Vo teachers want more control over exams
The central final exam often does not test what it should test, and many teachers want more control over the content of the exam. This is evident from a survey by the AOb about secondary education exams. Monday, June 3, teachers will discuss this topic further on the AObheadquarters in Utrecht.
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The House of Representatives will soon be discussing the exams in secondary education. To ensure that the voice of the profession is heard, the AOb conducted a survey on what teachers with exam classes think about the exams. In just a few days, about 1600 responses were received. "So the subject is very much alive with teachers," says AObdirector Henrik de Moel.
Sixty percent of the participants want more control over the content of the central exam
Various points of criticism emerge from the survey. For example, sixty percent of the lecturers who completed the survey believe that their subject is not correctly tested in the central exam. More than half think the answer models are of insufficient quality, and sixty percent want more control over the content of the central exam.
Custom Made
The teachers of examination classes also appear to be clearly in favor of more customization. More than half of the respondents think that there should be opportunities to take exams at several times of the year. And nearly eighty percent of those surveyed believe that students should be given more opportunities to take exams at different levels.
“Interesting results,” says AObdriver De Moel. "I look forward to an exciting discussion next Monday."
Read the letter containing the AOb to the Lower House about the final exams via this link. You will find the results of the survey here.
