At the press conference, Mr. Ho Tan Minh clearly informed: "This is the statement of the director (Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Hieu - NV) in the industry summary conference, which clearly states Teachers are not allowed to test at the beginning of each lesson unexpectedly and suddenly, not without testing at the beginning of each lesson.
Mr. Ho Tan Minh, Chief of Office of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training
Accordingly, the innovation of the industry's testing and evaluation must comply with Circular 22 and Circular 26 of the Ministry of Education and Training to implement these contents.
A representative of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City said that student assessment is a normal activity in the educational program, while the form and content of the test are carried out by teachers according to the guiding circular. . However, here testing students is a process, not a random test.
"Let me give you an example of some funny clips that you see on TikTok. The teacher holds a lottery block, then shuffles it back and forth to draw a number. The student with this number comes up to answer the question. This is the way the education sector opposes and we do not encourage. We see it as creating for students a feeling of constant fear and pressure of not knowing if they will return their homework today," Mr. Ho Tan Minh stated.
'Tests must assess capacity...'
Mr. Ho Tan Minh said that testing students should be done regularly and periodically. Regular testing can be in many forms such as oral, paper testing, through the learning process, through learning attitude, and through practice products, not just by oral testing.
"Teachers need to clearly define a plan for testing students. Testing must assess ability. Testing is not only to know whether students know the word or not, but it cannot evaluate the student's ability like that." any. This is completely the guiding viewpoint of the education sector," Mr. Ho Tan Minh emphasized.
Regarding the forms of student assessment, the representative of the Department of Education and Training said that the Department will conduct teacher training. Teachers need to change their thinking to organize clear assessments for students.
According to the Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, if the student testing process is good, the educational reform process will be successful. The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City will issue specific instructions at the beginning of the week on testing and evaluating students according to the direction of the industry.
Pay tuition via applications, third parties...
Also at the press conference, representatives of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City provided more information about questions from parents when paying tuition through applications, third parties... have to pay an additional fee.
Mr. Ho Tan Minh said that currently the education sector is encouraging non-cash tuition collection and can deploy tuition collection from third parties. However, if all of these units want to implement it, the Department is asking to make data connections to industry data.
Mr. Minh emphasized that connecting with a third party will no longer have data collection activities, so there is no fear of data being leaked, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training affirmed.
Regarding fee collection, the Government currently allows third parties to deploy tuition collection software systems, the choice belongs to parents. In particular, each school not only has a single form of tuition collection, but also chooses its own suitable and convenient form.
“However, to synchronize the system, there will definitely be a system to manage month-end and year-end matching. The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City will have a statistical system, if the fee exceeds the prescribed limit, there will be reminders," Mr. Minh said.
