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Remarkable improvements in students’ grades
Students in public schools achieved high grades in this year’s External Measurement of Student Achievement (Emsa) test.
The annual assessment programme was conducted in March to measure the academic performance of Grades 3 to 12 pupils in Arabic, English, Mathematics and Science.
The results, which were made public by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) on Thursday, showed that the students made remarkable improvements in Arabic, English, Mathematics, and Science compared to previous years.
“Grades 3 to 12 school students demonstrated improvement in Arabic language literacy...with noticeable improvement in reading literacy among Grades 3 to 8,” said Adec.
However, it noted that the general achievement in writing by Grade 4 was lower than their peers in 2011.
In Cycle 2 (Grades 6-9), the overall levels of improvement in reading and writing have been significant in the previous three years, added the report. In English literacy, scores were high, particularly in writing across all grades, with notable improvement in reading literacy in Grades 3 to 7.
“Both New School Model (NSM) grade levels showed significant improvement in English writing in comparison to Grades 3 and 4 in previous administrations. This year’s Grade 5 students surpassed the standard of achievement set in writing by Grade 6 in 2011.”
The NSM, which was introduced in 2010 to develop creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills in students, is currently implemented from KG to Grade 5.
In higher grades, students showed capability in grammar, comprehension and in English writing, though Grade 12 recorded a drop in score in English reading.
Considerable improvement is also evident this year in Mathematics in Cycle 2 and Cycle 3 (Grades 10-12), while Cycle 1 (Grades 1-3) demonstrated an overall consistent level of achievement in comparison to previous years. The Emsa Science assessment, which was given to Grades 3 to 9, showed a consistent improvement since 2009. This year, significant improvements were observed in Grades 5 and 6.
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