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O-Net Plus to boost skills of students
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/02/2024
» The Education Ministry will introduce the O-Net Plus exam to bring back equivalency testing and evaluate the quality of teachers.
Students fail to postpone Tcas exams
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/03/2021
» The Central Administrative Court on Friday dismissed a petition by Mathayom 6 student representatives seeking a postponement of Thai University Centre Admission System (Tcas) exams scheduled to take place late this month.
Students ask court for exam extension
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/03/2021
» Mathayom 6 student representatives on Wednesday petitioned the Administrative Court to order the Thai University Centre Admission System (Tcas) exams to be postponed.
Tests axed for school entry due to Covid
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/01/2021
» The Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) scores will not be used as criteria for admitting students into Mathayom 1 (Grade 7) and Mathayom 4 (Grade 10) in the next academic year, according to the Ministry of Education.
Long-overdue end of O-Net exams
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/01/2021
» For the past 15 years, the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) has been the target of criticism. Introduced to test the academic proficiency of students nationwide in 2005, it has been attacked for its failure to improve their knowledge and skills.
Fewer tests, more change
News, Editorial, Published on 28/12/2020
» Education Minister Nathapol Teepsuwan's recent decision to call off the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) for Prathom 6 (Grade 6) and Mathayom 3 (Grade 9) in the 2020 academic year was noteworthy. However, more needs to be done if the minister truly wants to improve the education system.
Key test one step closer to cancellation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2020
» Permanent secretary for education Supat Champathong has ordered an impact study in the event the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net) were to be cancelled, amid talk of universities planning to replace it with their own tests.
Govt to discuss scrapping O-Net standardised test
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2020
» The Education Ministry is considering scrapping the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net), following a directive by Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan.
Progress needs level playing field
Oped, Published on 12/05/2020
» 'Congratulations!" I told Saw, my best friend from Satit Pathumwan, on being accepted into Chulalongkorn Medical School. At school, she was one of the brightest students around. I watched in awe as she placed 29th out of more than 10,000 students applying to the science-math track at Triam Udom Suksa High School; she would later receive a scholarship from the Thai government to study at an American college.
Obec brands O-Net fails a success
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/04/2019
» While the overall scores of Grade 6 and 9 students who participated in the latest Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) have improved, the number of students who failed remains alarmingly high, according to the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (Niets).