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Singapore Says No Technical Issues in English Oral Exams

Singapore Says No Technical Issues in English Oral Exams

Singapore Says No Technical Issues in English Oral Exams
Some students said they saw different questions on their screens than what the examiner asked.
People complained on social media, so the exam board looked into it. They said everything was fine because students and examiners got the same question.
The minister said some students were very upset and might not have done their best. Schools are helping these students.
These students can ask for special help to get a fair grade.
The minister wants to make sure everything is fair. Each student's case will be looked at individually.
The education ministry found that 432 students from 200 different exam teams had problems. There was no pattern to the issues.
For the oral exam, students first prepare quietly, then talk to an examiner. The examiner reads out a question and the student answers.
Students have two minutes to answer, then discuss a topic with the examiners.
The minister said the problem was not with what the examiners asked, but with what students remembered from their screens.
All exam stations use the same secure system.
The exam question was about who would get a haircut from a street barber and why.
Students remembered different questions, even if they took the exam at the same place.
Some students said they saw 'Would you go' or 'Would you want', but these were not the real questions.
The exam board checked the system and found no problems.
They also checked what was on students' screens during the exam.
The investigation found that students and examiners all got the same questions. There were no technical issues.
All accounts showed the same question, and there were no cybersecurity problems.
The average score for the problematic exam was the same as for other exams.
Students who reported issues did as well as those who did not.
The exam board thinks the issues were not technical or caused by someone on purpose.
The minister said they would look at how to stop similar issues in the future.
An MP asked if the exam board thought students were all imagining things.
The minister said students remembered different questions, not the same one.
They are looking at what students said and the technical evidence.
The minister asked the MP not to put words in his mouth.
Another MP said the issue was very strange and asked about students' planning sheets.
He also asked if an outside group could investigate.
The minister said it was hard to match planning sheets to specific students.
Some planning sheets showed that students had misread the question.
In some cases, students corrected themselves after misreading the question.
The government's tech team checked the system and agreed with the exam board.
An MP asked what examiners did when students said they got a different question.
The minister said examiners look at students' speaking skills, not just their answers.
This is why students who reported issues got similar scores to others.
Sometimes, students prepared for the wrong question but still spoke well.