A literature review session of 12th grade students at Nguyen Thai Binh High School, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: ANH KHOI
Instead of guessing "which work in the textbook will be on the exam", parents and candidates this year have turned to guessing "the topic of the exam" and spending the last 24 hours before the exam "collecting materials".
"My child has stopped studying for the exam but still hugs the computer to chat in class groups, discuss with teachers about topics that may be on the exam. The other day, my child told me to pay attention to information and data about the 50th anniversary of the country's unification. Today, I saw the children telling each other to research documents about AI, GPT Chat, and digital technology transformation" - Ms. Huong, a parent in Cau Giay district (Hanoi) whose child is taking the exam this year, shared.
Thu Huong, a student at Tran Phu High School (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi ), also said: We guess the topic to find related documents. If the topic is on target, it saves time searching. But guessing the topic is too broad, so it is also difficult.
Mainly to feel more secure when entering the exam room. Not using the materials in the textbook makes us feel a bit lost.
Meanwhile, experienced teachers advise students to "eliminate the idea of finding a "closet" for this year's essay because if they get carried away with this, they might be "crushed by the closet".
Ms. Trinh Thu Tuyet, former literature teacher at Chu Van An High School (Hanoi), said that the biggest change in this year's literature exam (through the sample exam) is the choice of materials outside of the textbook in both reading comprehension, social commentary, and literary commentary.
This innovation will eliminate the practice of memorizing and studying from sample texts, encouraging students to read a lot and access a variety of materials. The lack of a "reference book" forces students to learn the genres and steps of presenting reading comprehension, social commentary, literary commentary, and to practice reading, writing, and expressing independent thoughts.
However, from changing the exam questions to changing the teaching and learning methods, it takes a longer process. In this year's exam, teachers still advise students to first have a firm grasp of the genre and steps to do the exercises according to the sample exam structure.
"You can "save" some documents to use for comparison, to prove the requirements of the exam. But you should not get carried away by listening to rumors and then finding topics and memorizing them.
Materials on topics such as youth, family affection, homeland, country, issues that are close to or of interest to young people... are materials that students can read and remember because they are easy to apply" - Ms. Kim Anh, Phan Huy Chu High School (Dong Da District, Hanoi), advised.
According to Ms. Kim Anh, even before the Ministry of Education and Training issued essay questions that did not use textbook materials, she always reminded students of the "formula" they needed to grasp, which were essentially the basic steps to do the test according to the same requirements as the sample test.
Ms. Hoang Anh, a teacher at Chu Van An High School (Tay Ho District, Hanoi), also reminded students: "The test does not use materials from textbooks, but depending on the specific requirements of the test, candidates can still use both materials from and outside the textbook as examples and evidence for the arguments presented in the essay. Ms. Hoang Anh also reminded candidates that when researching and choosing to use materials from social networks, they must find reliable sources.
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