Education Minister, Police General Permpoon Chidchob, affirmed the necessity of a benchmark to evaluate students’ knowledge and skill levels, a role that the National Institute of Educational Testing Service’s (Niets) Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net) is set to fill.

 

As disclosed by Pol Gen Permpoon, the ministry, in collaboration with the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec), the Office of the Teacher Civil Service and Educational Personnel Commission (OTEPC), and Niets, is outlining future plans for the test.

 

The existing O-Net, which covers maths, Thai language, science, and English, may be replaced by an improved version, O-Net Plus. The latter will allow students to take exams in additional subjects without repeating those already passed or taken, the current system does not extend to all eight core subjects, reported Bangkok Post.

 

Pol Gen Permpoon anticipates the O-Net Plus’s roll-out in the 2024 academic year, although it will not be obligatory yet. The test will have an increased emphasis on critical thinking skills. Students will have the option of taking the O-Net Plus test, aimed at enhancing their skills and gauging their learning achievements, rather than coercing them into scoring high for their school’s benefit.

 

by Mitch Connor

TOP: Pol Gen Permpoon: Test not mandatory. Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

may be replaced by an improved version, O-Net Plus.

 

the thai kids are the worst when compared to other asean countries. what is he hoping to achieve? getting good results at the end of high school with wishy washy tests says nothing about what the kids actually learned in their high school learning. a bunch of hogwash meant to gloss over the real problems of thai education

Edited February 16, 20242 yr by Pouatchee

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Education Minister, Police General Permpoon Chidchob,

And they wonder what's happening to the Thai education system.

 

Teachers hate standardized testing. My grade 6 and grade 9 were pulled out of all classes for 6 wks to study for the O-Net exams. 2nd term I get to see these classes for less than 6 hrs in the whole term. This is the same for all other subjects. This is absurd. Fairly sure the reasoning behind this is if the school comes in with good O-Net results this is an advertising benefit for the school. Standardized testing is very much outdated and of very little use.