Hindi exams conducted in different schools every semester.

[Hindiwarrior]

Exactly what I am protesting for please join Facebook group Hindifoundation or email to [email protected] ....to join the chain mail effort to make positive change ..HIgh hopes but as they say Ekta mein bal hai ...hope you will help .


As a concerned parent and an educator I also feel the need to see the evaluated paper to understand the knowledge gaps for the children and to be able to improve upon them but it remains as a closely guarded secret which even the respective teachers don't have access to ....even for he so called MOck exam which wasn't shared either ....SO MUCH FOR MOCK Preparation....well meant effort but the outcome not communicated to improve for the main exam so totally wasted.

[Sango]

Hi

This time where the HINDI exams r going to be conducted? did not receive the mail yet from teacher. Anybody knows the HINDI exam center?
For Mock test and Actual tests.

Thanks

[vividlaurel]

Sango:

Hi

This time where the HINDI exams r going to be conducted? did not receive the mail yet from teacher. Anybody knows the HINDI exam center?
For Mock test and Actual tests.

Thanks

Hi,

I understand that the mock exams will be in the centres itself. Not sure about the SA though.

[pupilview]

Last Saturday, the hindi oral exams were conducted.Time given was 11:30 - 3:30 pm. Some kids had to wait for their turn till 5:30 pm.My girl came out at 4 pm,they were not allowed to eat.I understand that with the growing number of children taking hindi,DAV/Hindi Society is also pressed for teacher’s time.But I feel that these language schools can also be more organized in conducting the exams.In some classes the tape for the listening comprehension was not audible/spoilt.

I do not understand why Hindi should be conducted as a board exam right from P1.It is perfectly fine if they want to conduct it as a board exam for P5-P6 at the primary level.Why can’t the exam be conducted in school for lower primary levels?It is a torture for both parents and children. The syllabus standard is also very high.Also, this time the exams are conducted early.
I have tried calling MOE on this matter,nobody returned the call.If you write to them, they will say that they are trying to improve the process
.To me, it looks like the MOE person in charge of conducting/co-ordinating the South-Asian languages exam is simply not aware of the ground reality.
Somebody in this forum,please advise me ,how to get this to the MOE’s attention.

[vividlaurel]

Hi pupilview,


One word answer - No use! I don't think MOE is really interested and I've given up on DAV. 2 years back, me and a friend spent around an hour talking to Mr. Bhajan Singh, who is the head of the BTTSAL (I think) and he kept nodding his head for all suggestions we gave - result is no change in anything!

How come your exams were in the afternoon? Is your girl in Hindi Society? At DAV it was from 7:30 am to 12:30. Imagine 5 hours for just oral exams! They finish much earlier, but do not release children. I just dont understand why they need to club two classes together - as it is with just one class you are looking at a few hundred students. Also the school for DAV was such a problem. The school is in a main road, entrance is this tiny one and when you go to pick up the children, you have to literally wade through a throng of parents and then shout out for your child!

Just don't understand why they can't stagger timings - as if someone is going to cheat over this! Keep 2-3 hours for a batch of students and then swap! Instant crowd control!

We can talk about this till the cows come home - don't think anything is going to happen anytime soon....

pupilview:

Last Saturday, the hindi oral exams were conducted.Time given was 11:30 - 3:30 pm. Some kids had to wait for their turn till 5:30 pm.My girl came out at 4 pm,they were not allowed to eat.I understand that with the growing number of children taking hindi,DAV/Hindi Society is also pressed for teacher's time.But I feel that these language schools can also be more organized in conducting the exams.In some classes the tape for the listening comprehension was not audible/spoilt.
I do not understand why Hindi should be conducted as a board exam right from P1.It is perfectly fine if they want to conduct it as a board exam for P5-P6 at the primary level.Why can't the exam be conducted in school for lower primary levels?It is a torture for both parents and children. The syllabus standard is also very high.Also, this time the exams are conducted early.
I have tried calling MOE on this matter,nobody returned the call.If you write to them, they will say that they are trying to improve the process
.To me, it looks like the MOE person in charge of conducting/co-ordinating the South-Asian languages exam is simply not aware of the ground reality.
Somebody in this forum,please advise me ,how to get this to the MOE's attention.

[Cutiepie1975]

pupilview:

Last Saturday, the hindi oral exams were conducted.Time given was 11:30 - 3:30 pm. Some kids had to wait for their turn till 5:30 pm.My girl came out at 4 pm,they were not allowed to eat.I understand that with the growing number of children taking hindi,DAV/Hindi Society is also pressed for teacher's time.But I feel that these language schools can also be more organized in conducting the exams.In some classes the tape for the listening comprehension was not audible/spoilt.

I do not understand why Hindi should be conducted as a board exam right from P1.It is perfectly fine if they want to conduct it as a board exam for P5-P6 at the primary level.Why can't the exam be conducted in school for lower primary levels?It is a torture for both parents and children. The syllabus standard is also very high.Also, this time the exams are conducted early.
I have tried calling MOE on this matter,nobody returned the call.If you write to them, they will say that they are trying to improve the process
.To me, it looks like the MOE person in charge of conducting/co-ordinating the South-Asian languages exam is simply not aware of the ground reality.
Somebody in this forum,please advise me ,how to get this to the MOE's attention.

