"Two days ago, when I found out that my score was 96.49, I was shocked because it was beyond my imagination. At noon today, I was overwhelmed when Hanoi University of Science and Technology announced that this was the highest score in the first round of the thinking assessment exam," Thang said.
With more than 7,000 candidates taking the exam, the average score was 53.94 and only 6 students scored above 90 points, Thang was sure to be admitted to the Computer Science major at Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
Previously, the student from Ung Hoa district was qualified to enter the Computer Engineering major through the talent selection method with first prize in the city's excellent student competition in Physics and an average grade point average of about 9-9.1.
Determined to study the A00 group (Math, Physics, Chemistry) in depth for university admission from grade 10, Duy Thang focused on studying in class to have a good knowledge foundation. In addition, Thang studied each subject twice a week with teachers. In grade 12, with the goal of entering the Polytechnic University, Thang registered for an online course to guide his review, mainly on reading comprehension and scientific thinking for the school's own exam.
This year, Hanoi University of Science and Technology organized a computer-based thinking assessment test. Candidates took the multiple-choice test in 150 minutes, including 60 minutes for Mathematical Thinking, 30 minutes for Reading Comprehension, and 60 minutes for Scientific Thinking/Problem Solving. The questions were designed according to a thinking scale with three levels: Reproduction, Inference, and Higher Order.
Thang commented that the exam questions of Bách khoa were strange, not easy but not too difficult. In the Math section, the male student found it easier than the high school graduation exam because there were fewer tricky questions. However, the exam required faster thinking and speed.
"With the graduation exam, those who are good at Math and practice a lot can handle the first 30-40 questions in 30 minutes and then spend the next hour to solve the remaining 10 difficult questions. But in the thinking assessment test, there are almost no recognition questions, so candidates are forced to distribute their time evenly and speed up the test," Thang said.
Although he doesn't remember all the questions in the Reading Comprehension section, Thang was impressed with a passage about maternal love, which required candidates to use their knowledge of Literature and exploit available data to answer the questions.
The test also includes scientific texts, like a part of a scientific paper with true or false, fill-in or drag/drop answers. This section includes knowledge in three subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and the field of Technology.
"All three parts are equally difficult," Thang shared. The male student said that thanks to his solid grasp of basic knowledge, he had no difficulty solving these parts of the test.
After more than ten years of reviewing for 12th graders, teacher Vu Khac Ngoc said that the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's thinking assessment test has a completely new structure, approaching modern assessment methods in the world. The test does not focus on testing knowledge, so there are no memorization questions, nor are there overly "mathematical" questions with intricate changes. The test focuses on testing thinking and problem-solving abilities. Therefore, candidates must have a good foundation to be able to achieve high scores like Thang.
Score distribution of the first round of thinking assessment test of Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Photo: HUST
Ms. Dao Hong Thi, Thang's homeroom teacher, is proud of her student. "I burst into tears when I learned Thang was valedictorian," Ms. Thi said. Thang is the class monitor and an excellent student in the class. He won first prize in the city's Physics competition with 19.5/20 points, ranking 27th out of 78 students in the national team selection round.
According to Ms. Thi, Thang's achievements are a great motivation for teachers and students of "village schools" like Ung Hoa B High School - a school that is always in the top 10 schools with the lowest 10th grade entrance scores in Hanoi every year.
Thang said that studying at a "village school" was fortunate. Here, Thang studied all subjects instead of focusing on 1-2 key subjects. This helped him have a good foundation in most subjects.
Hanoi University of Science and Technology has another thinking test on July 8. Thang advises candidates for the next round and students from the following year to keep their spirits up. Instead of trying to cram knowledge, Thang thinks that you should only do 1-2 tests, review the wrong part, and pay attention not to lose points on easy questions.
With 96.49 points in the thinking assessment test, Thang is no longer under pressure in the high school graduation exam taking place at the end of June. "However, I still hope to get good results in this exam," Thang said.
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