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According to Nerija Putinaitė, a professor at the Institute for International Relations and Politics (TSPMI), the exam, which is compulsory for graduates planning to study at Lithuanian higher education institutions, showed poor planning of state-funded places in institutions of higher education and inefficient use of funds.
Only after the math test results appeared on his Facebook account, N. Putinaitė described what, in his opinion, the poor achievements of the graduates showed.
Nerija Putinaitė
State Funded Higher Education Placement Planning and Math Test. Over planning and inefficient use of funds. At least 4 thousand will remain. I would not occupy places funded by the state, ”began his recording.
According to her, this year, despite the decline in the number of graduates, the number of state-funded places in higher education has increased to about 16,000, and to enter higher education (excluding the arts), you must pass the Lithuanian language state test and the mathematics (and foreign language) test.
“The math test was taken less than there are state-funded places (15,241 graduates). Well, so much for that, maybe last year not everyone stayed where they were, which can be added 2 thousand. However, when about 10,000 high school graduates pass the math test, and even if they assume that they will all enter higher education (which was not the case in a year), and if we add about 2,000 undergraduates, about the 25 percent will still remain. . State funded vacancies. About 4 thousand. and here for the most favorable calculations. And when we think that all the graduates are going through a poster. In fact, there may be more left. (About 6 thousand out of 16 thousand) ”, calculated the specialist.
“What am I here for? About higher education and wasted funds. Instead of additional funding for studies to increase funding per student (especially by reducing the huge gap between science and social studies students), additional study places have been added while maintaining relatively low funding (especially in some areas) per student. “The TSPMI lecturer was amazed by the procedure.
According to N. Putinaitė, the money increased, but the situation did not improve. “25-35 percent. Vacancies in state-funded places are unlikely to be considered a planning error,” he said.
It’s too early to talk about the reasons for the results
Asta Ranonytė, deputy director of the National Agency for Education, evaluated the latest results of the maturity exams in the Delfi Rytas program on Wednesday morning. According to her, the results have not been better since last year.
“Compared to last year, the results are definitely not better, the percentage of non-survivors has almost doubled. This was not a completely surprising trend, as we see that the math test has not been rewarding in recent years. And when it comes to the 2020 graduating class, it’s hard to speak because we saw 2 years ago that their results and the Basic Education Achievement Test (PUPP) did not show that a breakthrough could be expected. It is very unfortunate that Today the results are as follows, ”said the interlocutor on Wednesday morning.
A. Ranonytė stated that it is too early to discuss the reasons for such results. However, it is already clear that students do not have mathematical thinking, even when it comes to simple and realistic math problems.
“We cut the information into several sections. We looked at what the homework was, what it checked, whether the students learned it in school. It’s really hard to talk when the 10-point homework was devoted to the elementary mathematics of life, which simply required Solve simple linear equations, which students begin learning in another seventh grade, to find the average percentage.
Of the students who did not pass the exam, only 20-30 percent completed these tasks. It is really very difficult to talk about mathematical thinking, the logic of the real and verified by this topic. We have problems with basic thinking skills, ”said A. Ranonytė on the show“ Delfi rytas ”.
The interlocutor recalled in the program that without passing the compulsory mathematics exam, students will not be able to apply for places financed by the State in Lithuanian higher education institutions.
“There are almost 5 thousand students, it is likely that they will all receive certificates of maturity, they will be able to finish school, because the mathematics exam is optional, but the result of this exam is necessary when entering Lithuanian higher education institutions and applying for a funded place by the state. For this part of the graduates, it is likely that they have already done it, review and plan B, not necessarily choose studies, but start working, “said the interlocutor.
As announced by the National Education Agency on Wednesday morning, 15,241 candidates took the state matriculation exam in mathematics. Exam pass limit: 15 percent. of 100 or 9 points of 60 task points.
67.61 percent passed the exam. candidates (in 2019 – 82.09% of candidates). One hundred points received a score of 0.96 percent. candidates (1.46% in 2019).
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