Action plans for key policies
The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) has formulated action plans for Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang's two key policies - tackling illiteracy and developing analytical thinking skills - which he will consider and announce tomorrow.
Obec chief Chinnapat Bhumirat said the illiteracy-tackling policy aimed to develop writing skills in Prathom 3- and 6-level students, so that by the end of this year all 1.6 million such students would be able to read and write.
Obec has formulated a tool to assess the students’ reading and writing skills, he added. The tool will be explained to all educational zone directors and educational supervisors, so that they can identify children with reading and writing problems before the school term ends this month – and then get them trained during the school break.
Under the analytical thinking-skill policy to boost Thailand’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) score, Obec will propose the names of teachers to be assessed and trained in three courses – thinking-skill theory, theory implementation in class lessons, and student assessment guidelines.