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Ministry tells schools to look past exam results
Source: Xinhua |
February 6, 2009, Friday
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THE Ministry of Education issued a circular yesterday, urging primary and high schools not to evaluate teachers' performances only by their student's pass rates at entry examinations.
Pass rates have long been the decisive factor in judging school quality and teacher competency, which often resulted in teachers taking up students' free time for extra lessons and assigning large amounts of homework to achieve better exam scores.
According to a report released last June by the Hebei Youth Daily, a primary school student was beaten on the neck by his teacher Li Lanju for his poor math score. Li was suspended from his post.
Experts said the country's exam-oriented education system tends to neglect the cultivation of a well-rounded personality while teacher performance is evaluated strictly by exam grades.
Instead of focusing on talented students, schools should guide teachers to pay equal attention to every pupil.
While schools have the final say on the work assessment, opinions from students and parents should also be incorporated into the whole evaluation, said the circular.
The circular also advised that teachers' evaluations be based on the students' demonstrated mastery of the teacher's specific subject as opposed to a standardized test. For example, a physical education teacher might be evaluated on the fitness of his students.
Currently, the ministry is collecting public opinion for an unprecedented 12-year education reform plan.
Pass rates have long been the decisive factor in judging school quality and teacher competency, which often resulted in teachers taking up students' free time for extra lessons and assigning large amounts of homework to achieve better exam scores.
According to a report released last June by the Hebei Youth Daily, a primary school student was beaten on the neck by his teacher Li Lanju for his poor math score. Li was suspended from his post.
Experts said the country's exam-oriented education system tends to neglect the cultivation of a well-rounded personality while teacher performance is evaluated strictly by exam grades.
Instead of focusing on talented students, schools should guide teachers to pay equal attention to every pupil.
While schools have the final say on the work assessment, opinions from students and parents should also be incorporated into the whole evaluation, said the circular.
The circular also advised that teachers' evaluations be based on the students' demonstrated mastery of the teacher's specific subject as opposed to a standardized test. For example, a physical education teacher might be evaluated on the fitness of his students.
Currently, the ministry is collecting public opinion for an unprecedented 12-year education reform plan.
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