Chinanews.com, Beijing, September 2nd. Starting from the 2nd, the registration for the teacher qualification examination (written test) for primary and secondary schools in the second half of 2021 will begin. There are more than 1.6 million qualified teachers, and the "teaching resources fever" has attracted public opinion.
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Registration for the UGC test in the second half of the year
According to the test center of the Ministry of Education, the registration for the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers (written examination) in the second half of 2021 will begin on September 2.
Judging from the registration announcements issued by various provinces a few days ago, the written test was held in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) across the country, and the registration announcements of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) have also been online.
According to the current teacher qualification examination method, the examination is held twice a year in most provinces, and the general written examination is arranged in March in the first half of the year and November in the second half of the year, and registration is started 1-2 months in advance.
According to local announcements, the national primary and secondary school teacher qualification examination (written examination) date for the second half of this year is October 30.
Data map: A teacher is giving lessons to students.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia
"Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" annually recognizes more than 1.6 million teachers
In recent years, the "teaching upsurge" has become a topic of social concern. According to the data released by the Ministry of Education in December last year, during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, 28 provinces participated in the pilot reform of the primary and secondary school teacher qualification examination and the regular registration system. The average number of qualified teachers is over 1.6 million, an increase of about 37% compared with the 12th Five-Year Plan.
Judging from the teaching resources examination, in recent years, the teacher qualification examinations have been held twice a year, and the number of applicants each time is more than one million.
In 2016, there were 2.6 million registered teachers for the teacher qualification examination. In 2017, it reached 4.1 million. By 2019, it has climbed to 9 million.
For example, on the first day of the online report for the teacher qualification examination in the second half of 2019, due to the large number of applicants, the registration port was congested, and the registration official website server crashed due to excessive pressure. This popular phenomenon even made it into the hot search on the Internet.
The number of applicants for that exam was as high as 5.9 million.
Data map: Fuzhou Qiantang Wenbo Primary School. Students pass the Confucius sculpture on the campus and bow.
Photo by Wang Dongming
Expert: The attractiveness of the teaching profession is increasing
According to Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the China Academy of Education, the "hot" of the teaching-related examinations is firstly due to the increasing number of college graduates in recent years. The total number of college graduates in 2021 will reach 9.09 million. Under employment competition, holding a certificate means There is one more "way out".
"From the perspective of the overall environment, the salary of teachers has been continuously improved, and the state has also given priority to guarantee needs in terms of staffing. The attractiveness of the future teacher profession is increasing. This is the background of the rising popularity of teaching resources exams." Huatu Education Teachers Analysis by Zhang Xiaojing, an expert from the Institute.
Zhang Xiaojing said that in recent years, the state has raised the entry threshold for teachers, and teacher qualification certificates have become a necessary condition for teachers on and off the staff.
In addition, in recent years, the state has gradually required some teachers in training institutions to obtain teacher qualification certificates, which has led to the enthusiasm of teacher qualification examinations.
Relevant experts also said that although the number of teachers applying for exams has increased, the ratio of the number of teachers who have obtained teacher qualification certificates to the number of teachers on the job is still low, and the source of teachers should be more active, allowing more outstanding talents to enter the teaching profession.
The form is taken from the announcement of the Hebei Province Primary and Secondary School Teacher Qualification Examination (written examination) in the second half of 2021.
What qualities are tested in the teaching resources test?
As far as examinations are concerned, the qualification examinations for primary and secondary school teachers include kindergarten teacher qualification examination, primary school teacher qualification examination, junior middle school teacher qualification examination, senior middle school teacher qualification examination, secondary vocational cultural and professional teaching resources, and secondary vocational practice guidance teaching resources.
The examination is a unified national examination organized by the state and organized by the provincial education administrative department. It includes a written examination and an interview.
According to the introduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Qualification Examination Network of the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, through the implementation of the elementary and middle school teacher qualification examination, it is necessary to examine whether the applicant has the professional ethics, basic literacy, education and teaching ability and professional development potential of teachers.
Zhang Xiaojing said that the teacher qualification examination is based on the principle of strictly controlling the entrance of teachers and attaches importance to the examination of the comprehensive ability of candidates.
In recent years, the difficulty of teaching resources examinations has increased, and the proposition angles of comprehension and application topics have become more novel and flexible, focusing on the examination of examinees’ comprehension and comprehensive application abilities, with special emphasis on the examination of teachers’ innovative ability.
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