The trend of United Examinations is toward reducing more and more subjects whatever students study in the junior or senior high school level. The future Students are very similar to the concept of Technological and Vocational Education (TVE), and most students are just familiar with the subjects which they choose in the United Examinations. Both of Chinese and English are the necessary subjects, and the others are optional subjects, Physics and Chemistry for the 2nd Group, Geography and History for the 1st Group, for examples. Mathematics is not a necessary subject for some Departments, but the 2nd Group must choose it to apply for a Department.
It's good news that the Ministry of Education (MOE) approves the value of TVE, and the similar concept has been applied on the National Public Education of 12 years (NPE12). However, students will give up some subjects consequently, and this behavior CANNOT conform to the concept of Higher Education to complete the full NPE12. The MOE is going to finish the NPE9 policy, but many junior high school students cannot focus on the school program of the 6th semester. Besides, the senior high school students also have the same problem, and many teachers have expressed their voices which they intent to change the present situations.
The student quality must be lower than before, and it will affect the professional learning capability of higher education. This is not only an educational problem, but also a national competitiveness problem. To apply for admission to a school is still a feasible way, but both of the School Report and United Examination Report are NOT necessary documents. Universities cannot adopt any report as the document to apply for admission, and this is a fair competition for students to obtain a suitable admission which may be a specific Department. Think about Taiwanese National Competitiveness in the future.
Reference
It's good news that the Ministry of Education (MOE) approves the value of TVE, and the similar concept has been applied on the National Public Education of 12 years (NPE12). However, students will give up some subjects consequently, and this behavior CANNOT conform to the concept of Higher Education to complete the full NPE12. The MOE is going to finish the NPE9 policy, but many junior high school students cannot focus on the school program of the 6th semester. Besides, the senior high school students also have the same problem, and many teachers have expressed their voices which they intent to change the present situations.
The student quality must be lower than before, and it will affect the professional learning capability of higher education. This is not only an educational problem, but also a national competitiveness problem. To apply for admission to a school is still a feasible way, but both of the School Report and United Examination Report are NOT necessary documents. Universities cannot adopt any report as the document to apply for admission, and this is a fair competition for students to obtain a suitable admission which may be a specific Department. Think about Taiwanese National Competitiveness in the future.
Reference
- 張益勤（2013.04.24）基北特招 郝：避免衝擊、減少考科，國立教育廣播電台，http://www.ner.gov.tw/index.php?act=culnews&code=view&ids=148798
