Less than 10% of test takers passed recent teachers' examination

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Less than 10% of test takers passed recent teachers' examination

BANGKOK, 3 July 2013 (NNT) – The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) has revealed that less than 10 percent of test takers passed the 60% scoring mark required for admission to the post of assistant teachers, at the 1st round of the assistant teachers testing for year 2013.

According to OBEC secretary-general Chinnaphat Phumirat, only 1,536 people passed the teachers' exam although as many as 21,000 people took the test. He said that in Khonkaen province, nobody passed the testing meant to filter candidates for the 28 available positions in the province.

Mr. Chinnaphat indicates that the Office of the Teacher Civil Service and Educational Personnel Commission (OTEPC) will determine whether an extra round of testing would be required to find would-be assistant teachers to fill the available positions.


-- NNT 2013-07-03

[Skytrain2hell]

"It's the test's fault."

-Face.

[kurnell]

I would love to see a copy of this test and see if my 6 year old can pass. My god there must be some less than bright people running around.

[soi41]

How on earth are they going to improve the educationsystem here, when prospective teachers are to stupid to pass a simple test?

Btw. The 10% mentioned in the OP would be flattering for some districts! In Korat less than 2 % passed, 47 out of 2749 passed!

[Hockeybik]

60% score was passing - guess no one really wants to know how many got "A's".

[gosompoi]

Questions are not related to education or teaching, questions like what is the maximum fine for teaching without a licence or what is minimum age for a teaching licence and what is the renewal fee for a teaching licence. Three questions on the last test. The questions are things you can not study and are not taught anywhere in the world and are not knowledge related to the subject of the licence.

[MaxLee]

I would love to see a copy of this test and see if my 6 year old can pass. My god there must be some less than bright people running around.

I guess the test would be sooo difficult since it requires to answer specific questions like,..." what would you do if you have a relationship with a lover,...?"

[kurnell]

I would love to see a copy of this test and see if my 6 year old can pass. My god there must be some less than bright people running around.

I guess the test would be sooo difficult since it requires to answer specific questions like,..." what would you do if you have a relationship with a lover,...?"

Someone out there must be able to find a copy of the test

[daiwill60]

Sounds to me a bit like the students O net test questions . eg You are out with a girl and start to have sexual feelings for her. What do you do a) Have sex . go home and tell your mother, c) go find some male friends and play football with them.

Farang teachers are also faced with questions and answer options that are just as stupid, in order to get their teacher licences.

[culicine]

Sounds to me a bit like the students O net test questions . eg You are out with a girl and start to have sexual feelings for her. What do you do a) Have sex . go home and tell your mother, c) go find some male friends and play football with them.

Farang teachers are also faced with questions and answer options that are just as stupid, in order to get their teacher licences.

Sounds to me a bit like the students O net test questions . eg You are out with a girl and start to have sexual feelings for her. What do you do a) Have sex . go home and tell your mother, c) go find some male friends and play football with them.

Farang teachers are also faced with questions and answer options that are just as stupid, in order to get their teacher licences.

I agree. let's not be too hasty in judging the quality of the applicants until we see the test. Otherwise we must also conclude there aren't too many bright farang teachers out there too. How many have passed all 4 tests out of the thousands that have so far passed the exam? Not too many.....

[gosompoi]

Sounds to me a bit like the students O net test questions . eg You are out with a girl and start to have sexual feelings for her. What do you do a) Have sex . go home and tell your mother, c) go find some male friends and play football with them.

Farang teachers are also faced with questions and answer options that are just as stupid, in order to get their teacher licences.

It is the same test for Thai and Farang teachers. Just one version in english and one Thai. 10% passing same for Thai takers.

[dmrichkt]

Whereas farang teachers in Thailand are all top quality.......just sayin'.

[gosompoi]

Whereas farang teachers in Thailand are all top quality.......just sayin'.

Little in Thailand is of quality, farang and Thai.

