One less exam for students to prepare for or cheat upon.
Thailand’s academic testing organization has canceled the launch of a new standardized exam for university seniors after it was roundly criticized as an unnecessary burden.
The National Institute of Education Testing Service announced it will cancel the controversial University National Educational Test or U-NET exam, which was planned to begin this year at participating universities.
A big part of the problem was many universities and their students were not interested in joining the opt-in exam, which would have assessed graduating undergraduates using the same metrics regardless of their field of study.
The worst blow came last week when the Office of the Higher Education Commission joined other agencies in criticizing the examination. Student networks from 27 state universities had also declared their opposition to the test, saying it would just be another burden on already-overloaded students.
The testing agency added that a new system will be designed to evaluate graduates at bachelor, master and doctorate levels, stressing that the exams would be on a voluntary basis, NNT reported.
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