Chương II Thông tư 22/2021/TT-BGDĐT: Đánh giá kết quả rèn luyện và học tập của học sinh

Chapter II

ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING AND LEARNING RESULTS OF STUDENTS

Article 5. Form of assessment

1. Conduct assessment via feedback

a) Teachers shall, in either spoken form or written form, provide feedback on implementation of training and learning tasks of students; provide feedback on improvement, advantages, and disadvantages of students during training and learning processes; provide feedback on training and learning results of students.

b) Students shall, in either spoken form or written form, provide feedback on their implementation of training and learning tasks, improvement, advantages, and disadvantages.

c) Parents of students, agencies, and organizations participating in education of students shall provide feedback on implementation of training and learning tasks of students.

d) Assessment conducted based on providing feedback on training and learning results of students shall be used in regular assessment and periodic assessment via examination and assessment regarding implementation of training and learning tasks of students depending on subject’s characteristics.

2. Conduct assessment via scores

a) Teachers shall use scores to assess training and learning results of students.

d) Assessment conducted based on scores shall be used in regular assessment and periodic assessment via examination and assessment regarding implementation of training and learning tasks of students depending on subject’s characteristics.

3. Assessment methods for subjects

a) Conduct assessment for: Physical education (PE), Art, Music, Fine Arts, local education subjects, experience learning activities, and career counseling; learning results of subjects shall be categorized as “Đạt” (Qualified) or “Chưa đạt” (Unqualified).

b) Conduct assessment based on both feedback and scores for subjects in formal education program, except for those under Point a of this Clause; subject-based learning results shall be given in a total of 10 scores, any other form of scores must be converted to 10-score model. Assessment score must be an integer or a decimal number rounded to the nearest tenths.

Article 6. Regular assessment

1. Regular assessment shall be conducted via: ask – answer, provide presentation, practice, experiment, produce learning products.

2. In each subject, each student shall be examined and assessed multiple times where several examinations and assessment satisfactory to teaching progress as per education plans of specialized departments are selected and the results thereof are recorded in student monitor and assessment record (by classes) in order to assess learning results of a subject according to Clause 1 Article 9 hereof as follows:

a) For subjects where assessment is conducted via feedback (does not include learning topics): choose twice each semester.

b) For subjects where assessment is conducted via both feedback and scores (does not include learning topics), choose regular assessment scores (hereinafter referred to as “DDG_tx”) in each semester as follows:

- Subjects that have 35 periods/school year: 2 DDG_tx.

- Subjects that have from more than 35 periods/school year to 70 periods/school year: 3 DDG_tx.

- Subjects that have more than 70 periods/school year: 4 DDGtx.

3. For learning topics in upper secondary education level, each student shall be examined and assessed in each learning topic, where results of an instance of examination and assessment shall be used as assessment results for the entire learning topics. Assessment results of learning topics of a subject shall equal results of one instance of regular assessment of the subject, and shall be recorded in student monitor and assessment record (by classes) for use in assessing subject results according to Clause 1 Article 9 hereof.

Article 7. Periodic assessment

1. Periodic assessment (does not apply to learning topics) consists of mid-semester assessment and end term assessment and is implemented via: examination (on test paper or on computer), practice exercises, or learning projects.

- Time of examination (on test paper or on computer) of subjects (excluding learning topics) with up to 70 periods/school year is 45 minutes; time of examination (on test paper or on computer) of subjects (excluding learning topics with more than 70 periods/school year is from 60 minutes to 90 minutes or up to 120 minutes for specialized subjects.

- For examination (on test paper or on computer) where assessment is made via scores, exam questions are developed based on exam mechanisms and characteristics in a manner that satisfies requirements of the subjects under formal education program.

- For examination (on test paper or on computer) where assessment is conducted via feedback, practice exercises, or learning projects, provide instructions and assessment criteria based on requirements of subjects under formal education program prior to implementation.

2. In each semester, each subject assessed via feedback shall be assessed once in the middle of the semester and once at the end of the semester.

3. In each semester, each subject assessed via both feedback and scores shall be given assessment scores once during the semester (hereinafter referred to as “DDG_gk”) and once at the end of the semester (hereinafter referred to as “DDG_ck”).

4. Students who fail to obtain sufficient assessment scores as per Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article due to force majeure shall be eligible for attending the re-examination and re-assessment with corresponding qualification criteria. Organization of re-examination and re-assessment shall be performed in each semester.

5. In case students fail to attend re-examination and re-assessment according to Clause 4 of this Article shall be assessed as “Chưa đạt” (Unqualified) or given a score of 0 for the missing examination and/or assessment.

Article 8. Assessment of training results of students

1. Basis and organization of assessing learning results of students

a) Assess training results of students based on requirements for traits and general capacity by subjects and education level under general programs and requirements for specific capacity under subject program in formal education program.

b) Subject teachers shall rely on Point a of this Clause to provide feedback and assess training results, improvement, advantages, and disadvantages of students during training and learning process of the subjects.

c) Class advisors shall rely on Point a of this Clause to monitor training and learning process of students; consult feedback and assessment of subject teachers and feedback of students’ parents, relevant, agencies, organizations, and individuals in educating students; instruct students on how to perform self-assessment; provide feedback and assess training results of students based on categories under Clause 2 of this Article.

