How does the assessment test evaluate ability?

Candidates only need to review well for the high school graduation exam to have enough basis to participate in the competency assessment exams.

Candidates taking the National University's competency assessment exam, self-study candidates in rural areas. Hanoi in 2024 - Photo: NGUYEN BAO

The 2025 Hanoi National University Aptitude Test (HSA) is almost full, with only about 200-300 out of 90,000 seats left after the first day of registration.

Speaking with Tuoi Tre, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Thao - representative of the Institute of Digital Training and Testing under Hanoi National University - said that the registration portal of Hanoi National University will open from February 23 and will end on March 2.

Mr. Thao noted that the general and separate exams are all based on the basic knowledge and skills of the general education program. "Therefore, candidates only need to review well for the high school graduation exam to have enough basis to participate in the separate exams. Candidates do not need to explore or find another way to complete the Hanoi National University's competency assessment exam," Mr. Thao emphasized.

According to Mr. Thao, immediately after successfully registering for the exam, candidates need to review the outline and redo the published reference tests to review and review any weaknesses they have.

At the same time, build a review plan, systematize knowledge of grades 10, 11, 12; do sample tests to test time, control completion time.

From 3 days to 1 week before the exam, candidates should not be too absorbed in studying, but should prepare well in terms of health and psychology to prepare for the exam. This is also one of the secrets that candidates who have achieved high scores have shared their experiences on many forums. The group of candidates in areas with many tutoring centers has lower scores than those in rural areas.

According to Mr. Thao, the amount of knowledge in the HAS exam is all in the curriculum of grades 10, 11 and 12. Therefore, if candidates do not study firmly and do not grasp the knowledge in class, "practicing for the exam anywhere will be useless".

He believes that when students feel they have lost their foundation in some area, they need to improve and supplement themselves immediately in many ways. They can go to a test preparation center if they want, or study and review by themselves.

Faced with the situation where many individuals advertise and call on students to participate in "early start" and practice for assessment of capacity and thinking right from grade 11, Mr. Thao said that the general education program in 2018 emphasizes qualities and capacity more than content and knowledge. The practice of cramming knowledge through extra teaching and learning as before has gradually decreased with Circular 29 on extra teaching and learning.

Should I go to a test center to assess my ability?

According to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Thao, candidates practicing for the ability assessment test from grade 10 and 11 only creates more burden for themselves. Because with knowledge from grade 10 and 11, candidates who want to review can do more reference tests to learn and recognize the format and how to ask questions. This will be more useful than candidates going to training centers to practice 1-2 types of exercises.

"In previous years with the HSA exam, the group of candidates from rural areas 2 and 2 had average, good average and highest scores higher than the group from area 3 - urban areas, with many tutoring and learning centers," Mr. Thao said, adding that this is partly proof that the many tutoring and learning centers in urban areas are not necessarily better than the group of self-studying candidates in rural areas.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/on-thi-danh-gia-nang-luc-ra-sao-20250227233046582.htm