1. Full name: Pham Van Phong                                     2. Sex: Male     

3. Date of birth: 28/09/1983                                            4. Place of birth: Thai Binh        

5. Admission decision number: 1068/QĐ-ĐT       Dated 09/12/2014        

6. Changes in academic process:                      

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

Change in thesis title (1st time): "Managing the asessment of university training with the competency approach at military academies in Vietnam" according to Decision No. 146/QĐ-ĐT dated 29/02/2016 from the principal of University of Education - Vietnam National University (Ha Noi).

Change in thesis title (2nd time): ”Manage the asessment of learning outcomes according to the competency approach in the military academy of Vietnam" according to Decision No. 1422/QĐ-ĐT dated 22/09/2017 from the principal of University of Education - Vietnam National University (Ha Noi).

7. Official thesis title: Manage the assessment of learning outcomes according to the competency approach in the military academy of Vietnam    

8. Major: Educational Management                                9. Code:  9 14 01 14

10. Supervisors: 1. Assoc.Prof. Dr. Le Duc Ngoc

                        2. Dr. Tran ThiHoai

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

A. On the theoretical aspect

The thesis  has:

- Systematized some theoretical issues about the management of examination and evaluation of learning outcomes according to the competency approach on the basis of relatively determined the subject’s fundamental concepts;

- Proposed the competency framework of officers at undergraduate level in Military academies. Determined the organizing form of teaching on according to the competency approach in the Military academies, therefore determining the corresponding forms of examination and evaluation.

- Determined the fundamental contents, the characteristics of examination and evaluation, the management of examination and evaluation operations for the learning outcomes according to the competency approach; Clarified the roles of managing entities, coherently devolved the managing levels, from Academy level, Department level, Faculty level, to management unit level and service unit level. Besides, the author has clarified objective and subjective factors and affecting the management of these operations in Military academies.

B. On the practical aspect

The thesis has:

- Systematized legal documents such as guidelines, policies from the Party, the State, the Military and decisions, circulars, instructions from Department of Schools - General Staff, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Education and Training. That is the current state of operation in military academies.

- Analyzed and described necessary competencies of undergraduate level officers at some military academies.

- Analyzed, described, evaluated actual circumstances of examination and evaluation operations for the learning outcomes of officers at undergraduate level being trained; Actual circumstances of the management of examination and evaluation operations for the learning outcomes according to the competency approach; Actual circumstances of factors affecting the management of these operations; and provided the general evaluation.

- Proposed 07 solutions to manage the operations of examining and evaluating learning outcomes, including:

+ 1st solution: Raise awareness about the competency framework of officer students at undergraduate training program for education managing officials and lecturers.

+ 2nd solution: Develop the plan for examining and evaluating learning outcomes according to the competency approach for each subject.

+ 3rd solution: Organize the development for the bank of questions and answers according to the competency approach.

+ 4th solution: Organize training for each subject’s lecturer about the skills of examining and evaluating learning outcomes.

+ 5th solution: Organize sessions to improve in-depth knowledge and skills of examining and evaluating learning outcomes according to the competency approach for lecturing staffs and education managing officials.

+ 6th solution: Implement applications of information technology in examining and evaluating learning outcomes  for lecturing staffs and education managing officials.

+ 7th solution: Develop the procedure for organizing the examination and evaluation of learning outcomes according to the competency approach in Military academies.

- Experimented 01 solution: An intensive training of knowledge and skills in examination and evaluation of learning outcomes with the competency approach was organized for teaching staffs and education management personnels at the Vietnam Academy of Air Force - Air Defense Force. And the results were highly rated.

12. Possibilities of practical application: Based on the competency of officers at undergraduate level, the solutions may be applied to the training process of military academies and schools.                     

13. Further research directions: Evaluating the undergraduate training course with the competency approach at militaryacademies.

14. Thesis-related publications:

A. NEWS ARTICLES

1. Pham Van Phong (2014),"Examination and evaluation of Military school training with the competency approach", Special issue 9/2014 - Education Magazine - Ministry of Education & Training, pg. 79-80, 82.

2. Pham Van Phong (2014), "Techniques of developing multiple choice questions in undergraduate training", Issue 59 - Air Force Defense Science - Education Magazine, pg. 55-58.

3. Tran Thi Hoai, Pham Van Phong (2015), "Managing the asessmenton with the competency approach on learners”, Issue 351 - Education Magazine - Ministry of Education & Training, pg. 3-5.

4. Pham Van Phong (2015), "Applying the process of examination and evaluation on undergraduate training subjects with the competency approach",  Special issue 12/2015 - Education Magazine - Ministry of Education & Training, pg. 43-45, 48.

5.  Tran ThiHoai, Pham Van Phong (2016), “Impacts of examination and evaluation on student's’ career competency development in university training”, Issue 391 (Period I –10/2016) - Education Magazine - Ministry of Education & Training, pg. 6-8.

6. Pham Van Phong (2016), "Measures to improve the evaluation of learning outcomes in undergraduate training by developing questions and exercises so as to assess learners' competency”, Issue 17/2016 - Art Education Magazine, National University of Art Education, pg. 78-81.

7. Pham Van Phong (2016), “The current situation and solution of examination and evaluation at undergraduate training”, August issue-2016 - Teaching Today Magazine from the Vietnam Study Encouragement Association, pg. 29-30,35.

8.Pham Van Phong (2017), “Overview of competency-based examination and evaluation of learning outcomes”, October issue-2016 - Teaching Today Magazine from the Vietnam Study Encouragement Association, pg. 59-61.

B. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TOPICS

1. Pham Van Phong (Joint research topic, 2013), “Applying information technologies to manage the final exams’ question answer database” owned by the General Staff - Ministry of Defense, deemed excellent by the scientific council of the Ministry of Defense.

2. Pham Van Phong (Joint research topic, 10/2016), “Improving the quality of supplementing educational competency for the current social sciences and humanities teaching staff of the Vietnam Academy of Air Force - Air Defense Force”
, owned by the Department of Military Science/Ministry of National Defense, deemed excellent.