NATIONAL EXAM

AN ANALYSIS
 CONTENT
Traditionall
Introductio
n 1 separated
y

2 exams

3
Merged 4 Argumen
t
national
exam
 INTRODUCTION
Aim?
Radically
overhaul
What?
education &
Merge of
training
graduation
exam & national
entrance exam

Consequence?
When? Contrasting
First days of opinions among
July annually Vietnamese society
TRADITIONALLY SEPARATED EXAMS
BENEFITS

Easy to classify
the learning capacity

More time to focus on chosen subjects

for university entrace exam

More efficient in testing essential knowledge

for university program

Appropriate teaching and studying

strategies for exams
TRADITIONALLY SEPARATED
EXAMS
DRAWBACKS
Abilities not precisely
& accurately evaluated

Distinct contrast results

between 2 exams

Pressure on 12th
grade students

Great expense

Traffic pressure
 MERGED NATIONAL EXAM
BENEFITS

Reduces exam Save money, time

pressure and labor-force

More objective Broad range of

scores for students exam content

Knowing result Reduce

before applying congestion with
many clusters
 MERGED NATIONAL EXAM
DRAWBACKS

Suddenly
applied Change of
teaching
Not much time material &
to prepare for changes methods
Hard for teachers
to fulfill their mission

Chaos in choosing
schools
Result in a mind game for
parents, students & universities
 ARGUMENT 1 - VALID
Modus ponens
If an exams content If A, then B
has a broad range Pattern
of level (from easy A
to difficult), it can
evaluate students
knowledge Therefore, B
completely. National
Exam offers a wide AB
range of exam Truth table
content level. A
Therefore, it can
evaluate students Therefore B
knowledge
completely.
 ARGUMENT 2 - INVALID

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Son
The two separated exams S: Separated exam
have different A: Affect the requirements and purposes
requirements and M: Merging two separated exams
purposes. If the authorities
merge these two exams, it
will result in affecting the
requirements and S ~A
purposes. Therefore, it is Truth table
not the right time to merge MA
two separated exams into
the national exam. ~M
 ARGUMENT 3 - VALID
A: People want to Modus ponens
assess the new
Prof. Ngo Bao Chau university application If A, then B
A lot of time is needed if process objectively
people want to assess the A
new university application B: A lot of time is
process objectively. The needed to judge Therefore, B
new ongoing national exam everything objectively
process requires more time
to be evaluated. Therefore,
it is too early for people to
AB
jump to conclusions to say
that the merged exam was a
disaster. Truth table A

B
 ARGUMENT 4 - VALID

A: People want to Modus
Prof. Ngo Bao Chau make a decision tollens
If people want to make a relates to millions of
decision relates to millions of individuals If A, then B
individuals, it should be
judged on approximately B: It should be Not B
millions of cases. The new judged on
application process is approximately Therefore,
criticized due to a simple millions of cases. A B not A
action taken by only ONE
students parents hiring an Truth table ~B
ambulance to take him to
submit a university application
~A
form. Therefore, it is unfair to
make a judgment about the
national exam from a simple
action.
 ARGUMENT 5 - VALID
Bui Van Ga MOETs
Deputy
The purpose of the National
Exam is providing data for
the admission of universities
and colleges. Thus, the
MoET believes that
universities and colleges can
use these results to save
money, time and reduce
pressure of the society.
All NE are P.
Pattern All P are S.
Thus, all NE are S
All that identical to the
National Exam (NE) are all that
identical to providing data for
the admission of universities
and colleges.
Standardized
All that identical to providing
Arguments data for the admission of
universities and colleges (P)
are the ways to save money,
time and to reduce pressure of
the society.
Thus, all that identical to the
National Exam are the ways to
save money, time and to
reduce pressure (S).
Venn
Diagram
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