Visit for significant change in education
After Thai students received poor grades in math, reading, and science in the most recent global Programme for International Student Assessment ( Pisa ) ratings, a renowned academic has called for educational reform.
15-year-old Thai students scored 394 in math in the most recent 2022 assessment from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( down from 419 on the 2018 assessment ), 409 in science ( 486 ), and 379 in reading ( 379 ).
Thai individuals placed 58th in math, science, and reading on the analysis, which included data from 81 nations and markets.
Pisa evaluates the knowledge and abilities of 15-year-old pupils in mathematics, reading, and knowledge, as well as their capacity for critical thinking, problem-solving, or effective communication.
This sheds light on how effectively educational methods are preparing students for future success and real-world problems.
In 2001, Thailand took part in Pisa for the first time.
Math was the primary subject of the Pisa 2022 review, with reading, science, and innovative thinking serving as its more subdued subtopics.
For nations and economy, Pisa 2022 even included a test of young women’s financial literacy.
Results for studying, knowledge, and mathematics were made public on Tuesday; the results for financial education and creative thinking will follow in 2024.
In the universities of the 81 participating countries and markets, 690,000 students —roughly 29 million 15-year-olds—took the judgment in 2022.
In Thailand, 8, 495 students in 279 schools took the math, reading, or science test, representing about 604, 600 15-year-old students ( roughly 75 % of the total population of students aged 15 ).
The weak performance of Thai individuals in the most recent Pisa evaluation, according to Sompong Jitradab, an training expert and professor at the Equitable Education Fund ( EEF), shows the training system is troubled and out of date.
While Pisa evaluates students ‘ analytical skills and practical applications of knowledge in everyday life, Mr. Sompong said,” Currently, an emphasis is primarily on rote learning with the primary goal of taking exams and furthering one’s education.”
According to Mr. Sompong, Thai individuals ‘ understanding is negatively impacted by online game addiction and nutrition.
He stated that “hand-on learning and the capacity to apply knowledge to solve problems, scientific and planning skills– a key feature of energetic learning– must be promoted in order to reform the learning curriculum.”
According to Mr. Sompong, a erstwhile professor at Chulalongkorn University’s faculty of education,” If Thai training is allowed to continue in this manner, student achievement will plunge further into decline.”
Thai pupils had performed badly in the most recent Pisa evaluation, according to Education Minister Pol Gen Permpoon Chidchob on Wednesdayandnbsp.
The Pisa outcomes may become anticipated. The Covid- 19 pandemic and other factors also had an impact on the performance. However, we must embrace the evaluation.
Thailand is not the only nation with inadequate performance, though. According to him, another nations also struggled to provide training in the wake of the crisis.
The Education Council, the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology, and the Office of the Basic Education Commission will all assist the Education Ministry in developing solutions to the problem of kids ‘ poor performance, according to Pol Gen Permpoon.
” To produce measurable benefits, the government and the Education Ministry will solve the issue as soon as possible.
The rankings of Thai students may rise in the 2025 analysis. If no, I may accept accountability,” he declared.
The evaluation results may help people understand that the education system is currently in a critical state, according to MP Parit Wacharasindhu of the Move Forward Party, whose efficiency has declined over the past 10 to 20 years.