Since 2011, in order to increase the openness and transparency of the procedure for conducting state final certification public observation is organized. The number of people wishing to become public observers is growing every year, including among students of the capital’s universities.
The public monitoring system was created to ensure the procedure for conducting state final certification and respect for the rights of its participants. Public observers are present at all stages of the examination.
Representatives can become public observers government agencies, public organizations, funds mass media, boards of trustees educational organizations and parent committees. Each public observer undergoes appropriate training and is also accredited by the Moscow Department of Education.
To strengthen control over the progress of the state final certification of educational programs average general education in 2017, 2,522 public observers were accredited, while to ensure the objectivity of the final certification in 9 grades - 1,283 people,” said the head regional center processing information of the city of Moscow Andrey Postulgin.
Being present at the examination location public observers evaluate the organization of the exam, ensure an honest, fair and objective procedure for conducting state final certification and, thereby, contribute to improving the quality of education in general - noted Andrey Postulgin.
Every year students show more and more interest in participating in public observation. The initiative and active civic position of young observers contributes to the development of a public observation system. In addition, participation in public project allows you to develop professional skills and competencies of future teachers, lawyers, and management specialists.
Moscow universities actively interact with the Moscow Department of Education and the Moscow Center for Quality Education in preparing students for public observation. Also All-Russian public organization « Russian Union Youth" conducts the selection of federal and regional public observers. In addition to Moscow students, among the observers during the main period of the state final certification of 2017 in Moscow there are representatives of universities from other regions of Russia: Tambov, Vladimir, Smolensk, Tver, Yaroslavl regions, Chechen and Kabardino-Balkarian republics. In total more than 50 people.
We learned more about how the exams went in 2017 from those who participated in the Unified State Examination 2017 exam campaign as public observers. Nikita Bazhenov and Anastasia Vezirova, students of MSUTU. K.G. Razumovsky and members of the All-Russian Corps of Public Observers told why public observation is necessary to improve the quality of education, and what opportunities this project provides to its participants.
– Why did you become a public observer?
Nikita:
– Our university has taken on the responsibility of attracting students from different universities, it serves as a platform for training community observers. I supervise the project at my university and work with students around Moscow. Public observation makes it possible to improve the quality of education, including at the university - it develops a sense of responsibility among students, and it is also an excellent chance to reveal their own potential.
Anastasia:
– Three years ago I graduated from school, and I myself was a participant in the Unified State Exam. As a graduate, I actively prepared for exams and studied the features of their conduct. I was wondering if the exam procedure had changed and that's why I wanted to take part. I really enjoyed being a social observer, it was very interesting and useful work. Firstly, you can see the entire exam process from start to finish and note its honesty and objectivity. Secondly, while doing your job you can get to know other community observers.
– Is this your first time taking part in public observation?
Anastasia:
– Yes, this is my first experience.
Nikita:
– I have been working as a public observer for the second year now. Last year, in addition to public observation at the exam site, I also participated in online observation. Before that I studied at special school for several days, where they explained to us what rights and responsibilities public observers have. This year I became familiar with the innovations and began to teach others myself.
– What are the main tasks of a public observer, in your opinion?
Nikita:
– The public observer plays big role in ensuring the fairness and objectivity of the examination. The public observer evaluates the procedure for conducting the state final certification both from the examinees and from the organizers, thereby guaranteeing equal chances for all exam participants.
Anastasia:
– Public observation helps to increase the openness and transparency of the examination procedure. The main purpose of the work of public observers is to monitor the procedure for conducting the exam and timely identify violations that contradict the requirements for the examination.
– How was the exam procedure organized this year? Were there any unusual situations?
Nikita:
– In case of emergency situations, the public observer has the opportunity to provide operational and reliable information about the progress of the exam, however, I similar situations not identified, organization of exams in Moscow for good level. I took the Unified State Exam 6 years ago, there have been very big changes in positive side. Before, a lot of things were new. Now the actions of the organizers have been worked out, all participants are familiar with the procedure in advance.
Anastasia:
– At all exams, the requirements for the procedure were met, and not a single violation was identified. The examination was conducted in conditions of objectivity and transparency. The guys felt confident.
The Moscow Center for Quality Education conducts every year a large number of inspections of educational institutions in order to monitor the effectiveness of education and identify gaps in the educational process.
The highest quality - independent diagnostics educational institutions. They are also the most popular.
Each school has its own internal monitoring of the quality of the educational process. All tasks (dictations, test papers) are prepared by the teachers of this school, and they also check.
As a result, a subjective assessment is created, which can sometimes differ from the actual picture.
Independent assessments make it possible to create an objective situation on this moment, and also allow you to compare the successes of schoolchildren from one educational institution in comparison with another.
Analysis of identified errors allows for quick, timely corrections. educational process, eliminating all shortcomings.
