Importance of EmSAT exam in UAE

Find out what skills and qualifications you gain by passing the Emsat exam

Many people believe that the decision taken by the United Arab Emirates to impose the Emsat exam on the various educational stages is a routine matter, and is not much different from being a regular test like the rest of the tests that students take at all educational stages. However, what many people do not realize is that the importance of the Emsat exam in the Emirates lies in its placement in its three stages (basic - sequential - achievement) on specific foundations and standards to measure specific goals for each student.

When looking closely at any of the EmSAT exams at any targeted educational stage, we will notice that each question was built on a specific standard to measure one of the four skills (listening - speaking - reading - writing), in addition to measuring thinking patterns in terms of their diversity between (logical - critical - scientific - creative - mathematical - emotional), which also differ according to the difference and diversity of the study material between (Arabic language - English language - mathematics - physics - chemistry - biology - computer).

The Emsat exam is of great importance, which undoubtedly benefits both the student and the UAE Ministry of Education in particular and the country in general, as the Emsat exam enables the student to acquire multiple skills, in addition to determining for the UAE Ministry and the country the capabilities of the next generation that will undoubtedly assume positions and bear the country’s responsibilities, which must be established in a thoughtful manner, to put each cadre in its appropriate place.

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Benefits for students after passing the EmSAT exam

The importance of the EMSAT exam in the UAE lies in the multiple objectives of the exam and the variety of benefits it brings to all parties involved in the educational process, which we can observe in students as follows:

• Measuring students' skills.
• Raising students’ skills and developing their cognitive side through the diversity of question forms.
• Raising students’ efficiency in using technology and adopting it as an essential part of the educational process.
• The student identifies his strengths and weaknesses in order to address them and fill the gaps in them.
• Providing students with scientific and practical experience that qualifies them to enter the labor market.
• Developing students’ creativity and persuasion skills, through some questions such as: the persuasive essay question.
• - Encouraging students to use logical and mathematical thinking skills, as in the questions of the subjects (Mathematics and Physics).
• It enables students to be keen on mastering more than one language with its different skills (listening - speaking - reading - writing); to have a greater chance of being accepted into universities and the labor market.
• Help students use and activate long-term memory, given the cumulative content of the exam.
• Students rely on activating and stimulating the cognitive aspect through understanding and deduction, in addition to memorization.
• It helps students to create a schedule to distribute effort in an organized manner across all subjects.

The importance of implementing the EmSAT exam to the state

The importance of the EmSAT exam in the United Arab Emirates lies in clarifying the actual percentage achieved from the desired general goals, through graphs, in addition to the contribution of the EmSAT exam to many other matters for the country, including:

• Developing the educational process, and then reflecting it on the scientific and practical future of the country.
• Collect accurate information and data about every student in the country.
• Determine students' proficiency and assess their educational level and development.
• Evaluate the educational process as a whole.
• Knowing the appropriate scientific trends for students and the decisions that must be taken in their favor after their evaluation.
• Determine whether the strategies used in the educational process achieve the desired results or not.
• Measuring the extent of the success of curricula in serving and achieving the educational goals and standards set for them above.
• Assist in making proposed amendments to the curricula, by monitoring the problems facing students in education, taking into account the educational aspect.
• Measuring the efficiency of teachers and schools in improving education or not.
• Determine the level of students in line with local and international educational standards.
• Sufficient use of the EMSAT test and relying on it completely, while dispensing with the IELTS and TOEFL and replacing them with it as a condition for admission to universities and foreign missions, as well as military colleges.
• Contribute to a more accurate assessment of twelfth grade students, as a condition for their transition from general education to higher education.
• Measuring the skills and abilities of university graduates to ensure that they have the foundations that qualify them to complete postgraduate studies, and then a master’s and doctorate.
• Ensuring that graduates are qualified and possess the basic knowledge that enables them to enter the scientific community and the labor market.
• To produce qualified individuals capable of leading the country to higher levels and greater goals in all scientific and literary fields.

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Contributions of the Ministry of Education to the development of the EmSAT exam

Based on the application of the Emsat exam and its generalization to the different educational stages, some matters initially appeared that needed to be modified to suit the circumstances of students and teachers, and on this basis all the problems that students and teachers faced in the process of conducting the exams were addressed and modified.

The UAE Ministry of Education also took the initiative to periodically address all the consequences, which contributed, in a faster way, to the emergence of an unprecedented development in the educational process. Most of the gaps that the UAE government faced in the early stages of implementing the (Emsat) exam were also closed. Among the most important of these initiatives and amendments are:

• Holding training courses for teachers to learn more about the criteria and standards of the Emsat exams, how grades are calculated and distributed, and how to properly evaluate each student.
• A number of previous EMSAT exam models have been posted on the website of the UAE Ministry of Education, so that students can get used to the exam format and thus gain confidence by repeatedly practicing solving models similar to the original exam.
• Increasing the number of centres prepared to conduct EmSAT exams and equipping them with everything the student and supervisor need inside the committees; to make it easier for students to attend the exam without travelling from one emirate to another.
• Equipping all centers with medical supplies, such as: masks, disinfectants, and first aid kits, as a measure taken to confront the problems of the spread of the Corona virus, and as one of the ways to prevent it and limit its spread.
• Using technology within the educational process, represented by (computers - artificial intelligence programs).
• Use of surveillance cameras inside examination halls.
• Medical examination of students using thermal cameras to ensure their safety and the safety of their colleagues inside the committee. Temperatures are measured before any student enters, and anyone whose temperature rises above the maximum limit previously set for him is excluded.
• Providing examination centers with medical teams for immediate first aid if any student, supervisor, or administrator is exposed to any health problem.
• The UAE Ministry of Education has designated a website for electronic registration for the EmSAT exam.
• Organizing the exam registration process, specifying all items, and entering data through the Internet to facilitate procedures for students and families without any hassle.
• The UAE Ministry of Education addresses the problem of some students’ absence from the EmSAT exam by providing an acceptable excuse, explaining the reason for the absence, and attaching a certificate from a government agency proving the truthfulness of the absentee’s acceptable excuse, such as the UAE Ministry of Health. Then, the request is submitted, and a decision is issued, followed by setting a new date for the new EmSAT exam for the absent student.

Therefore, the importance of the EmSAT exam in the UAE is greater than being a modern educational system. Rather, it can be considered an initial step towards building a brighter future, which confirms the efforts and endeavors made by the United Arab Emirates to advance education and establish a prosperous future for a prestigious country. There are still many ideas and plans that have not yet been implemented.