The top education official in Cambodia makes efforts to prevent final-year high school students from cheating on their exams. Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron says the results will be better this year than they were for the class of 2021. Last year 60 percent of students failed after the government launched the “no-cheating” policy.
Cambodia’s 88,000 final-year high school students took their exams last month. Many are afraid the government’s “no-cheating” policy may hurt their chances of entering a university. One upset student hoped it would let the student cheat “in a small way, like reading each other’s answers”. But her hopes did not come true. The “no-cheating” policy was firmly enforced.
Still, some students tried to cheat on the exams. A few students were caught with hand-written notes. One Grade 11 student was arrested for taking the exam for his older brother. For the most part, the new rules stopped the cheating that has taken place for years during exams in Cambodia. Hang Chon Naron said that it is an important part of his efforts to reform(改革) education. His goal is to replace the old system—which supported cheating—with a culture of value that helps those who work hard.
The education minister thinks the pass rate will be higher this year, partly because students have studied more. Other changes also have helped, including improved teacher training and extra classes. “We have seen the change in student attitudes—especially they worked harder and attended the additional classes offered by the teachers on Saturday and Sunday.” “Fixing the problems in the education system will not be easy,” says the minister. But he thinks it was good to start by ending cheating on exams. That policy not only shows weaknesses in the system. It also forces students to learn.
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