Guidelines for scoring the Thinking Skills Assessment exam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2025
What are guidelines for scoring the Thinking Skills Assessment exam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2025?
The Thinking Skills Assessment Exam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology aims to evaluate the foundational thinking skills of students, including: Mathematical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Scientific Thinking/Problem Solving - which are crucial factors enabling students to excel in a higher education environment.
The 2025 Thinking Skills Assessment Exam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology lasts for a total of 150 minutes, comprising 100 multiple-choice questions divided into 03 sections. The Mathematical Thinking section lasts 60 minutes, the Reading Comprehension section lasts 30 minutes, and the Scientific Thinking/Problem Solving section lasts 60 minutes.
The scoring for the 2025 Thinking Skills Assessment Exam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology is as follows:
- The exam consists of 100 questions corresponding to 100 points, with the Mathematical Thinking section accounting for 40 points, Reading Comprehension 20 points, and Scientific Thinking/Problem Solving 40 points.
- The score for each question depends on the difficulty of the questions answered by each candidate, so candidates with the same number of correct answers may have different scores.
Guidelines for scoring the Thinking Skills Assessment exam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2025 (Image from the Internet)
Where do candidates in Vietnam register for the 2025 national high school graduation exam?
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Regulations on High School Graduation Exam issued together with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDDT regulating the exam registration:
Article 20. Exam Registration
- Registration location:
a) Individuals specified at point a, clause 1, Article 19 of these Regulations register for the exam online or directly at the high school where they study in grade 12;
b) Individuals specified at points b, c, d, clause 1, Article 19 of these Regulations register online or directly at the location (referred to as the registration site) designated by the Department of Education and Training. The head of the unit at the registration site is responsible for performing the tasks prescribed in Article 63 of these Regulations.
- Registration for exam subjects:
a) To be recognized for high school graduation: Candidates must register for the subjects of Literature, Mathematics, and one elective test comprising 02 subjects from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Economics and Law Education, Informatics, Industrial Technology, Agricultural Technology, Foreign Language. Candidates may choose 02 subjects of the elective test among those studied in grade 12. Candidates can register for a Foreign Language subject different from the one being studied at high school;
b) Candidates specified in points c, d, clause 1, Article 19 of these Regulations need only register for the desired exam subjects. For the elective test, candidates are allowed to choose a maximum of 02 subjects.
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Pursuant to Article 19 of the Regulations on High School Graduation Exam issued together with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDDT regulating the candidates, conditions for the exam:
Article 19. Candidates, Conditions for Exam
- The candidates for the exam include:
a) Persons who have completed the General Education Program/Informal Education Program in the year the exam is organized;
b) Persons who have completed the General Education Program/Informal Education Program but have not yet graduated from high school in previous years;
c) Persons who have a high school graduation diploma and take the exam to use the results for university entrance;
d) Persons who have a vocational diploma and take the exam to use the results for university entrance.
- Conditions for exam:
a) The candidates must register for the exam and submit all necessary documents on time;
b) Individuals specified in point d, clause 1 of this Article must ensure that they have studied and passed the required cultural knowledge volume of high school according to the Education Law and the current guidance documents of the Ministry of Education and Training.
Hence, candidates register for the high school graduation exam in 2025 at the following locations:
[1] Register online or directly at the high school where they study grade 12 for individuals who have completed the General Education Program/Informal Education Program in the year the exam is organized.
[2] Register online or directly at a location designated by the Department of Education and Training for the following individuals:
- Persons who have completed the General Education Program/Informal Education Program but have not yet graduated from high school in previous years
- Persons who have a high school graduation diploma and take the examination to use the results as a basis for university admission
- Persons who have a vocational diploma and take the examination to use the results as a basis for university admission
What are requirements for the general education program in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 31 of the Education Law 2019 stipulating the requirements for the general education program in Vietnam:
- Reflect the goals of general education
- Define the required qualities and competencies that students need to achieve after each educational level, the mandatory education content for all students nationwide
- Specify the methods, forms of organizing educational activities, and assessing educational results for each subject at each class and educational level of general education
- Ensure uniformity across the country and implement flexibly, suitable to local conditions and general education institutions
- Be widely consulted among organizations and individuals and trialed before promulgation; publicly announced after promulgation
