Secondary and high school students in Vietnam must take a test twice per class hour/semeste

Secondary and high school students in Vietnam must take a test twice per class hour/semester (Internet image) 

Article 7 of Circular 58/2011/TT-BGDDT stipulates inspection form, the types of tests, the coefficient of point of the test for secondary and high school students in Vietnam as follows:

1. Inspection form:

Quiz (test by question-answer), written test, practice test.

2. The types of tests:

- Regular tests (KTtx) include quiz; written test under one class hour; and practice test less than one class hour;

- Periodic tests (KTdk) include written test from one class hour or more; semester test (KThk).

3. Coefficient of points of the types of tests:

- For the subjects assessed by scoring: The regular inspection point is calculated coefficient of 1, the points of written test and practice test from one class hour or more are calculated coefficient of 2, the point of semester is calculated coefficient of 3.

- For the subjects evaluated by comments: comment results of the tests are calculated once as classifying subjects per semester.

Besides, the number of tests and method of scoring are specified as follows:

- Number of KTdk is defined in the teaching plan, including testing the chosen subjects.

- Number of KTtx: In each semester, a student must have number of KTtx of each subject including testing the chosen subjects as follows:

+ The subject that has a class hour or less/week: at least twice;

+ The subject that has from 1 class hour to less than 3 class hours/week: at least 3 times;

+ The subject that has from 3 class hours or more/week: at least 4 times.

- Number of tests for specialized subjects: In addition to the number of tests specified above, the principal of the specialized high schools may require some additional tests for specialized subjects.

- The points of KTtx in the form of assay are integers, the points of KTtx by the form of multiple choices or with part of multiple choice and the points of KTdk are integers or decimal number taken to the first decimal number after being rounded.

- Students who do not have enough tests as prescribed above must be examined in compensation. The tests in compensation must have forms, the levels of knowledge, skills, and time equivalent to the missing tests. Students who fail to attend the tests in compensation will be scored point of 0 (for subjects assessed by scoring) or commented at level of NS (for those subjects evaluated by comments). The tests in compensation must be completed in each semester or the end of school year.

More details can be found in Circular 58/2011/TT-BGDDT, which comes into force from January 26, 2012.

Thuy Tram

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