{"id":48240,"date":"2021-04-15T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T01:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=48240"},"modified":"2021-04-13T13:25:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T04:25:58","slug":"north-korean-educational-authorities-rank-average-test-scores-students-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-educational-authorities-rank-average-test-scores-students-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean educational authorities rank average test scores of students nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After North Korean students took their end-of-term final exams in February, the Ministry of Higher Education reportedly ranked the average test scores of students from thirteen administrative regions, including the country\u2019s provinces, directly-administered city (Pyongyang), and special cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStudents already got their grades back from their February final exams. Then, on Mar. 27, the Ministry of Higher Education made a nationwide announcement that they would rank average test scores in each province, directly-administered city, and special cities,\u201d a source in North Korea told Daily NK on Apr. 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, the ranking of administrative regions by average test scores was as follows: Pyongyang, Chagang Province, South Hamgyong Province, South Pyongan Province, North Hwanghae Province, North Hamgyong Province, Kaesong, North Pyongan Province, Yanggang Province, Gangwon Province, Nampo, and Rason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities published the ranking in light of the fact that proctors graded exams for each subject on a five-point scale, but the highest average grade was 1.2 while the lowest was 0.8. These results indicate that students\u2019 educational attainment dropped dramatically in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe authorities usually didn\u2019t rank provinces by average end-of-term test scores,\u201d the source explained. \u201cBut because the grades were lower than last year, the new head of the Ministry of Higher Education ordered them to calculate and publish the rankings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ri Guk Chol became the new head of the Ministry of Higher Education and the president of Kim Il Sung University during the fourth session of the 14th Supreme People\u2019s Assembly, which opened shortly after the Eighth Congress of the Workers\u2019 Party early this year. He ordered his staff to rank each province by educational attainment, stating that it was necessary to investigate teachers\u2019 and students\u2019 education levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39553\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"notebook computers\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8-696x478.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8-612x420.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/\u1111\u1167\u11bc\u110b\u1163\u11bc\u110e\u1169\u1103\u1173\u11bc\u1112\u1161\u11a8\u110b\u116f\u11ab-\u110f\u1165\u11b7\u1111\u1172\u1110\u1165-\u1100\u116d\u110b\u1172\u11a8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at North Korea\u2019s Pyongyang Elementary School take computer lessons. \/ Image: Ryukyung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more students began taking their classes from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ri saw the emergence of educational achievement gaps between provinces and between individual students. Daily NK\u2019s source claims that Ri gave orders to create a ranking of test scores by region to understand the situation better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to Ri\u2019s order, the Ministry of Higher Education submitted an assessment report of nationwide student performance to the Central Committee. Ri reportedly received an \u201cappreciation letter\u201d from the central committee for his timely report on the situation and his submission of a plan to counteract education-related difficulties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the source also reported that North Korean authorities dismissed the education bureau directors responsible for the three lowest-ranked special cities, cities and counties, and fired the principals of schools with the lowest test scores in each region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parents of students criticized these measures, however, saying that \u201clow educational attainment was a serious problem even before COVID-19, but the authorities are trying to shift blame by saying that [the poor test scores] happened because of the pandemic,\u201d and that \u201cthe principals aren\u2019t to blame, but they are the ones getting punished.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, even before teachers visited the homes of students to conduct classes, there were many instances \u201cwhen students would go to school for class, and the teachers would lecture for about ten minutes before telling students to review on their own. Then, they would leave the classroom to attend to their personal matters.\u201d Based on his account, parents are saying that \u201cit\u2019s nonsense to say that education is poor because of the pandemic when things like this went on for so long.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Higher Education has proposed a nationwide \u201cdigital education planning competition\u201d as one method of responding to this year\u2019s poor educational attainment and improving the education levels of students and teachers. The source reported that \u201cteachers\u2019 universities all over the country are brimming with lesson plan proposals after receiving the notification about the competition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, on Mar. 30, Rodong Sinmun reported that \u201cteachers\u2019 colleges from all over the country will participate in the digital lesson planning contest, which will take place soon\u2026The contest will foster competition between teacher training institutions for the development of educational projects and will serve as a meaningful opportunity to develop nationwide education projects in a fast, equitable, and unified manner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by S &amp; J<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20210406-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After North Korean students took their end-of-term final exams in February, the Ministry of Higher Education reportedly ranked the average test scores of students from thirteen administrative regions, including the country\u2019s provinces, directly-administered city (Pyongyang), and special cities.\u00a0 \u201cStudents already got their grades back from their February final exams. 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