The Ministry of Education and Training said: The current Circular only applies to national periodic assessments chaired by Vietnam, to assess the learning outcomes of students in general education institutions, and has not yet adjusted for international assessments with the participation of Vietnam. Meanwhile, in the past and in the coming years, Vietnam has, is and will continue to participate in many international assessment programs such as PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment for 15-year-olds of the OECD); SEA-PLM (Programme for Assessment of Learning Outcomes of Primary School Students in Southeast Asia); TALIS (Programme for International Assessment of Teaching and Learning of the OECD). These programs are all chaired by the Ministry of Education and Training, and at the same time, they are guided to be implemented seriously, synchronously and uniformly nationwide to provinces, cities and educational institutions.
To suit the actual situation, the new draft Circular has been expanded to include both "National Wide-Scale Assessment" and "International Wide-Scale Assessment". The new draft also clearly stipulates the decentralization, delegation of authority and responsibilities of relevant parties. At the same time, it specifically defines the structure, composition, functions, tasks, powers and implementation methods of the Executive Board, the National Technical Board, as well as the composition and tasks of the Survey Council at the provincial and centrally-run city levels.
Regarding the implementation process, the new draft Circular adjusts both the content and form of assessment. Specifically, the assessment content is the requirements to be achieved for the subjects participating in the assessment, as prescribed in the current generaleducation program; focusing on assessing students' ability to apply knowledge and skills in solving problems related to study and life. In addition, the assessment of English for students in grades 9 and 11 is added.
The forms of assessment are diverse, and can be paper-based, computer-based, or a combination of both. If necessary to serve state management requirements, the Minister of Education and Training may add additional surveys in addition to the regular national and international surveys.
The Department of Education and Training is responsible for advising the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to arrange local budgets or mobilize other legal funding sources (if any) to implement national-level large-scale assessment programs according to regulations. At the same time, issue plans and documents directing local agencies, departments and branches to coordinate with the Education sector to implement these programs.
Funding for implementing national-level large-scale assessment programs is arranged by ministries, central and local agencies, and is used from the State budget and legal support sources from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals, in accordance with the provisions of the Budget Law and relevant current legal documents.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the issuance of the new Circular replacing Circular 51/2011/TT-BGDDT dated November 3, 2011 is of great significance in realizing the goal of developing a national-level wide-scale assessment system in Vietnam. When issued, the new Circular will contribute to periodically providing objective and reliable information on the quality of general education; at the same time, it will be the basis for proposing policies and solutions to innovate teaching and learning activities, meeting the requirements of implementing the General Education Program, improving quality, and promoting international integration of Vietnam's general education.
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