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In the past, the Ministry of Education, Sports and Science (MESM) had put forward arguments as to why the exams should be taken, based on calculations showing the statistical discrepancy between state enrollment exams and annual grades, so annual ratings cannot be relied upon.
Don’t pass the exams?
The school’s student assessment system has been said to be unreliable, and the results are unmatched on a national scale if state maturity tests were not organized in Lithuania.
With regard to taking maturity exams and admission to higher education institutions, the practice of other countries was also analyzed, the possible consequences of dropping the maturity exams in our country and providing secondary education only on the basis of evaluations were evaluated. yearly.
Other countries model and seek individual graduation solutions in various ways. During an informal video conference of European education ministers in mid-April, Member States pointed out that one of the biggest challenges at the moment was the school leaving test.
Not surprisingly, there is still a heated debate on this topic: How will the exams be conducted, or will the results of the graduate exams not be affected by the situation?
There have been comments in the public sphere questioning the benefits of a simplified exam session: after all, the basic conditions for admission to universities and colleges will not change. Graduating a proposal to finish school sooner will prevent graduates from studying in higher education. It is feared that after some time, realizing the situation they are in, a large number will choose to emigrate.
Lithuanian Board of Education on April 7. He has also presented his position to heads of state at the extraordinary remote meeting in 2006 that maturity exams should not be abandoned. According to the Lithuanian Education Council, the availability and quality of education must remain a priority during this difficult period.
Consider issuing a maturity certificate after passing only one exam
At yesterday’s meeting of the Seimas Science and Education Committee, it was discussed that questionnaires are being distributed to graduates, asking if they would like a simplified exam procedure or to take a selected exam.
In response, the Minister of the Ministry of Education and Science confirmed that the package of changes includes changes in response to the proposals of the social partners. However, the ministry did not send a questionnaire to graduates. Still, some things will be simplified. According to the minister, it is being considered that it is possible to waive the maturity examination of the other. “Yes, the package currently includes changes related to the state tests. There will be some things that can be rationally simplified. There will be an opportunity to re-examine the choices of those preparing to take the state tests, perhaps to change their minds, to reject one or the other. The decision will be clear tomorrow, “said A. Monkevičius.
It has been suggested that instead of requiring the Lithuanian language to pass the certificate and another maturity exam as it stands now, one exam would suffice.
If this provision is passed, you must decide which exam to choose: whether it is a compulsory Lithuanian language exam or any other, which allows you to obtain a certificate by not taking the Lithuanian language exam.
According to the Deputy Minister of Education Jolanta Urbanovič, such a solution would reduce the need for examiners through preliminary calculations 800.
According to A. Monkevičius, all decisions will be based on the most important objective: to seek to save all lives and health, “it is important not to miss the milestone.” He did not deny that there is a desire to help schools open up in the near future, but the recommendations will be heeded. Graduates will also have the opportunity to consult with teachers live.
Urbanovič said it received a response last week from the Ministry of Health regarding recommendations on how to safely perform maturity tests. “We have discussed those recommendations with the social partners, teachers, leaders, unions and during those discussions, and recently we have received a number of suggestions from the educational community to consider how to reduce exam flows,” Urbanovič said at a meeting of the Council of Education on Thursday.
According to her, according to the recommendations, the number of examiners should increase from 6 thousand. at 9 thousand, the question of the premises arises, because there will only be about 10 students in a room.
“The municipalities have several challenges, so to respond to these proposals, we look for those alternatives from the educational community and, therefore, we formulate this proposal,” said the vice minister.
This simplification, he said, focuses more on those graduates who do not plan to enter higher education or those who experience stress due to the situation that arises because they cannot have direct contact with teachers.
The Deputy Minister of Education stressed that the Ministry is seeking consultations, but does not necessarily take a firm position that the procedure should be simplified.
DMSi had previously stated that the decision on the maturity exams had been made after careful consideration, taking into account the suggestions of representatives of Lithuanian higher education institutions, general education schools, student and student unions, education experts, as well as the Ministry and the Government.
He reported that suggestions were made in the planning group for the maturity exams. The working group was in a reasoned position not to reject the exams, as the decision will affect not only graduates’ opportunities to study at selected higher education institutions this year, but also the long term: the decision should not cause problems for graduates when choosing studies both in Lithuania and in other countries.
It has been argued that if the quarantine is extended and conditions are gradually alleviated, graduates, the first of the students, will have the opportunity to relearn live with teachers.
Today it has been said that the first step will be to try to get primary school students back to school. He doesn’t seem to be joking that government sentiment is changing faster than the epidemic is spreading. And the solutions jump like a virus: a drop of air.
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