2. Training results of students in each semester and in the entire school year

Training results of students in each semester and in the entire school year shall be assessed by one of 4 categories: Excellent, Good, Qualified, Unqualified.

a) Training results of students in each semester

- Excellent: Satisfy requirements for traits under formal education program excellently and display merits.

- Good: Satisfy requirements for traits under formal education program well and display merits but not enough to be placed in Excellent category.

- Qualified: Satisfy requirements for traits under formal education program.

- Unqualified: Fail to satisfy requirements for traits under formal education program.

b) Training results of students in the entire school year

- Excellent: a student is placed in Excellent category in the 2^nd semester and in Good category or higher in the 1^st semester.

- Good: a student is placed in Good category in the 2^nd semester and Qualified category or higher in the 1st semester; or Qualified category in the 2^nd semester and Good category in the 1^st semester; or Good category in the 2^nd semester and Qualified category or Unqualified category in the 1^st semester.

- Qualified: a student is placed in Qualified category in the 2^nd semester and Good, Qualified, or Unqualified category in the 1^st category; or Good category in the 2^nd semester and Unqualified in the 1^st semester.

- Unqualified: other cases.

Article 9. Assessment of learning results of students

1. Learning results of students by subjects

a) For subjects assessed via feedback

- In a semester, learning results of each subject of a student shall be concluded as either: “Đạt” (Qualified), or “Chưa đạt” (Unqualified).

+ Qualified: When the student attends all examination and assessment under this Circular and obtain assessment at Qualified category.

+ Unqualified: Remaining cases.

- In a school year, learning results of each subject of a student shall be concluded as either: “Đạt” (Qualified), or “Chưa đạt” (Unqualified).

+ Qualified: Learning results of the 2^nd semester is placed in Qualified category.

+ Unqualified: Learning results of the 2^nd semester is placed in Unqualified category.

b) For subjects assessed via both feedback and scores

- Average score of a subject in a semester (hereinafter referred to as “DTB_mhk”) is calculated as follows:

TDDG_tx: Total scores of regular assessment.

- Average scores of the subject for the entire school year (referred to as “DTB_mcn”) is calculated as follows:

DTB_mhkI: Average score of the subject in the 1^st semester.

DTB_mhkII: Average score of the subject in the 2^nd semester.

2. Learning results in each semester and school year

For subjects assessed via both feedback and scores, DTB_mhk is used to assess learning results of a student in each semester while DTB_mcn is used to assess learning results of a student in the entire school year. Learning results of a student in each semester and in the entire school year shall be assessed by one of 4 categories: Excellent, Good, Qualified, Unqualified.

a) Excellent:

- All subjects assessed with feedback are placed in Qualified category.

- All subjects assessed by both feedback and scores have minimum scores of 6.5 for DTB_mhk and DTB_mcn with 6 subjects among which have minimum scores of 8.0 for DTB_mhk and DTB_mcn.

b) Good:

- All subjects assessed with feedback are placed in Qualified category.

- All subjects assessed by both feedback and scores have minimum scores of 5.0 for DTB_mhk and DTB_mcn with 6 subjects among which have minimum scores of 6.5 for DTB_mhk and DTB_mcn.

c) Qualified:

- Have no more than 1 subject assessed via feedback placed in Unqualified category.

- At least 6 subjects assessed by both feedback and scores have minimum scores of 5.0 for DTB_mhk and DTB_mcn with 0 subjects have scores lower than 3.4 for DTB_mhk and DTB_mcn.

d) Unqualified: Remaining cases.

3. Revision of learning assessment results

If learning assessment results of a semester and/or a school year is lowered by at least 2 categories from categories under Point a and Point b Clause 2 of this Article due to assessment results of a single subject, the learning assessment results of the semester and/or school year shall be raised up to the adjacent category.

Article 10. Assessment of students exempted from practice exercises in Physical education and National defense and security education

1. Students who face difficulty in learning due to chronic diseases, disabilities, accidents, or diseases that require treatment shall be exempted from practice exercises in Physical education and National defense and security education.

2. Application for exempting practice exercises in Physical education and National defense and security education consists of: Written application of students and medical record or certificates of disabilities issued by hospitals of districts or higher.

3. Exempting practice exercises in Physical education and National defense and security education for illnesses or accidents only apply to a school year; cases of chronic diseases, physical disabilities or prolonged impairment shall apply to all school years or the entire education level. Principals shall allow students to be exempted from practice exercises of Physical education and National defense and security education in each semester or school year.

4. Students who are exempted from Physical education and National defense and security education as per this Article must attend replacement theory examination and/or assessment to maintain sufficient number of examinations and/or assessments as per the law.

Article 11. Assessment of students with disabilities

1. Assessment of training and learning results of students with disabilities shall be implemented along with motivating and encouraging improvement of the students.

2. For students with disabilities who learn in form of inclusive education, training and learning results of subjects which students can satisfy as per requirements of formal education program shall be assessed in a manner similar to those of regular students with a slight decrease in requirements for training and learning results. Subjects which students with disabilities are in capable of satisfying as per requirements of formal education program shall be assessed according to personal education plans; subjects which the students with disabilities are exempted from shall not be examined and assessed.

3. For students with disabilities who attend to specialized education methods, training and learning results of the students that satisfy requirements of specialized education program shall be assessed according to regulations on specialized education. For subjects which students with disabilities are incapable of satisfying according to specialized education requirements, assessment of training and learning results shall be conducted based on personal education plans.