SUMMER SMART CLASSES GUIDE

An educational programme for students of

public and private education applying to the
Ministry’s curriculum

202019 Curriculum and Assessment Sector

Introduction
The Smart Summer Classes Programme is one of the assessment stations that support students' skills. It is implemented after the end of the school year 2019/2020
results, and it targets students of public and private education applying to the curriculum of the Ministry of Education. It includes three programmes:
1st. Developing the reading skill of Cycle 1 Grades’ students .
2nd. Raising the performance of students who have not passed a course, or more in Grades 4 -12.
3rd. Improving the end of year average by 10% for students from Grades 4 -12.
Smart summer classes depend on the student's self-learning through educational platforms within a specific time schedule. They are characterized by flexibility in
dealing with the contents of self-learning or assessment procedures accessible on the platform. This would contribute to raising the efficiency of student
performance, and enabling him to target the skills targeted in the programme, in addition to taking responsibility for his/her learning and assessment.
The implementation of this programme reflects the Ministry of Education's keenness to empower the student with all required skills, according to the educational
outcomes specified in the learning processes, which are linked to the planner implemented during the school year 2019/2020.
This Guide explains all procedures associated with implementing students’ Smart Summer Classes.
 Categories 1 - 2 Enrollment Period Start

Smart Summer Classes Planner

Category 3 Registration Period Start

W July
▪ The Smart Classroom Programme begins with processes for enrolling S M T W T F S
students into a learning environment, or self-enrollment by students who 1 1 2 3 4
want to improve the end of year average. 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
▪ The actual classes for the Smart Summer Programme start from July 19 until 3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
August 13, 2020. Smart Summer Classes
4 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
▪ The four weeks specified for the student represent a time of self-study, which implementation Start
5 26 27 28 29 30 31
is implemented by the student through electronic learning platforms.
▪ Smart summer classes include a range of learning resources as well as W August
assessment procedures that help students improve their performance. S M T W T F S
▪ There is no specific study time during summer classes, but it depends on the 1
student’s sense of responsibility towards his/her learning. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
▪ The summative assessment is the last station in the smart summer classes for Smart Summer Classes 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
the two categories (2, 3). Summative Assessments 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
▪ The student electronically gets his/her results from August 23 to 27. Start 4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
5 30 31
Categories Targeted in Smart Summer Classes

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3

Grades 1 – 3 Students Grades 4 – 12 Students Grades 4 – 12 Students
To improve subject average score at
10% increase.
To enrich reading skill Arabic
To get a Pass mark in any
through Nahla and Nahil
Group A subject.
Platform.
10% Maximum Math
English
Subjects Targeted in Smart Summer Classes
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3
Arabic Arabic Arabic
English English
Math Math
Science
Physics
Biology /Chemistry
Learning Steps in Smart Summer Classes
1. Students are centrally attached to smart summer classes, and a set of stories is assigned to them every week. Upon completion of reading these stories
and doing their activities correctly, students can obtain points or awards in the broad scope of knowledge and information.
2. Students participate in reading competitions that are centrally created on the platform, according to the reading level of each class. As each student is
given access to his overall rank, and the points earned, which are calculated for him when reading each story and correctly answering its questions and
doing its exercises within each competition in which he participates.
3. The audio and video notification system is activated to alert students who are assigned the story collection, and to view the assignment or activities got
when directly log in.
4. Parents can follow the student through reports that reflect the extent of their children's interaction with the (Nahla and Nahil) platform:
▪ The number of stories read by the student.
▪ The number of hours spent on the platform by the student.
▪ The number of tasks accomplished by the student.
▪ The overall ranking of the student compared to the category attending the summer classes.
 Learning Steps in Smart Summer Classes
o Category 2

Category 2 students are centrally enrolled in smart summer The summer learning programme will run from July
01 02
classes on the LMS smart learning platform without 19 to August 13
registration.

Students access daily learning processes to suit their time 03 04 Entry to the learning platform in the summer classes is
accessible to students during the morning and evening
periods.

