Monitoring Student Progress in Reading
To monitor student performance in general educational programs, educational organizations conduct ongoing and interim assessments. Educational organizations independently determine the method, order, and frequency of assessments.
Monitoring of students’ progress is conducted by teachers in all academic subjects and is conducted from the first quarter (semester) of the academic year at Grades 2 to 11 or 12.20
The final mark for subjects in Grades 5 to 11 or 12 is given on the basis of quarterly and annual examination marks.
Interim assessments of students are carried out in Grades 5 to 8 (or 9) and Grade 10 (or 11) at the end of the school year. The subjects (not more than two), forms, and timing of interim assessment are decided by the school’s pedagogical council. Students in these grades with unsatisfactory final marks on one or two subjects must repeat the interim assessment on these subjects. During summer vacation, students are given assignments in the respective subjects.
Currently, the criteria of the system of evaluation of student achievement (summative evaluation with scoring, and formative assessment with feedback provision) is being adopted as part of the transition to the updated content of education.
In the 2016–2017 academic year, the format of the final school examination was revised, and the State Graduation Examination was conducted in schools. One of the proposed forms of the examination is essay writing. Essay requirements are outlined in a guidance letter. For applying to higher educational institutions in the country, a test on the basis of universities will be conducted.
The annual External Evaluation of Educational Achievements (EEEA) of basic secondary education graduates was introduced in 2012 at the national level. In 2015, the testing was conducted for Grade 4 students as well. The aim is to determine the level of curricula acquisition in primary and secondary education. The list of subjects of testing and a list of the participating schools is determined by the Ministry of Education and Science. Test tasks are developed in line with the curriculum.
EEEA is administered as a paper test (i.e., answer sheets and test booklets, with the use of online computer technologies). The test is 70 minutes long for Grade 4 and 130 minutes for Grade 9. Testing is conducted at the place of study.
Subject-specific knowledge and functional literacy of students is being examined (mathematics, science, reading, and Information and Communications Technology [ICT] literacy).