EXAMINATIONS AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS

Different modes of assessment including Continuous Assessment (CA) have been built into the coursework. These include tests/practical tests, essay assignments, project work, progress ratings and examinations. Examinations will be held at the end of each semester. There are no supplementary examinations. No special examination will be held for trainee teachers who are not able to take any paper because of illness or other special reason. Such trainee teachers and those who fail will be allowed to take the examination in that module on the next occasion when it is conducted.

Trainee teachers must complete satisfactorily all the modules they are required to take before qualifying for the award of the degree of BA/BSc (Education). Trainee teachers are responsible for ensuring that they register for all the modules and examinations necessary to fulfil the requirements of their course of study.

Trainee teachers are not allowed to re-take an examination in order to improve on the grades of modules they have passed. The grades for a module taken by any trainee teacher in all attempts are reflected in the official transcript. The classification of Honours or Pass with Merit will be based on the average marks trainee teachers obtain in their first attempt throughout their course of study. Marks obtained for general electives and for credits earned in other approved institutions are not included in the calculation for the classification of degrees.

In the Malay Language and Literature specialisation, trainee teachers from the Malay Studies Department of the National University of Singapore are allowed to cross-over and join the BA (Education) degree course at the end of their second year. For these trainee teachers, marks obtained for modules read at NUS will be considered in the computation of the degree classification at the end of the four years.

Grading System

The following grading system is adopted:

A - Excellent
B - Very Good
C - Good
D - Pass
E - Marginal Fail
F - Fail

For the Practicum, the following grading system is used:

Dist - Distinction
Cr - Credit
P - Pass
F - Fail

No academic unit is earned for grades 'E' or 'F'. Trainee teachers are not permitted to offer a module which has a pre-requisite unless they have obtained a minimum of grade 'E' in the pre-requisite module.

Trainee teachers who obtain 'E' or ‘F’ for any module that is a pre-requisite for a higher level module must repeat the failed module on the next occasion it is offered.

Trainee teachers who obtain ‘E’ for a module but pass the higher level module for which it is a pre-requisite, will not be allowed to proceed to the next higher level of the module until they pass the basic pre-requisite module.

Each module attempted will be awarded a grade and recorded in the transcript. The grades for all attempts will appear on the trainee teacher's transcript.

Classification of Trainee Teachers

Trainee teachers are classified as Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 trainee teachers according to the number of academic units earned as shown below:

Course	*Number of Academic Units Earned+*
Course	*Year 1*	*Year 2*	*Year 3*	*Year 4*
Arts (Ed)(General)	0-20	21-53	54-85	86 & above
Arts (Ed)(Art)	0–21	22-53	54-88	89 & above
Arts (Ed) (Chinese Language & Literature)	0–18	19-50	51-85	86 & above
Arts (Ed)(Music)	0-23	24-56	57-89	90 & above
Arts (Ed) (Malay Language & Literature)	0-23	24-52	53-80	81 & above
Science (Ed) (General)	0–20	21-53	54-88	89 & above
Science (Ed) (Physical Education & Sports Science)	0–26	27-61	62-94	95 & above

+ Excluding academic units earned for general electives.

Academic Warning, Probation and Dismissal

(i) A trainee teacher will be given an academic warning if he obtains more than 40% but less than 50% of the total number of AUs he takes in a semester, inclusive of general electives.

(ii) A trainee teacher will be placed on academic probation if:

he fails to restore himself to good standing in the consecutive semester following the issue of an academic warning, or
he obtains less than 40% of the total number of AUs he takes in a semester, inclusive of general electives.

(iii) A trainee teacher will be refused re-admission to his course of study if he is placed on academic probation for two consecutive semesters and fails to restore himself to good standing in the following semester.

(iv) To be restored to good standing, a trainee teacher on academic warning or probation must obtain at least 50% of the total number of AUs he takes in the following semester.

(v) The rules on warning, probation and dismissal will also apply to:

a trainee teacher on an exchange programme
a trainee teacher on leave of absence. The academic status of such a trainee teacher prior to his leave will be counted towards dismissal if he fails to restore himself to good standing when he resumes his study.

(vi) The processes are summarised in the table below:

SEMESTER	% OF TOTAL AUs OFFERED	ACADEMIC STATUS
Situation A
Original semester	Between 40 and 49	Academic Warning
2^nd consecutive semester	Less than 50	Academic Probation
3^rd consecutive semester	Less than 50	Academic Probation
4^th consecutive	Less than 50	Dismissal (Refused re-admission)
Situation B
Original semester	Less than 40	Academic Probation
2^nd consecutive semester	Less than 50	Academic Probation
3rd consecutive	Less than 50	Dismissal (Refused re-admission)