The student is expected to see the learning resources available
on smart classes, preferably focusing on the outcomes he did
not 100% master during the term
05 06 The student needs to do the exercises and
assignments available on the platform.
At the end of the learning period, the student will enter the
central test system (SwiftAssess), and implement the
07
summative assessments to achieve the goal of passing.
Learning Steps in Smart Summer Classes
o Category 3
1. Category 3 students join the smart summer classes on the LMS smart learning platform by registering student data,
and the subject required to increase its average, as from July 12.
2. The Summer learning programme starts from July 19 to August 13.
3. Learning processes are daily available to suit the student's time.
4. The student needs to solve the exercises and assignments available on the platform to ensure that he has fulfilled
the learning requirements.
5. Implementing summative assessment through the test system (SwiftAssess) is a necessary step to achieve the goal of
raising the average.
Assessment Methods during Self-learning Processes in Summer Smart Classes

Reading
02 Writing 04 05
Exercises
01 03 Assignments Online
Tests
Summative Assessment of Smart Summer Classes
▪ An online test is administered in two sessions, the first is the main one, and the
Grades 4 - 11 Timetable – (Categories 2 + 3) second is for those who were unable to sit the first for any reason.
Test Administration Timetable ▪ The test targets categories (2 and 3).
Test Days Session 1 Session 2 ▪ The student sits the tests of subjects specified for him (i.e., those that s/he did not
Grades Subjects pass at the end of the school year, or are registered to raise average); and s/he is
Day Date from to from to
not required to sit all the subject tests specified in the timetable.
4-9 Science 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 04:00 p.m. 05:00 p.m.
Sunday 16.08.2020
9 - 11 Physics 12:00 p.m. 13:00 p.m. 06:00 p.m. 07:00 p.m.
4–8 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 04:00 p.m. 05:00 p.m. Question Criteria:
Monday 17.08.2020 Arabic ▪ The total exam time is 60 minutes.
9 - 11 12:00 p.m. 13:00 p.m. 06:00 p.m. 07:00 p.m.
▪ Each question has a time limit displayed by a timer opposite the question.
4–8 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 04:00 p.m. 05:00 p.m. ▪ Students must make sure the question is answered before moving on to the next
Tuesday 18.08.2020 English
9 - 11 12:00 p.m. 13:00 p.m. 06:00 p.m. 07:00 p.m. one and before the question time limit ends.
Wednesday 19.08.2020 4 - 11 Math 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 04:00 p.m. 05:00 p.m. ▪ At the end of the question allotted time, a student cannot answer or change the
9 - 11 Chemistry response, and s/he must directly move on to the next question.
Thursday 20.08.2020 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 04:00 p.m. 05:00 p.m. ▪ When a student moves on to the next question, s/he cannot go back to the
9 - 11 Biology
previous one.
Summative Assessment of Smart Summer Classes
Grade 12 General Stream Timetable – (Categories 2 + 3) Grade 12 Advanced Stream Timetable – (Categories 2 + 3)
Test Days Test Time Test Days Test Time
Subjects Subjects
Day Date from to Day Date from to
Sunday 16.08.2020 Physics 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Sunday 16.08.2020 Physics 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Monday 17.08.2020 Social Studies 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Monday 17.08.2020 Social Studies 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday 18.08.2020 Arabic 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday 18.08.2020 Arabic 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday 19.08.2020 Biology / Chemistry 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Wednesday 19.08.2020 Chemistry 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Thursday 20.08.2020 English 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Thursday 20.08.2020 English 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Sunday 23.08.2020 Math 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Sunday 23.08.2020 Math 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Monday 24.08.2020 Islamic Education 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Monday 24.08.2020 Islamic Education 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Question Criteria:
▪ The total exam time is 60 minutes.
▪ Each question has a time limit displayed by a timer opposite the question.
▪ Students must make sure the question is answered before moving on to the next one and before the question time limit
ends.
▪ At the end of the question allotted time, a student cannot answer or change the response, and s/he must directly move on
to the next question.
▪ When a student moves on to the next question, s/he cannot go back to the previous one.
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