What are included in the guidelines for completing self-practicing rounds of (Internet Olympiads of English) - IOE in Vietnam? How many self-practicing rounds are there in the IOE Competition?

What are included in the guidelines for completing self-practicing rounds of (Internet Olympiads of English) - IOE in Vietnam?

To participate in the "IOE SELF-PRACTICE" session, you need to "Log In" to your IOE account. After logging in, the screen will appear as follows:

METHOD 1: You can select "SELF-PRACTICE" from the top menu as guided by the arrow.

METHOD 2: Select “Start Self-practicing”

At this point, the screen will display the questions corresponding to the number of rounds you need to complete. Click on “Take Test 1,2,3,4,5” as shown in the screen below to participate in the self-practicing session.

- Each self-practicing round of the IOE competition consists of 5 tests including 4 official exercises and 1 optional exercise (speaking practice).

+ Tests 1-2-3-4: You need to achieve at least 75% of the points for each test to complete.

+ Test 5 (Speaking Practice): This is an optional test in the self-practicing round. Students can record the results/redo the self-practicing round immediately after completing exercises 1-2-3-4 or continue with test 5 based on their personal learning needs.

In case students choose to take test 5, they will complete 10 questions per round.

- The result of one self-practicing session is calculated by the total points and total time spent on tests 1-2-3-4. The result of the speaking test does not add to the 4 practice tests to be recorded on the weekly leaderboard system.

- After completing the test, select “Redo” to practice the exercises in the IOE competition self-practicing round again, or “Save Results” to complete the round and move to the next round.

- There is no limit to the number of times you can redo the IOE competition practice rounds before pressing “Save Results.” The system only records the highest result from each round, which will be used to rank the account on the weekly leaderboard.

After completing 5 tests in a practice round, the system will show two options "Save Results" and "Redo" as the screen below:

Depending on your needs, you can click "Save Results" to save the test results on the system and continue to the next round.

Or you can click "Redo" to practice and consolidate the knowledge of the current IOE competition self-practicing round.

What are included in the guidelines for completing self-practicing rounds of (Internet Olympiads of English) - IOE in Vietnam? How many self-practicing rounds are there in the IOE Competition?​ (Image from the Internet)

How many self-practicing rounds are there in the IOE Competition?

According to Decision 5572/QD-BGDDT in 2014 (Download), the self-practicing rounds are updated by the national organizing committee weekly on the website starting from August 20 each year.

The IOE competition has a total of 35 self-practicing rounds.

In each round, students take 4 tests with a maximum result of 330 points within 60 minutes, and the system announces the results immediately after each question.

In cases where students do not have access to computers or internet connection, they can practice through other suitable forms.

What are regulations on official rounds of the IOE Competition in Vietnam?

According to Chapter 2 of Decision 5572/QD-BGDDT in 2014, details about the regulations related to the official rounds of the English Internet Olympiad are as follows:

(1). Number of Olympic rounds each year and official Olympic rounds:

Each school year has 4 official rounds of the IOE competition for the primary and lower secondary schools); 3 official rounds of the IOE competition for upper secondary school

The official rounds for each level have a duration of 30 minutes with the number of questions depending on the student’s test speed.

The system does not announce results after each question and does not display the questions again even in case of an incident.

In the official rounds, students can submit their papers before the test time ends.

Results are only displayed after students submit their papers or the test time ends.

The start time of the test is unified nationwide for each official round, irrespective of when a student starts the test.

In case of any incidents during the official rounds, students can retest immediately but must finish within the common regulated time or retest in another session (if available).

The system does not count the number of times tested in the official rounds.

(2). Official Olympic rounds for primary and lower secondary schools

+ The school-level round is organized separately after the 15th practice round.

+ The district-level round is organized separately after the 20th practice round.

+ The provincial/city-level round is organized separately after the 25th practice round.

+ The national-level round is organized separately after the 30th practice round.

(3). Official Olympic rounds for upper secondary schools

+ The school-level round is organized separately after the 20th practice round.

+ The provincial/city-level round is organized separately after the 25th practice round.

+ The national-level round is organized separately after the 30th practice round.

(4). Participation conditions for official rounds

Primary and lower secondary school students can participate in all official Olympic rounds at the school, district/quarter, and provincial/city levels (if any).

Upper secondary school students can participate in all official Olympic rounds at the school and provincial/city levels (if any).

The national-level Olympic round for primary and lower secondary schools is only for 5th and 9th grade students.

The national-level Olympic round for upper secondary schools is only for 11th grade students.

The departments of education and training decide the selection method for 5th, 9th, and 11th grade students participating in the national level round.

(5). Regulations for the official rounds

Students who lose their testing account from the previous level can create a new account to test for the next level but must notify the council of the respective level and be confirmed by the previous level’s council (if available).

During official rounds, students may only use one account to log in.

Students are not allowed to use any reference materials in the official rounds of the competition.

Students may leave the testing room but must stay within the testing area if they complete the test earlier than the regulated time of the official round.