Schools independently decide which diagnostics to sign up for and how many classes will take part.
The administration has the opportunity to choose the time in advance, since all diagnostics are carried out according to an annual plan.
Unfortunately, very often situations occur that schools only submit one, the best class, for diagnostics.
In this way they try to present their school with the best result.
But here you need to understand that diagnostics is not a competition, but a tool to help improve the quality of the educational process.
First of all, these types of inspections are needed by the schools themselves, and not by the education quality center.
In addition, it is possible not to save data in the school portfolio. Within two weeks, the school can analyze the results and make a request to the MCCS not to save them.
This opportunity is especially important for teachers who will soon undergo certification for a higher category, which necessarily takes into account the assessment of the activities of the class in which they teach.
Parents can see information in their personal accounts about what subject the diagnostics were assigned for and when. This way they can help their child prepare.
Carrying out diagnostic tests
Carrying out diagnostics is a paid service. Therefore, if problems arise at the school on the day the inspection is scheduled, and they ask to cancel it, then funds will have to be paid again for a re-diagnosis.
First of all, you need to understand that information on the prescribed diagnosis appears on the official website of the MCCO a month before its appointment. There is also a demo version there.
The teacher needs to familiarize himself with all materials. Next, it is imperative to prepare students. One of the preparation points is filling out answer forms.
Absolutely all students, before the test, must clearly understand how to fill out the form correctly.
This is very important so that there are no stupid mistakes. Instructional information appears on the website teaching materials, available to teachers and schoolchildren, as well as webinars, the schedule of which is in the “monitoring and diagnostics” section (this section will be discussed below).
Webinars are good because in addition to receiving information, you have the opportunity to ask all your questions online and get complete answers to them.
After the verification, the results will be uploaded to the school’s personal accounts. They can be analyzed and the teacher’s work adjusted.
The results of the test may be considered unreliable if violations were identified during the process (according to independent experts) or if there were a large number of corrections in student answer forms.
Official website of MCCO
All information about monitoring and diagnostics is on the official website of the Moscow Center for Quality Education.
It can be found in three sections:
- "To the leaders."
- "To the teachers."
- "To the parents."
But in all cases there will be a transfer to the page - “Managers” - “Monitoring and diagnostics”.
This section contains basic information and links to specific types of checks.
The basic information includes contact information, diagnostic stages, links to instructional and methodological materials, information about each subject diagnostic.
Types of checks:
- National Educational Quality Surveys
- International comparative studies quality of education
- Computer diagnostics
- Basics of economic knowledge
National Educational Quality Surveys
When you open this section, information about three types of assessment appears:
- All-Russian testing work;
- National Educational Quality Surveys;
- Study of teacher competencies.
All-Russian verification work has been carried out since 2015 in order to ensure unity educational space RF and support for the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard.
In essence, these are tests for individual assessment of schoolchildren. In general, an objective analysis of the quality of education is obtained at the intermediate stages of education, and not at the end of the year.
When carrying out such work, they use common standards carrying out, testing and evaluation in all regions of the Russian Federation, they are set out in the order of conducting the GRP.
During the conduct, third-party participants, most often from among parents, are invited as independent observers.
National studies of the quality of education have been conducted since 2014. The NIKO program represents individual research projects on specific items at a specific time.
Projects - work on academic subjects, surveying students and collecting information about the learning process.
The purpose of NIKO is to identify students’ subject and interdisciplinary skills and the maturity of educational actions.
NICOs are carried out strictly according to the schedule, anonymously, there is no connection to student data. The selection of educational institutions occurs at the federal level by the program.
The results are used to assess the quality of the education system as a whole, and not the performance of a particular school or its teachers. These checks are carried out annually, and the results are discussed at conferences on assessing the quality of education.
The study of teacher competencies has been carried out since 2015. The initiators of such checks are federal Service on supervision and control in the field of education (Rosobrnadzor).
The goal is to evaluate and suit teachers for their position and category.
The education of schoolchildren should be carried out only by professionals who strive every day to improve themselves and improve their competencies.
On this moment There are no uniform mechanisms for the Russian Federation to ensure the quality of teachers’ work. This type of assessment is aimed specifically at achieving unity in this problem.
The essence of IKU is the anonymous completion of questionnaires with professional and sociological issues. The results are used to polish the education system, and not to evaluate a particular school and its staff.
International comparative studies of education quality
Here is information about research on international level, comparison of education systems from different countries in order to identify gaps in the Russian system, taking innovations from other countries.
This section includes several programs:
- International comparative study “Studying the quality of reading and understanding of text” PIRLS - comparison of the level of reading and understanding of text by students primary classes V different countries peace. Research is needed to understand differences and effectiveness different systems education. Conducted once every 5 years since 2001.
