Ways of selection

SELECTION OF 2 COMPULSORY SUBJECTS AND 2 ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

At the meeting of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development on the morning of November 14, the Ministry of Education and Training presented a draft report on the high school graduation exam plan from 2025. Accordingly, the Ministry of Education and Training said it had proposed 3 exam plans to solicit comments.

Candidates taking the 2023 high school graduation exam. The Ministry of Education and Training proposes that from 2025, this exam will have 4 subjects, applicable to candidates studying according to the 2018 General Education Program.

Option 1, option 2 + 2: Candidates must take compulsory exams in literature, math and 2 elective subjects from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12 (foreign language, history, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, technology).

Option 2, choice 3 + 2: Candidates must take compulsory exams in literature, math, foreign language and 2 elective subjects from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12.

Option 3, choice 4 + 2: Candidates must take compulsory exams in literature, math, foreign language, history and 2 elective subjects from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12.

When surveying 130,700 officials and teachers nationwide on options 2 and 3, nearly 74% chose option 2 (taking 3 compulsory subjects). After that, the ministry surveyed nearly 18,000 more officials and teachers in Ho Chi Minh City, Long An, Tay Ninh, Lang Son and Bac Giang with all 3 options, 60% chose option 1 (taking 2 compulsory subjects).

Based on objective analysis, comments from the Departments of Education and Training and based on the core principles in the process of developing the exam plan, the Ministry of Education and Training recommends and proposes the high school graduation exam from 2025 according to plan 1. That is, each candidate takes 4 subjects including: compulsory exams in literature, math and can choose 2 subjects in grade 12.

Still multiple choice tests, except for literature

The Ministry of Education and Training also stated in the draft report that the content of the high school graduation exam from 2025 will closely follow the goals of the 2018 General Education Program. The exam questions will focus on enhancing capacity assessment, in accordance with regulations and the roadmap for implementing the new program. Regarding the exam format, the Ministry of Education and Training still proposes that the literature subject will be tested in essay format; the remaining subjects will be tested in multiple-choice format.

The Ministry of Education and Training will regulate the time frame for organizing the exam (general exam schedule) in accordance with the school year schedule to ensure consistency nationwide; at the same time, there will be flexibility to respond to situations heavily affected by natural disasters and epidemics nationwide and in each locality.

The graduation recognition method will combine the results of the process assessment and the graduation exam results in a ratio appropriate to the implementation roadmap of the 2018 General Education Program.

In the period of 2025 - 2030, the paper-based exam method will be maintained; at the same time, the application of information technology will be enhanced. After 2030, the computer-based exam will be gradually piloted for multiple-choice subjects in localities with sufficient conditions (it is possible to combine paper-based and computer-based exams). When all localities nationwide have sufficient conditions to organize computer-based exams, they will switch to organizing high school graduation exams on computers for multiple-choice subjects.

STUDENTS WILL HAVE 36 WAYS TO CHOOSE EXAM SUBJECTS

The reason for choosing the 2 + 2 exam plan, according to the Ministry of Education and Training, is to ensure a number of requirements. In particular, the number one requirement is to reduce exam pressure for students and reduce costs for students' families and society (currently, there are 6 exams); reduce 1 exam session to 3 sessions.

The second reason is not to cause an imbalance between choosing social sciences more than natural sciences as it is now. The Ministry of Education and Training cited that the percentage of candidates choosing social sciences in the last 3 years in the high school graduation exam out of a total of more than 1 million candidates registered for the exam is as follows: 64.72% in 2021; 66.96% in 2022; 67.64% in 2023. This creates conditions to help candidates develop their strengths in accordance with the goals of the 2018 General Education Program.

This year's 11th graders will be the first batch of candidates to take the innovative high school graduation exam.

Regarding the 9 subjects selected for the exam, including: foreign languages, history, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, and technology, the Ministry of Education and Training said that these subjects have been tested, evaluated, and have scores shown in the transcript; during the teaching and learning process, students have been assessed comprehensively in their learning process.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, by choosing 2 subjects out of these 9 subjects, there will be 36 different ways to choose, creating conditions for candidates to choose the exam subject that suits their career orientation, abilities, interests, conditions and circumstances to continue studying, learning a trade or participating in working life.

Mr. Le Truong Tung, a member of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development, shared with Thanh Nien reporters at the meeting on the morning of November 14 that the majority of opinions (about 95%), including himself, supported the plan to take 4 exams.

High school graduation exam plan will be fundamentally renewed

Concluding the meeting of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development on November 14, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized that the number one goal of the graduation exam is to assess the quality of high school education.

At the meeting, the council spent a lot of time discussing the Ministry of Education and Training's proposals for organizing high school graduation exams and exams (graduation exam plans) from 2025. Delegates said that the graduation exam plan must be synchronous and methodical, starting from innovation in teaching and learning methods, programs, textbooks, teacher training, exam assessment, state management of education, etc.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha affirmed that the number one goal of the graduation exam is to assess the quality of high school education. Vocational, college and university training needs to be oriented based on the capacity, qualities and desires of students, not chasing after degrees and achievements.

Therefore, the graduation exam plan from 2025 must follow the spirit of Resolution 29/NQ-TW on fundamental and comprehensive innovation of education and training and the direction of the Government and the National Assembly, in the direction of reducing pressure and costs for society while still ensuring reliability, honesty, and correct assessment of students' abilities, as a basis for vocational education and university education enrollment.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the graduation exam plan from 2025 must be simple, scientific, targeted, and effective, aiming to accurately assess students' abilities and learning process in a practical way, "what you learn is what you test". Any plan must have a quality, standardized test bank, and regulations to ensure consistent implementation. At the same time, he requested the Ministry of Education and Training to provide information that is scientific, public, and transparent so that people know the policy, implementation process, and methods of exam innovation compared to the set goals.

Mai Ha

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