Hi Pupilview
My son finished his oral @ 5 pm..so frustating for us..5 mts break was given to him it seem..luckily i packed some drinks n food for him..so saved the day for him..Its true what u say recorders were of poor quality..esp the teachers were keep on insisting students to repeat again n again as recorder was not loud enough to record their voice...I got tired of complaining..Its like breaking heads on the wall..There is no proper system ,no pre preparation,teachers quality of teaching is worst but expectation frm the students are high...

[vividlaurel]

This is so true. As far as I know most of the teachers, especially in the Kindergarten and lower primary are not qualified teachers. I know people who used to be housewives with no teaching certifications who teach since 'it's just Hindi which everyone knows'


My children's regular school says thats the reason they don't want to have Hindi in school because the teachers are not qualified!

But for children, the level of Hindi expected is very high - much more than in India I feel - more so, because here, you don't have a Hindi speaking environment everywhere.

Cutiepie1975:

teachers quality of teaching is worst but expectation frm the students are high...

[pupilview]

vividlaurel,

They did stagger the timing this time.P5-P6 was in the 11:30- 3:30pm slot.
We had the oral at Kheng Cheng Primary but this venue is better than the others we had. It is still quite far for us(almost 1hr+ travel).
At times I have felt I am preparing for the Hindi exam looking at the standard level.

Cutiepie1975:

pupilview:

Last Saturday, the hindi oral exams were conducted.Time given was 11:30 - 3:30 pm. Some kids had to wait for their turn till 5:30 pm.My girl came out at 4 pm,they were not allowed to eat.I understand that with the growing number of children taking hindi,DAV/Hindi Society is also pressed for teacher's time.But I feel that these language schools can also be more organized in conducting the exams.In some classes the tape for the listening comprehension was not audible/spoilt.
I do not understand why Hindi should be conducted as a board exam right from P1.It is perfectly fine if they want to conduct it as a board exam for P5-P6 at the primary level.Why can't the exam be conducted in school for lower primary levels?It is a torture for both parents and children. The syllabus standard is also very high.Also, this time the exams are conducted early.
I have tried calling MOE on this matter,nobody returned the call.If you write to them, they will say that they are trying to improve the process
.To me, it looks like the MOE person in charge of conducting/co-ordinating the South-Asian languages exam is simply not aware of the ground reality.
Somebody in this forum,please advise me ,how to get this to the MOE's attention.

Hi Pupilview
My son finished his oral @ 5 pm..so frustating for us..5 mts break was given to him it seem..luckily i packed some drinks n food for him..so saved the day for him..Its true what u say recorders were of poor quality..esp the teachers were keep on insisting students to repeat again n again as recorder was not loud enough to record their voice...I got tired of complaining..Its like breaking heads on the wall..There is no proper system ,no pre preparation,teachers quality of teaching is worst but expectation frm the students are high...

[vividlaurel]

Oh, so they had P3/P4 from 7:30 to 12:30 and P5/P6 also on the same day! I really pity the teachers.


Yeah, we were also at Kheng Cheng. The school entrance is small, is on the road and with so many parents crowding the entrance, it's so difficult to find the children when they come out. All that pushing! I'll be glad when all this ends! The school is quite far for us also (more than 30 mins if you drive/take taxi and more than 1 hr if you take public transport).

The best school (in terms of parents waiting for the children) I felt was the time the exams were at CHIJ in Toa Payoh.

pupilview:

vividlaurel,
They did stagger the timing this time.P5-P6 was in the 11:30- 3:30pm slot.
We had the oral at Kheng Cheng Primary but this venue is better than the others we had. It is still quite far for us(almost 1hr+ travel).
At times I have felt I am preparing for the Hindi exam looking at the standard level.

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[pupilview]

Maybe Mr. Bhajan Singh(BTTSAL head) should come and see for himself when the exams are conducted.Get a few MOE officials too.

I have seen this guy at the First Toa Payoh Primary when they give out the results. Hope this time they send the papers home. The last time, he told us we should write to MOE. Next time, we should put our story in The Straits Times. Then BTSSAL/DAV/Hindi Society/MOE will get up from their slumber.

vividlaurel:

Oh, so they had P3/P4 from 7:30 to 12:30 and P5/P6 also on the same day! I really pity the teachers.

Yeah, we were also at Kheng Cheng. The school entrance is small, is on the road and with so many parents crowding the entrance, it's so difficult to find the children when they come out. All that pushing! I'll be glad when all this ends! The school is quite far for us also (more than 30 mins if you drive/take taxi and more than 1 hr if you take public transport).

The best school (in terms of parents waiting for the children) I felt was the time the exams were at CHIJ in Toa Payoh.

pupilview:

vividlaurel,
They did stagger the timing this time.P5-P6 was in the 11:30- 3:30pm slot.
We had the oral at Kheng Cheng Primary but this venue is better than the others we had. It is still quite far for us(almost 1hr+ travel).
At times I have felt I am preparing for the Hindi exam looking at the standard level.

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