Exams

USPSA workshop helps Nauru university students prepare for exams

USPSA said, “The workshop covered areas in preparing and studying for exams, learning tips are provided in ways students can use to carefully utilize the duration of their exams “

“The USPSA also assisted employed students by providing an exemption letter to their respective departments allowing student to attend the workshop.”

The associations’ committee thanked all the students who attended and to the respective departments for allowing students to attend the workshop.

     

Fiji plans to scrap Years 1 to 3 exams

 Minister of Education, Premila Kumar said there is no need to test the knowledge of students as they are too young and there needs to be space to allow the students to learn and grow.

The Minister also said they will review all subjects for these students with a view to remove some.

“And focus only on numeracy, literacy, civic and moral education. We want to focus on things like gardening, sports, vernacular, that’s all want to focus so that we are able to teach other things through civic and moral education.”

India teenager forced to cover legs with curtain at exam centre

Jublee Tamuli had travelled 70km (43 miles) from her home for the exam in Assam's Tezpur town with her father, reports in the local press said.

Her father rushed to a market to buy a pair of trousers, but she said she took the curtain since the test was timed.

She later described it as the "most humiliating experience of my life".

"Is it a crime to wear shorts?" she asked reporters outside the exam centre. "All the girls wear shorts. And if they didn't want us to wear shorts, they should have mentioned it in the exam documents."