Most schools in Vietnam, nowadays, put more weight on ”teach to the test” lessons rather than experiential lessons so that students can easily enter their dreaming universities with flying colors. Do you think it is a good trend

Education has always been a serious issue that gained a lot of attention from people all over the world. In Vietnam, most scho

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schools

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think

e highly of “teach to the

test

” lessons more than experiential lessons as they believe that

such

classes can make it easier for students to enter their desired universities with superb results. From my perspective, I think

this

trend can pose some detrimental problems to students. One of the consequences of teaching to the

test

is cheating in exams. Since their whole course is f

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focuses

the

test

, students may withstand higher pressure of passing exams along with the growing fear of failure.

Such

anxieties will stimulate students to try any possible cheating method just to make sure they get a passing score.

As a result

, students become too dependent on cheating to pass test

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tests, regardless

the knowledge they actually acquire. Crucial

information

and skills being skipped is another negative impact of “teach to the

test

” lessons. It is

such

an inextricable problem that many teachers can accidentally miss some of the key, relevant

information

owing to their planned teaching program of

test

plan or practice exams.

For example

, if students are strictly taught the six hands-on skills they need to know for the NOCTI Medical Assisting exam, they will be able to do those skills easily; but medical assistants need to know how to do more than just those six skills.

Consequently

,

this

way of teaching can hinder students’ future work as it does not provide them with complete vital skills as well as knowledge to perform the needed tasks. Teaching to the

test

can help students do better on their exams, but it often results in students learning based on memorization

instead

of practice or critical thinking. Not just by memorizing knowledge, students

also

need to know how to carry out processes, use technology, and solve problems for a well-rounded studying.

Furthermore

, if students are learning only for passing a

test

, they are likely to encounter barriers that preclude them from not only having a long-term retention of

information

they have learnt but

also

a profound understanding of the lessons.

Additionally

,

such

method of teaching reduces students’ exposure to real experience and application of the lessons.

This

can be tremendously prejudicial to students as they may pass a certification exam, but they’ll end up lacking numerous essential skills and having to re-learn a lot of

information

on the job after they’re hired.

Thus

, students might be qualified as substandard or even worse, face the risk of dismissal. To sum up, teaching to the

test

is a negative trend that needs to be taken into serious consideration before being put into actual use according to its devastating influences on students’ education.