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No bell curve grading in national exams, most universities
NUS, NTU still moderate grades in some modules to differentiate students' performance
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National University of Singapore (NUS) students sitting an exam. Of the six autonomous universities, only NUS and Nanyang Technological University still moderate results using a bell curve for certain modules.
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Jolene Ang
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Bell curve grading is not used in any of the national examinations - the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), N levels, O levels and A levels - in Singapore, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has said.
A spokesman for the ministry told The Straits Times: "School-based assessments and national examinations are standards-referenced, where the grades awarded reflect a candidate's own level of mastery in the subject based on an absolute set of standards."
