Saudi Arabia | With the return of students to the in-person exams.. Tips to create a comfortable atmosphere to make the exam period calm and successful

Weather of Arabia - Today, Wednesday (12 Rabi' al-Thani), middle and high school students throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia return to the attendance exams, after a break of a year and a half due to the repercussions of the new Corona pandemic (Covid-19) and the state's precautions to preserve their lives.

With this return, a set of practical steps must be followed by the school and the family alike, in order for this return, God willing, to be safe and successful. The following are directions from specialists - quoting from "Al-Riyadh" newspaper, that help students return to normal and take exams safely and without worry.

Sensing responsibility and stage duties

Al-Ahsa Education Director Hamad bin Muhammad Al-Issa called on his children, male and female students, to calm down and stay away from anxiety as they began performing the in-person exams after a break of a year and a half . And that they feel and for their experience in the educational field, the impact and repercussions of the Corona pandemic, appreciating the ministry’s interest and great support and preparing it for a calm atmosphere so that the return is safe and successful and to overcome this important stage with success and ability.

Hamad Al-Issa also praised the great communication and important partnership of families and their role in preparing their sons and daughters, male and female students, and their psychological support, which will be positively reflected in their children’s academic achievement . Of unlimited interest and support for education and its employees before, during and after the Corona pandemic, praying to God for success and excellence for our sons and daughters.

School effort and methodology

The Assistant Director of Al-Ahsa Education for Educational Affairs, Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad Al-Falah, confirmed that the continuation of remote exams during which the Kingdom has achieved, praise be to God, very good successes, and Al-Falah directed his message to schools, teachers and teachers of the need to prepare students and send positive messages to them, so that they return to the attendance exams in a deliberate and systematic manner.

Also, delivering messages to parents that explain the schools’ preparations and work so that the return is safe in accordance with the health precautions issued by the prevention guide or the Ministry of Education is extremely important, and he emphasized the guiding and awareness aspect for parents and students alike.

The face of Dr. Al-Falah spoke to his sons, male and female students, and he said: During distance education, you enjoyed a distinguished educational journey, and now that you have returned to the attendance exams seats, the exam will not be worrisome, with a lot of effort and giving that will inevitably lead to success and excellence, God willing.

He went on, stressing the Ministry of Education's interest in the student, who is at the center of the educational process and providing support and assistance, and there are beautiful initiatives carried out by education offices such as the "Ask me" initiative that schools provide before the exam to answer questions related to the scientific material, tests, preparation and revision, all of which are initiatives that focus on the student can inquire from The school at any time, and there are communication channels sent by schools to parents and students to receive their inquiries in the pre-exam period so that the preparation for the test from the cognitive and psychological aspect is available to the student.

The influence of psychological factors on success

In turn, the Director of the Student Guidance and Counseling Department at Al-Ahsa Education Abdullah Al-Rajeh gave important advice to male and female students, which are:

• Avoid anxiety and tension and a constant feeling of reassurance and calm.
• Choose a suitable place to study.
• Get enough sleep.
• Eat healthy food.
• Careful and thorough review.
• Not being preoccupied with what has passed and being well prepared for what may follow.
• Correct time management.

Al-Rajeh praised the great role families played throughout the Corona pandemic and stressed the importance of their role in alleviating the anxiety and turmoil that their sons and daughters may afflict during the testing period, and called on families and families to:

• Create the appropriate atmosphere for children away from anxiety and noise.
• Giving them enough confidence in themselves and directing them, and avoiding psychological charging.
• Encouraging them to excel and achieve self-satisfaction.
• Allocate a period of recreation, even if it is short, to get rid of any stress or tension.
• Reminding families to instill in their children the principle of taking reasons.
• Surround them with an atmosphere of friendliness and attention to successfully pass the exam period.

We wish our students success and success