Many errors and irregularities in the 10th grade entrance exam

Abnormal signs in exam marking in Hai Phong

The conclusion of the surprise inspection of the direction and implementation of the enrollment regulations of the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong City for the grading of the 10th grade high school entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year by the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education and Training pointed out limitations, shortcomings, and violations such as the preparation of equipment in the multiple-choice test grading room not being fully prepared according to the progress and work plan of the Examination Council.

Typically, candidates who register for admission to both public high schools and specialized schools will have to take two foreign language exams (one general foreign language exam and one conditional foreign language exam). As for the Japanese language subject, the Hai Phong Department of Education and Training has not yet explained why it has chosen to require candidates to take the conditional foreign language exam in English or French instead of Japanese while the Japanese language exam is conducted in Japanese.

In implementing the exam marking process, some examiners did not fully understand the regulations and made mistakes during the marking process; some examiners still discussed while marking independently; some examiners did not follow the essay marking process correctly; the score agreement form of examiner 1 and examiner 2 was not as prescribed but used form 4 (exam marking report).

It is noteworthy that when checking the probability of some exams of some subjects marked on June 12, 2024 and June 13, 2024, the examiners did not follow the correct procedure and some exams showed signs of irregularities.

The inspection team also recommended that the Examination Council and the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong City review the History (specialized) exam papers and other subjects (especially exam papers with signs of irregularities) and handle and resolve them according to the regulations of the Examination Council and the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong City and the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

With the above inspection results, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education and Training recommends that the Department of Education and Training handle and direct the handling of violations of regulations by members of the Examination Council and examiners during the examination process (if any) according to its authority; direct lessons learned from the contents shown in the memorandums, recommendations of the inspection team and the direct opinions of the team when working with the Examination Council, leaders of the Department of Education and Training and the Examination Steering Committee.

Decision to conduct a surprise inspection at the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh province. Photo: Document capture

Exam score scandal in Thai Binh

At the end of July 2024, Mr. Lai Van Hoan - Vice Chairman of Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee - officially signed and issued an official dispatch to the Provincial Inspectorate, Provincial Police, Department of Home Affairs, Department of Information and Communications on the inspection of the organization of the entrance exam for grade 10 of high school in the 2024 - 2025 school year in Thai Binh province. The reason is because Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee received petitions from citizens and public opinion reflecting irregularities in the exam scores in this entrance exam.

According to Lao Dong's investigation, among the 11 members of the delegation, there are 2 officers of Thai Binh Provincial Police. The Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee then decided to temporarily suspend Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien - Director of the Department of Education and Training - from July 31, to serve the inspection of the organization of the entrance exam. During the inspection, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien is responsible for providing full information and relevant documents as requested by the head of the inspection delegation and competent authorities, ensuring compliance with the provisions of law.

In a complaint sent to the authorities and the press, a parent of a student (residing in Nam Hong commune, Tien Hai district, Thai Binh province) said that many parents, students, and teachers of secondary schools across the province were extremely surprised and upset by the low scores, which did not accurately reflect the students' test results.

The student's family and many other parents submitted a large number of appeals. As a result of the appeal, the student's average Math score increased from 6.75 to 9 points, a difference of 2.25 points.

Inspection of high school graduation exam work in 2024

Prime Minister's Directive No. 15 dated May 16, 2024 on strengthening direction and coordination in organizing the High School Graduation Exam and university and vocational education entrance exam in 2024 requires the Ministry of Education and Training to proactively carry out inspection, examination and supervision of the exam. Accordingly, the Ministry of Education and Training established 4 inspection teams to implement the plan to inspect and examine the High School Graduation Exam in 2024.

Cam Ha

Source: https://laodong.vn/giao-duc/nhieu-sai-sot-bat-thuong-trong-ky-thi-tuyen-sinh-vao-lop-10-1375922.ldo