There are candidates who achieved 9 points in Literature subject of National High School Exam 2018
The scoring of essay tests is very strict, with two independent rounds. If the score difference is 0.5 points, a re-scoring monitoring will be arranged, the cause will be determined and the results will be handled in a unified manner by the two examiners to prevent errors.
Up to now, the Department of Education and Training of Phu Tho has graded nearly 50% of the Literature exam papers. According to initial statistics, there have been candidates who scored 9 and above.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Tuong, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Phu Tho, said that the number of candidates scoring below average was 27%. The score range was mainly from 6 to 8. A few papers scored below 2. There were no papers with a score of 0.
It is known that the marking of essay tests is very strict, with two independent rounds. If the difference is 0.5 points, a re-marking will be arranged, the cause will be determined and the results will be handled in a unified manner by the two examiners to prevent errors.
Mr. Mai Van Trinh, Director of the Department of Quality Management of the Ministry of Education and Training, said that during the marking process, there were 2 independent rounds. Each round of marking was carried out in a separate round. At the same time, the marking progress was carried out at least 5% to ensure the marking progress and especially the quality of the marking between the two rounds.
Mr. Trinh said that in reality, the examination councils have implemented specific and detailed marking instructions, so the current marking is going smoothly, in which the marking and checking the sealing status of the exam bags, this year according to the technical solutions implemented, have shown to be very effective.
And through actual inspection, it shows that localities have done this step well. This is a technical solution to ensure that the exam bags are kept safe and sealed before being put into the marking stage.
Commenting on the score distribution of this year's Literature exam, teacher Nguyen Thi To Nga, teacher at Nguyen Gia Thieu High School, Hanoi, assessed that the exam ensured a level of differentiation and promoted students' creativity. In the writing section, this is a high-level differentiation question. With this exam, in my opinion, students mainly got 5-6 points, with 8 points or higher reserved for excellent students.
Teacher Vu Thi Binh, a teacher at Tran Phu School, Hanoi, commented that the Literature exam is more differentiated than last year's exam. With this exam, students will be able to do 60-80%, of course there are students at a higher level, so the average score will be from 6-8 points.
