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The School-based Science Practical Assessment is a component in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level Examination's Physics (), Chemistry () and Biology () subjects. It assesses candidates' competence in science practical skills over an appropriate period of time that the candidates are offered the subject,〔(Assessment Shifts in Singapore's Education System: SPA )〕 and constitutes 20% of the overall marks for the subject. SPA replaced the traditional Practical Examination, which was normally conducted at the end of the 2-year course, in 2006. Instead of a one-time practical examination, pupils will be assessed on their practical skills in a series of practical sessions throughout the 2-year course.〔(SPA )〕 ==Assessment Format== The assessment is grouped into three skill sets:〔(SPA Assessment Information, Page 4 )〕 Skill set 1 – Performing and Observing Skill set 2 – Analysing Skill set 3 – Planning Each candidate is assessed twice for each of skill sets 1 and 2 and once for skill set 3.〔(Information on SPA )〕 For skill sets 1 and 2, the assessment is in the form of a practical task which requires candidates to perform an experiment, make relevant observations and draw conclusions; for skill set 3, candidates are required to analyse a practical problem and produce an appropriate procedure based on the aim of the investigation. The questions are set by Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE). Schools are provided with a variety of question types, but it is up to the school to decide on a suitable topic for the students (e.g. Titration for Chemistry). Schools prepare candidates through science practical practice sessions. Candidates are informed of the general topic and the skills to be assessed at least 2 weeks prior to the assessment date. As the assessment is school-based, it is scheduled, carried out and marked by the school, after which the scripts will be sent to MOE for inspection and moderation. The question papers are highly confidential documents because there may be candidates from different schools taking the same question at different dates. The scores for the assessment are kept confidential and are never disclosed to the candidates. In addition, candidates are required to maintain a portfolio containing completed and marked assessments and daily tasks. It is to provide evidence of the learning of practical skills and evidence that the prescribed range of competencies and topics have been covered. The portfolio will be inspected by MOE officers; if it is found to be unable to comply with the assessment requirements, the candidate's results may be nullfied. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「School-based Science Practical Assessment (SPA) for GCE 'O' Level in Singapore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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