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Chapter 13 - Revisions of Admissions Testing in Vietnam: From Elite to Mass Higher Education

from Part II - Country-Specific Admissions Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
Duy Ngoc Pham  and
Hong Cong Sai
Edited by
María Elena Oliveri  and
Cathy Wendler
María Elena Oliveri
Affiliation:
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey
Cathy Wendler
Affiliation:
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey
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Summary

This chapter reviews major revisions of admissions testing in Vietnam. It begins by providing a brief history of higher education and then summarizes some more recent changes in higher education. The chapter describes the various reforms related to admissions testing and the development of a unified testing system, including challenges and concerns about the system. The chapter ends with some policy recommendations for improving admissions testing in Vietnam.

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admissions testingVietnam higher educationhigher education admissions practicesreform effortsVietnam
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Higher Education Admissions Practices
An International Perspective
 , pp. 217 - 232
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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