercussions of the spread of Corona. Yet, indicating that the test results will not affect the educational process and will only be used to assess the extent of their benefit during the last period, and to help them make further progress.

In detail, private schools in Abu Dhabi sent letters to the students' families, explaining that the closure of schools during the last academic year due to "Covid-19" led to the postponement of the online progress tests for the end of the year, which every school in the UAE must take.

The schools indicated that the tests that are conducted in mathematics, English and science are very important for schools, as they provide very detailed information about each child and the progress made during the year, as well as indicate any gaps the child has in his knowledge and the teachers can address them.

The schools emphasized the great importance of the tests, especially with students learning at home throughout the third semester of last year, to help schools obtain a clear understanding of the level of education that occurred and the extent of knowledge of students ’understanding, noting that the reports obtained from these tests will be available. To the parents and explain to them how they can help their children learn more at home.

The schools indicated that the Department of Education and Knowledge informed them of the need to resume the normal evaluation schedule, which means that the tests postponed from June 2020 will take place this September or next October, pointing out that despite the existence of distance education connected to the Internet, it must be completed in a supervised environment and through Safe network, so these exams will only take place at school.

School administrations have indicated that they are aware that many parents have chosen the home-learning model "remote education" for their children, so that they do not physically come to school, and emphasized that despite this, they strongly encourage students' parents to send their children to school to complete these assessments on the day specified for them, especially since All students of the hybrid education model will take these assessments on the days they go to school.

She explained that the distance education students completely, if the parent chooses to send his child to school to complete these assessments, they will arrive at the school on time and will be transferred directly to their evaluation rooms, where all safety precautions are taken, including wearing masks, sterilization and communication. The students will conduct the assessments in a room of no more than 14 students, and as soon as the exams are completed, they will leave the school immediately, indicating that the dates for the distance education students ’exams in the school will be on days when there are no students of hybrid education so as not to interfere with the majority Lessons online.

The school messages confirmed that the student will only need to go to school for one day to perform the tests, indicating that the students whose parents choose not to go to school to take the tests will not be directly affected by their education, but the school and teachers will not be able to obtain useful information on their assessment and level.

The schools indicated that the exams will focus on the work that students did last year.

Organization of tests

Private schools in Abu Dhabi confirmed that conducting the exams for the third semester aims to evaluate students and determine the truth of their level and the extent of understanding and progress they achieved during their receiving of distance education throughout the last semester of the last academic year, noting that children registered this year in the hybrid education system will be arranged The dates of their exams are on the days they are inside the school, and if the child is a full-time home learner and his parents choose to participate in these assessments, they must confirm attendance and complete the health and travel form, as part of the precautionary measures to prevent "Covid-19", in line with the requirements of the Department of Education and Knowledge , Stressing that the student’s attendance is an option for the parent that will not have any impact on the educational process.

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Requesting the maximum in the exam room.

Private schools: test results will not affect students ’educational progress and will only be used for their evaluation.

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