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LEVON MKRTCHIAN: FINAL AND UNITED EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ABSOLUTELY TRANSPARENT
Noyan Tapan
April 24, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The final examinations at comprehensive
schools and united examinations for university entrance will be
absolutely transparent. The RA minister of education and science
Levon Mkrtchian stated at the April 23 press conference that the
human factor is ruled out during the united examinations: works will
be checked by computer, which makes somebody's intervention in the
process of giving scores to works impossible.
The new examination system does not envisage any examination
commissions, which, according to the minister, contributes to
transparency.
Taking into account the results of last year's united examination on
the subject "The Armenian Language and Literature", school leavers
will take examinations on the subjects "Mathematics" and "Foreign
Languages" by the same order. In order to conduct fair examinations,
the examination process in all exam halls both in Yerevan and the
marzes will be filmed. Special deafening devices will be used to
exclude the possibility of using mobile phones during the united
examinations.
The printing of united examination papers is underway in Great
Britain. The format of these tests is in line with the common
standards of the given subject. "A school leaver with lower than
average knowledge can easily get 8 points so there are no problems
in terms of test papers' contents," Levon Mkrtchian said.
"12 thousand school leavers take examiantion on the same subject in
a day, while the results are published immediately after the test
papers have been checked. In this case it is just impossible to help
an examinee or to raise his/her score," the minister assured those
present. He expressed confidence that the new examination system will
prove to be correct, and with time its positive results will become
evident to the public.
Noyan Tapan
April 24, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The final examinations at comprehensive
schools and united examinations for university entrance will be
absolutely transparent. The RA minister of education and science
Levon Mkrtchian stated at the April 23 press conference that the
human factor is ruled out during the united examinations: works will
be checked by computer, which makes somebody's intervention in the
process of giving scores to works impossible.
The new examination system does not envisage any examination
commissions, which, according to the minister, contributes to
transparency.
Taking into account the results of last year's united examination on
the subject "The Armenian Language and Literature", school leavers
will take examinations on the subjects "Mathematics" and "Foreign
Languages" by the same order. In order to conduct fair examinations,
the examination process in all exam halls both in Yerevan and the
marzes will be filmed. Special deafening devices will be used to
exclude the possibility of using mobile phones during the united
examinations.
The printing of united examination papers is underway in Great
Britain. The format of these tests is in line with the common
standards of the given subject. "A school leaver with lower than
average knowledge can easily get 8 points so there are no problems
in terms of test papers' contents," Levon Mkrtchian said.
"12 thousand school leavers take examiantion on the same subject in
a day, while the results are published immediately after the test
papers have been checked. In this case it is just impossible to help
an examinee or to raise his/her score," the minister assured those
present. He expressed confidence that the new examination system will
prove to be correct, and with time its positive results will become
evident to the public.