Innovation in testing and evaluation

From the second semester of the 2024-2025 school year, the periodic test matrix for subjects assessed by scores will include 2 parts: objective and essay questions. Notably, the objective test part, in addition to multiple-choice questions, also includes true/false and short-answer questions.

That is one of the new points in testing and assessment for junior high and high school levels that the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has just sent to the Departments of Education and Training. According to the Ministry's request, for subjects assessed by comments combined with scores, the DOET guides junior high and high schools to develop matrices, specifications, test questions and instructions for marking periodic tests to ensure professional and technical requirements, refer to the appendix attached to the document.

According to this appendix, the periodic test of subjects assessed by high school scores will have a new matrix consisting of 2 parts: objective test (accounting for 7/10 points) and essay (accounting for 3/10 points). The objective test section has many similarities with the high school graduation exam format with multiple choice, true-false and short answer formats. For subjects that do not have the "Short answer" question format, all the points of this section will be transferred to the "true-false" format. Overall, the test will have 40% of questions at the recognition level, 30% of questions at the comprehension level and 30% of questions at the application level.

The implementation will start from the second semester of the 2024-2025 school year. Previously, in November 2024, key teachers from localities were trained, so the Ministry of Education and Training requested the Departments of Education and Training to train the entire team of managers and teachers of educational institutions implementing the general education program in the management area.

At present, the periodic test questions of each secondary and high school are different, some places only use multiple choice questions while others combine essay questions. The method of adding many types of questions to the test is supported by teacher Hoang Thi Thuy (Bien Hoa High School for the Gifted, Ha Nam) because it helps to diversify the test structure and comprehensively assess the students' abilities. If there are only multiple choice questions, it will not be able to ensure the test of knowledge combined with the assessment of the ability to apply and think, the skills of reading comprehension, analysis, and synthesis of information of the learner.

Ms. Thuy also believes that this method avoids students circling randomly and requires them to really understand in order to fill in the correct answer, so teachers can clearly recognize students' abilities, thereby knowing which parts of the students are weak or strong in order to adjust teaching and learning activities, supplement students' knowledge gaps, provide individual help to weak and poor students, and nurture good students.

Testing and assessment are an indispensable part of the teaching and learning process to help students improve. Many teachers share that when creating tests and assessments, they must consider the suitability with the students' abilities and levels, while providing feedback to help teachers and students know how much progress they have made, which areas of knowledge and skills have improved, and which areas are still weak in order to adjust the teaching and learning process.

Current assessment innovation includes not only teachers assessing students but also students learning how to assess each other, knowing how to self-assess their own learning and training results, thereby making adjustments in learning and reviewing to achieve better results.

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According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh - Director of the Department of Secondary Education (Ministry of Education and Training), the innovation of testing and examinations is all in the direction of correct assessment and encouragement of teachers and students to teach and learn in the direction of developing capacity and qualities, not just acquiring pure knowledge. In the circulars regulating the testing and assessment of high school students, there have been many adjustments, recognizing diverse and humane forms of assessment, encouraging students to progress, encouraging the forms of "teachers organizing, students performing tasks" rather than paper-based tests with increased difficulty levels of exercises. Tests in the traditional form will still be available but will ensure the correct matrix prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Source: https://daidoanket.vn/doi-moi-kiem-tra-danh-gia-10297087.html