Deputy Minister of Education and Training inspects exam marking in Nghe An

The exam marking process is carried out according to the correct procedure.

This year, Nghe An province has 36,743 candidates taking the exam at 69 exam sites. In which, the distribution by exam includes, Literature (essay) has 36,009 candidates taking the exam. Multiple choice subjects include: Math has 36,389 candidates; Physics has 10,260 candidates; Chemistry has 10,344 candidates; Biology has 10,126 candidates; History has 26,072 candidates; Geography has 26,023 candidates; Civic Education has 22,839 candidates; Foreign Languages ​​(English has 32,644 candidates and Russian, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German has 81 candidates).

Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh speaks at the meeting. Photo: My Ha

The Department of Education and Training mobilized more than 400 staff to participate in the exam marking work. Of which, the essay exam marking committee had 324 people, with 280 exam marking officers and 24 test marking officers. The total number of staff participating in the multiple-choice exam marking committee was 41 people. In addition, there were 20 people from the exam marking security force.

Previously, determining that the marking stage is extremely important, contributing to the success of the High School Graduation Exam, the Department of Education and Training directed the provincial marking committee to select competent teachers who work responsibly and honestly. During the marking process (for essay subjects), closely follow the answers and scoring criteria of the Ministry of Education and Training, accurately and completely mark the exam, ensuring reliable results as well as fairness and objectivity for candidates.

During the inspection, Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do and the working delegation also came to inspect and directly discuss with the examiners of round 1, round 2, test graders, and exam scoring officers... Through conversation, the examiners said that thanks to being trained and thoroughly understanding the regulations and exam scoring process, they did not encounter any concerns, difficulties or pressure during the working process.

In addition, the answers, scoring sheets, and guidelines for marking essays by the Ministry of Education and Training are clear, scientific, and easy to understand, which has created favorable conditions for examiners. On the very first day of marking essays, examiners were able to “break away from the answers” ​​and evenly mark the candidates’ papers.

According to the report of the essay marking committee, as of the afternoon of July 15, there were 607 papers proposed for a third marking, less than 2% of the total number of papers. However, none of these papers had to be marked together, meaning the difference in scores between examiners was no more than 2.5 points per paper. The difference between examiners was within the allowable limit.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do reminded the examiners not to be afraid of giving candidates 10 points in Literature. But they must ensure that they are correct and accurate to the candidates' abilities and test scores.

Strengthening the testing work

Working in Nghe An, Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do emphasized that the High School Graduation Exam Boards must clearly define the scoring viewpoint as correct, accurate, objective, and strictly follow the regulations. The scoring must be quick but not rushed to avoid discrepancies and errors.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do speaks at the meeting. Photo: My Ha

The Deputy Minister also requested the Nghe An province exam board to increase the number of tests, in addition to the required 5%, it can grade more, especially for high-scoring exams, over 9 points.

Literature is the only subject that is graded on essays in the 2022 High School Graduation Exam. Regarding the grading of this subject, Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do also said that the difference in scores between independent grading rounds is a must. However, trying to ensure that the difference is not too large, within the allowable range is the responsibility and capacity of the examiners and there is consistency.

Regarding the multiple-choice test scoring, the inspection team also highly appreciated Nghe An's organization, from arranging facilities, mobilizing test-scoring forces, protecting test papers and test results of candidates. Police forces were also deployed to ensure security during the test-scoring period.

The inspection team at the exam marking site. Photo: My Ha

At the meeting, the representative of the Ministry's examination inspection team also reminded the examiners to keep the exam information confidential for candidates. Do not make statements related to the exam, or provide information that is not official or accurate, causing confusion among the public.

The leaders of the Department of Education and Training as well as the examination boards accepted the instructions of the inspection team, promising to continue to organize the examinations strictly, in accordance with regulations, objectively, ensuring progress and honest and accurate results for the candidates' exams.