Chương I Thông tư 22/2021/TT-BGDĐT: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope and regulated entities

1. This Circular prescribes assessment of training and learning results of students in lower secondary education level and students in upper secondary education level (hereinafter referred to as “students”), including: assessment of training and learning results of students; use of assessment results; responsibilities of agencies, organizations, and individuals.

2. This Circular applies to lower secondary education institutions, upper secondary education institutions, multi-level education institutions, specialized education institutions, and other education institutions providing formal education program issued by Minister of Education and Training (hereinafter referred to as “formal education program”), relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals.

Article 2. Term interpretation

In this Circular, terms below are construed as follows:

1. “assessment of training and learning results of students” refers to the acts of collecting, analyzing, and processing information via monitoring, supervising, exchanging, examining, and providing feedback regarding training and learning processes of students in all mandatory subjects, optional subjects, local education contents (hereinafter referred to as “subjects”) within formal education program; advising, guiding, and motivating students; verifying achieved results of students; providing feedback to students and teachers to adjust teaching and education processes (hereinafter referred to as “teaching”).

2. “regular assessment” refers to the acts of assessing training and learning results of students which take place during teaching process as per requirements under the formal education program; providing feedback to teachers and students to promptly adjust teaching process; supporting and promoting development of students; verifying attained results of students during implementation of training and learning tasks.

3. “periodic assessment” refers to the acts of assessing training and learning results after a certain period in a school year in order to identify level of accomplishment of training and learning tasks of students as per requirements under the formal education program; providing feedback to education officials, teachers, and students to adjust teaching activities; verifying attained results of students.

Article 3. Assessment objectives

Conduct assessment in order to identify level of accomplishment of training and learning tasks of students as per requirements under formal education program; provide accurate and timely information to allow students to adjust training and learning activities while allowing education officials and teachers to adjust teaching activities.

Article 4. Assessment requirements

1. Conduct assessment based on requirements under formal education program.

2. Conduct assessment while ensuring accuracy, integrity, fairness, honesty, and objectivity.

3. Conduct assessment via multiple methods, forms, techniques, and tools; combine regular assessment and periodic assessment.

4. Conduct assessment for student’s improvement; prioritize motivating and encouraging efforts of students in training and learning; do not compare students with one another.