[Payboy]

So, cheating was not possible, then.

[belg]

so you can see

why education is so much crap in this country

as most people before the scam was found out, just paid to pass

[chrisbacke]

Seconding the 'wait to see the test' movement.

[Suffinator]

Is anyone actually surprised and did the Government really expect better results. Well its not big shock -

Corruption in the Thai Education System

[Georgeweirs]

Maybe am too pedantic but the story relates to testing and performance. Grammatically it is fewer" than 10% rather than "less" than 10%!

[sirchai]

Damn....had to leave all the electronic devices outside this time. Which means the real result of all assignments.- .

[sirchai]

Whereas farang teachers in Thailand are all top quality.......just sayin'.

Little in Thailand is of quality, farang and Thai.

Please don't judge the book by its cover. Many of us do a great job here. 9 years should mean something to somebody, roughly speaking.-

[scorecard]

Well here's another angle.

Six months ago my Thai niece, 20 years old (just graduated from the new 4 / 5 year education degree)

applied for teacher positions at many schools, some responses:

- 'Your overqualified'.

- 'You won't fit at this school because what you learned is different to the way we run this school'.

- 'No teaching positions available but we can offer you a teacher assistant position, 3,000Baht per month after all deductions,

and if you pass the teachers assistant exam'.

[TackyToo]

How on earth are they going to improve the educationsystem here, when prospective teachers are to stupid to pass a simple test?

Btw. The 10% mentioned in the OP would be flattering for some districts! In Korat less than 2 % passed, 47 out of 2749 passed!

I studied in the field of education. However, neither at the university nor later on the job nobody could give me an answer to a vital question: how do you make a stupid person (student) to understand and accept that he/she is stupid? The smart guys in this country are in charge of the brainwashing to keep the majority stupid. It works for them.

[jamhar]

One wonders about all the previous test takers who passed.

Thats the problem with corruption. The good gets lumped with the bad.

Its a long way to credibility, but a single step to lose it all.

Even a longer way back once your lost it.

And the kids are the ones to suffer.

[newermonkey]

Of the 10% who made the grade they are only 10% as good as their overseas equivalents.

I have hired people in my company who have held Thai Bachelors degrees but their education does not even come close to CSE's (The UK's Basic Secondary Education Certificate)

Teenagers leaving normal Thai education come out knowing almost NOTHING, I really don't know what they teach them but its shameful.

Thai educational standards are really, really bad. Its amazing the country is able to function at all.

[gosompoi]

One wonders about all the previous test takers who passed.

Thats the problem with corruption. The good gets lumped with the bad.

Its a long way to credibility, but a single step to lose it all.

Even a longer way back once your lost it.

And the kids are the ones to suffer.

This time was all new tests, so those who passed before took different tests. I saw the new tests personally and was disappointed. Asking questions that had no relation to the profession of teaching and no where in the world were taught by anyone.

[samjaidee]

One wonders about all the previous test takers who passed.

Thats the problem with corruption. The good gets lumped with the bad.

Its a long way to credibility, but a single step to lose it all.

Even a longer way back once your lost it.

And the kids are the ones to suffer.

This time was all new tests, so those who passed before took different tests. I saw the new tests personally and was disappointed. Asking questions that had no relation to the profession of teaching and no where in the world were taught by anyone.

Could you give some examples of the questions, since you've seen them. It would help us get a better perspective on the story.

Thanks, Gosompoi.

[whiteman]

Thailand is now a new Hub of where to come and fail your tests. It is a pitty they do not do the same with there driving licence tests

[bangon04]

So, cheating was not possible, then.

10 per cent were able to pass the test WITH cheating.....

[up-country_sinclair]

Safe to say that more than a few mouth breathers failed this exam, but we still need to see the questions and instructions before condemning the lot.

[SOTIRIOS]

......I had previously read 2%.....so they bumped it up to less than 10% ???.......