Singapore-built AI oral examiner PSLEPrep analysed 12,459 answers in English and Chinese for its first Oral Practice Report.
Asked for a personal example, four in ten PSLE English oral practice answers give none, study finds SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 September 2026 – PSLEPrep, a Singapore-built AI oral examiner for PSLE English oral and PSLE Chinese oral practice, has published its first Oral Practice Report. It is based on 12,459 first answers given by 1,290 children practising on the platform over…
Singapore's AI oral examiner, PSLEPrep, released its inaugural Oral Practice Report based on 12,459 practice answers from 1,290 students. The study found that 40% of English oral answers lacked a personal example when asked to share a specific experience. In contrast, 78% of Chinese answers included a personal example. For questions starting with "Have you ever..." or "Tell me about a time...", four in ten English answers remained general, lacking the child's own experience.
This is significant as expressing personal opinions and experiences is an assessment objective in the PSLE English oral. SEAB states that the oral paper evaluates communication skills and pupils should provide their own opinions, not reproduce pre-prepared responses. The report notes that more than a quarter of practice sessions occurred in the four days leading up to the oral exams on 12 August, with the busiest hour at 8pm.
PSLEPrep's founder, Paul Whiteway, emphasizes the importance of children describing specific moments to make their answers unique and appealing to examiners.
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