Where to download the review handbook for the "Trạng nguyên Tiếng Việt" competition (Vietnamese Prodigy competition) for 5th-grade students? Is the learning process one of the contents of assessment of primary school students?

Where to download the review handbook for the "Trạng nguyên Tiếng Việt" competition (Vietnamese Prodigy competition) for 5th-grade students in Vietnam?

Below is the review handbook for the "Trạng nguyên Tiếng Việt" competition (Vietnamese Prodigy competition) for 5th-grade students in Vietnam:

Download the review handbook for the "Trạng nguyên Tiếng Việt" competition (Vietnamese Prodigy competition) for 5th-grade students in Vietnam

Is the learning process one of the contents of assessment of primary school students in Vietnam?

Under Clause Article 5 of the Regulations on the Assessment of Primary School Students issued together with Circular 27/2020/TT-BGDDT, the content and methods of assessment are stipulated as follows:

Assessment criteria and methods

1. Assessment criteria

a) Assess learning process, progression and academic results of students satisfying requirements and specific display of capacities of each subject and academic activities according to formal primary education programs.

b) Assess formation and development of traits and capacities of students via following primary traits and capacities:

- Primary traits: patriotism, humane, diligence, honesty, and sense of responsibility.

- Primary capacities:

+) General capacities: self-control, self-studying, communication, cooperation, problem resolution and creativity;

+) Specific capacities: language, calculation, science, technology, computer, aesthetic, and physical attributes.

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Thus, the learning process is one of the contents of assessment of 5th-grade students.

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What is the importance of assessing primary school students in Vietnam during the learning process?

Under Article 3 of the Regulations on the Assessment of Primary School Students issued together with Circular 27/2020/TT-BGDDT, the assessment aims to provide information accurately, promptly, identify studying and training results depending on requirements on formal primary education program and progression of students to guide academic activities, adjust teaching activities to improve education quality, to be specific:

- Assist teachers in adjusting and renovating organization format and education methods in teaching and academic processes; promptly acknowledge efforts and progress of students to motivate, encourage and detect insurmountable obstacles of students to guide, support in order to improve studying and training effectiveness of students; in part to implement objectives of primary education level.  

- Help students develop ability to self-reflect, reflect, self-study, adjust studying methods, communicate, cooperate, interest in learning and training for improvement.

- Assist student’s parents or guardians (hereinafter referred to as “student’s parents”) in assessing studying, training progress and results, processes of forming and developing traits, capacities of students; actively cooperating with schools in educating students.

- Assist education management officials of all levels to promptly direct education activities, renovate teaching methods and assessment methods to achieve education effectiveness.

- Assist social organization in acknowledging accurate and objective information, develop social sources for investment in development of education.

What are the commonly used assessment methods for 5th-grade students in Vietnam?

According to Article 5 of the Regulations on the Assessment of Primary School Students issued together with Circular 27/2020/TT-BGDDT, teachers can assess 5th-grade students using the following methods:

- Assessment by observation: Teachers monitor and listen to students when teaching in classes, employ observation cards, examination boards and records of student's behaviors as proof for assessment of studying and training processes of students.

- Assessment by academic records, products and activities of students: Teachers provide feedback and assessment regarding products and activity results of students thereby assessing students based on relevant assessment criteria.

- Assessment by communication: Teachers discuss with students in form of questions and answers to collect information and promptly provide comment, remedial measures.

- Assessment by writing: Teachers employ tests consisting of questions and exercises designed according to levels and requirements to be achieved of the program in form of multiple-choice questions and writing tests to assess level of completion for academic assessment criteria. 

What are the standards of excellent primary school students in Vietnam?

According to point a of clause 2 Article 9 of the Regulations on the Assessment of Primary School Students issued together with Circular 27/2020/TT-BGDDT, the standards of excellent primary school students in Vietnam are specified as follows:

Consolidation of academic assessment results

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2. At the end of a school year, based on consolidated assessment results of each subjects, academic activities and primary traits, capacities, class mentors shall:

a) Assess academic results of students by 4 levels:

- Excellent completion: Students who achieve excellent scores in assessment results of subjects, academic activities; good in traits and capacities; at least 9 score in periodic final exams of subjects;

- Good completion: Students who fail to achieve excellent completion but achieve good scores in assessment results of subjects, academic activities; good in traits and capacities; at least 7 score in periodic final exams of subjects;

- Completion: Students who fail to achieve excellent and good completion but achieve good or completion scores in assessment results of subjects, academic activities; good or satisfied in traits and capacities; at least 5 score in periodic final exams of subjects;

- No completion: Other students.

b) Specify feedback, academic assessment results and achievements of students receiving appraisal in a school year in study records. 

Thus, the standards of excellent primary school students in Vietnam include:

- achieve excellent scores in assessment results of subjects, academic activities;

- be good in traits and capacities;

- achieve at least 9 score in periodic final exams of subjects