In response to an open letter sent by educational experts to the PM emphasizing the importance of getting feedback on the effectiveness of teaching methods, Nečas has defended standardized testing as an apropriate way to gage student performance. Students in the 5th and 9th grades will be subject to standardized tests from 2013, a move [...]

Most Czech teachers don’t exploit all the potential of technology in the class room and only half of them are trained to do so, daily Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD) reported last week. Although 92 percent of Czech primary schools are equipped with computers with Internet access,  a school inspection conducted last year found only a [...]