Nearly 2,800 essay tests had incorrect scores

On the morning of August 20, the People's Committee of Thai Binh province held a press conference to provide information related to the results of the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year.

Regarding the inspection results related to the controversy over the 10th grade entrance exam scores in Thai Binh, through inspection, the Thai Binh Provincial Inspectorate said that during the process of re-checking the essay test scores, the number of test scores that were manually checked for correctness was only 0.71%, not ensuring at least 20% of the essay test scores as prescribed.

When detecting errors, the Secretariat did not make a record but only recorded information about the candidates with errors and transferred it to the Head of the Exam Steering Committee. The Head of the Exam Steering Committee did not clearly identify the cause and take measures to correct the errors through checking the Secretariat's match, which was not in accordance with regulations.

Abnormalities in the 10th grade entrance exam scores in Thai Binh in 2024: Thai Binh Provincial Inspectorate proposed to extend the suspension period for the Director of the Department of Education and Training. Photo: Nguyen Hoa

The inspection team conducted manual marking of 100% of the essay tests (no re-marking of the tests was performed).

Through that, it was determined that 2,997 exams were out of sync, causing 2,750 exams to have incorrect scores. There were 49 exams with errors in the scoring and entry process, of which 19 exams had incorrect scores compared to the published score sheet.

The total number of essay exams with incorrect scores is 2,769; of which 1,368 exams have scores higher than the announced scores, and 1,401 exams have scores lower than the announced scores.

The total number of candidates with incorrect admission scores is 1,589, of which 781 candidates have a higher admission score than the announced total admission score, and 808 candidates have a lower admission score than the announced total admission score.

Based on the 10th grade high school enrollment plan for the 2024-2025 school year approved by the People's Committee of Thai Binh province and the inspection scores of the candidates, the Inspection Team determined that the new admission scores for the first round had changed in 4/12 specialized classes and 11/29 admission councils of mass high schools.

According to the new admission scores for the first round at the Specialized High School Admissions Council, 15 candidates changed from not being admitted to being admitted; 15 candidates changed from being admitted to not being admitted.

According to the new admission scores for the first round at the admission councils of mass high schools, 237 candidates changed from not being admitted to being admitted; 243 candidates changed from being admitted to not being admitted.

The cause was determined to be that the Head of the Secretariat and related individuals of the Secretariat did not fully perform their responsibilities in performing their official duties.

The head of the exam steering committee was irresponsible, did not check, supervise and did not promptly report to the People's Committee of Thai Binh province about unusual incidents related to the exam.

In this case, the Inspectorate of Thai Binh province determined that Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien - Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh province was responsible for his role as the head of the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh province, Head of the Steering Committee for the 10th grade entrance exam in Thai Binh.

Thai Binh Provincial Inspectorate recommended that the Department of Home Affairs advise on extending the suspension period for Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien to serve the inspection work.

Source: https://danviet.vn/bat-thuong-diem-thi-vao-lop-10-thai-binh-nam-2024-gan-2800-bai-thi-tu-luan-bi-sai-diem-20240820085314335.htm