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Last updated 28 June 2026
SEAB values its partnerships with fellow educators, seeing each engagement as an opportunity to advance inclusive and innovative assessment practices that benefit the wider education community.
Outreach to promote assistive technology
On 29 January 2026, a team from SEAB’s Research and Development Division participated in the North 5 (N5) Cluster Symposium at Qihua Primary School. The symposium brought together Special Education Needs (SEN) Officers to explore innovative ways to supporting students with learning needs. The SEAB team showcased our findings from research insights and real-world stories on the use of buzzer device to help students with attention challenges.
Team from Research and Development Division sharing on the buzzer device at the N5 Cluster Symposium
The findings highlighted the practical benefits of buzzers in classroom settings. The device has proven effective across a range of contexts, including individual work, quizzes, and direct classroom instruction. It has since been adopted as a normalised arrangement for eligible students during national examinations.
The session featured hands-on demonstrations that allowed participants to experience the device firsthand. This generated strong interest among attendees who quickly grasped its functionality and envisioned how it could be applied meaningfully in their own schools. The session also sparked lively discussions in inclusive education practices and opened up opportunities for future collaborations between SEAB and schools. The session reflected SEAB's ongoing commitment to promoting assistive technology and ensuring that students with learning needs have access to the support they require to perform at their best.
SEN Officers tried out the buzzer device firsthand at the N5 Cluster Symposium, exploring how it could support students with learning needs in their schools.
Showcase of SEAB’s Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) e-Examination journey at the 60th RELC International Conference
The 60th Regional Language Centre (RELC) International Conference, held from 9 to 11 March 2026, brought together language educators from across the region to explore the theme: Global Trends and Innovations in Language Education: Theory, Research, and Practice in Action. For SEAB, it was a valuable opportunity to share our ongoing efforts and vision for the future of national assessments.
SEAB’s Mother Tongue Language officers, Ms Hon Shuzhen (extreme left) and Ms Ivonne Muliana Awyong (middle) with Dr Victor Lim from National Institute of Education, one of the keynote speakers at the 60th RELC International Conference.
Regional interest and professional exchange
SEAB’s poster presentation on the Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) e-Examination journey drew significant interest from participants.
The presentation session was marked by thoughtful discussions and a sense of curiosity from regional peers. While many countries remain cautious by limiting e-Examinations to multiple-choice formats or university entrance tests, Singapore’s ability to implement high-stakes, written e-Examinations at a national scale was met with admiration. One participant remarked, "If anyone were to implement e-Examinations at this scale, it would be SEAB", while others described Singapore’s digital transformation as "bold and brave."
SEAB’s poster outlining where our e-Examination journey began, and our vision for the future.
e-Examinations that are grounded in purpose
Participants at SEAB’s presentation were keen to understand the "how" and groundwork that made implementation possible. At the heart of SEAB’s e-Examination journey is a focus on careful design and preparation – stakeholder engagements, field tests, and practice sessions to help both teachers and students become familiar and confident with the digital interface. Most importantly, the move towards e-Examinations is aligned with broader curriculum developments, where the increased use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and e-pedagogies call for assessment modes that are coherent with students’ learning experiences.
Looking ahead: Building confidence in a digital future
The conversations also leaned naturally towards the future. Participants shared their "wish-lists", many of which closely align with SEAB’s ongoing efforts to stay responsive and forward-looking. SEAB intends to continue evolving with the times, exploring possibilities such as online proctoring and the integration of multimodal stimuli across a wider range of subjects, so that how we assess keeps pace with how teachers teach and how students learn. By incorporating real-world elements into assessment tasks, SEAB aims to better reflect the authentic, multifaceted ways in which students today engage with information, making our examinations more relevant to the 21st century workplace. Drawing on past e-Examinations experience and international perspectives, SEAB remains committed to continual improvement, while upholding the standards of quality and trust that underpin Singapore’s national examinations.
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