A representative from the World Bank announces the report (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The East Asia and Pacific region hasseven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, with schools inChina and Vietnam showing significant progress, according to a new report ofthe World Bank.
Released on March 15, the report “Growing Smarter: Learning andEquitable Development in East Asia and Pacific” pointed out that this is a major accomplishment that offers importantlessons to countries around the world.
However, it also noted that up to 60 percent of students are inunder-performing schools that fail to equip them with the skills necessary forsuccess.
Highlighting the impressive development in Vietnam’seducation system, Raja Bentaouet Kattan, a Lead Specialist at the WB's Education Global Practice, who is also theco-author of the report, praised Vietnam for its comprehensive reform; suitableand effective policies, and investment related to education.
Vietnamese teachers working in remote and disadvantaged areas have enjoyed highersalary than those in urban areas through receiving allowances, she said.
The country also made a great reform to diversify test methods, thus improvingthe education quality and assessment basing on students' competence, she added.
The national assessment expansion for subjects such as reading, math, andVietnamese language, is also one of the most important parts of the country’seducation reform process, she noted.
According to the report, student performance isn’t necessarily tied to acountry’s income level.
“By age 10, for example, the average Vietnamese student outperforms allbut the top students in India, Peru and Ethiopia”, it said.
The report showed ways used by regional nations to improve academicachievements of their students, stressing that the improvement of educationquality is needed to maintain economic growth.
It also proposed effective policies topromote learning towards meeting the demand of labour market in the future.
Another key finding of the report is that household incomes do not necessarilydetermine children’s educational success.
The report laid out concrete steps for improving learning for lagging systemsin the region and beyond, starting with ensuring that institutions are alignedso that objectives and responsibilities across the education system areconsistent with each other.
It also urged countries to focus on four key areas: effective and equity-mindedpublic spending; preparation of students for learning; selection and support ofteachers; and systematic use of assessments to inform instruction.
The report found that top-performingsystems spend efficiently on school infrastructure and teachers, haverecruitment processes to ensure the best candidates are attracted intoteaching, and provide a salary structure that rewards teachers with provenclassroom performance. It found that schools throughout the region increasedpreschool access, including for the poor, and have adopted student learningassessment into their educational policies.
The reportcomplemented and built on the WB’s World Development Report 2018: Learning to RealizeEducation’s Promise,which was released in September 2017 and found that without learning, educationwill fail to deliver on its promise to eliminate extreme poverty and createshared opportunity and prosperity for all.-VNA
It also proposed effective policies topromote learning towards meeting the demand of labour market in the future.
Another key finding of the report is that household incomes do not necessarilydetermine children’s educational success.
The report laid out concrete steps for improving learning for lagging systemsin the region and beyond, starting with ensuring that institutions are alignedso that objectives and responsibilities across the education system areconsistent with each other.
It also urged countries to focus on four key areas: effective and equity-mindedpublic spending; preparation of students for learning; selection and support ofteachers; and systematic use of assessments to inform instruction.
The report found that top-performingsystems spend efficiently on school infrastructure and teachers, haverecruitment processes to ensure the best candidates are attracted intoteaching, and provide a salary structure that rewards teachers with provenclassroom performance. It found that schools throughout the region increasedpreschool access, including for the poor, and have adopted student learningassessment into their educational policies.
The reportcomplemented and built on the WB’s World Development Report 2018: Learning to RealizeEducation’s Promise,which was released in September 2017 and found that without learning, educationwill fail to deliver on its promise to eliminate extreme poverty and createshared opportunity and prosperity for all.-VNA
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