- International Assessment Program educational achievements PISA students– assessment of the educational achievements of students who have reached the age of fifteen. Within this study knowledge and skills used in life are assessed in three areas - “reading literacy”, “mathematical literacy”, “ science literacy" Held every 3 years, starting in 200.
- The international program for assessing the educational achievements of students PISA based Test for Schools is an addition to the previous program. Answers to the same questions but with the aim of identifying students’ readiness for full functioning in society.
- Comparative study of the quality of general education TIMSS – comparative assessment preparing fourth and eighth grade students in mathematics and science. Held every 4 years since 1995.
- Comparative study of the quality of general education TIMSS –Ad Advanced – study of graduate training high school students studying mathematics and physics in depth. These two subjects are priority in terms of intellectual preparation of students. Such studies were conducted in 1995, 2008 and 2015.
- International Computer and Information Literacy Study ICILS - a study of students' knowledge, skills and abilities in computer and information literacy. Eighth grade students are assessed. The study was conducted in 2013, the next one is planned for 2018.
- International Study on 8th Grade Civics Education educational institutions ICCS - assesses the readiness of schoolchildren to become citizens of their country, their attitude towards their civic duty. Research has been carried out since 1999.
- TEDS-M international research in systems studies teacher education and assessment of the quality of training of primary and secondary school teachers in mathematics - carried out in 2008. In addition to current teachers, students of higher educational institutions - future teachers - took part in the study.
- An international study of teaching and learning systems was carried out to monitor the school environment and the conditions under which teachers work. Research has been carried out since 2008.
In this section, a small material is given about each program, which describes the implementation process and the results obtained. A link to the source is also provided, which the user can consult if necessary.
Computer diagnostics
When you open this section, you are offered to take training tests in subjects. Anyone can take advantage of this opportunity. It is very important to test your knowledge before independent diagnostics. Each user has their own password and login, which indicates the confidentiality of information.
Basics of economic knowledge
If you select this section, then the system offers to solve a demonstration test on financial literacy. IN modern world It is very important to be financially literate.
The banking sector, as well as in general economic life, is developing.
Now financial services are available to schoolchildren over 14 years of age. At this age, they can already open accounts (of course, with the consent of their parents or their representatives), use bank cards, and open deposits.
Therefore, everyone should have the basics of knowledge in order to properly manage in cash and preventing financial fraud.
Monitoring and diagnostics are very important view activities of the Moscow Center for Quality Education.
Thanks to him teaching staff schools can timely monitor gaps in their educational process and effectively eliminate them.
Despite the fact that the service is paid, its significance is great and undeniable. That is why all schools, without exception, use independent diagnostics.
Muscovites are in no hurry to become public observers for the Unified State Exam. The city's Education Quality Center, which is responsible for recruiting and training volunteers, has so far accepted only 400 applications. To provide observers for all audiences in which will pass the Unified State Exam, we need at least 7 thousand more people.
The system of public observation during the Unified State Examination has been operating in the country for several years, but only last year it was officially formalized by order of the Ministry of Education and Science. From this year, in any region of Russia, observers can not only be present at a checkpoint conducting the Unified State Exam, but also to observe the progress of the exam in the classrooms. In addition, they received the right to participate in appeals. As in previous years, observers will not be paid for their activities.
Observer rights
During the state exam, observers will ensure that there are no strangers in the audience and that no one present is telling the children the answers to the test questions. In addition, they must stop any attempts by schoolchildren to use mobile phones or other means of communication. Anything that arouses suspicion will have to be recorded by the observer in a special report, which, at the end of the exam, is attached to the student’s test package. Having noticed violations, he can inform a representative of the state examination commission. At the end of the exam, the invigilator can also report the violation to the education department and later request information about what action was taken. Otherwise, a public observer has no more rights than a schoolchild. He is prohibited from leaving the classroom and talking to children during the exam. Just like schoolchildren, observers cannot use mobile phones or the Internet.
Parents can come to the exam
The Moscow Center for Quality Education (MCQE) does not rule out that relatives or tutors of some schoolchildren will try to enter the classroom under the guise of public observers, but the opportunity for them to influence the course of the exam will be minimized.
In order to protect the Unified State Exam as much as possible from false observers, this year a personal identification card was introduced: in addition to a photograph, it will indicate the specific location of the exam and the subject chosen by the observer.
Any adult, capable citizen of Russia can become an observer at the state exam. An exception is made only for Rosobrnadzor employees, subject teachers and education officials. Parents of graduates can also sign up as volunteers, but not at the exam point where their child is being tested.
The Moscow Central Educational Center is counting on the activity of schoolchildren’s parents. “Unfortunately, there are not enough people, so far we have 400 applications from volunteers, but we need seven to eight thousand,” explains the director of the Moscow Central Education Center, Alexey Rytov. — There will be 467 exam points in Moscow. Each has about ten classrooms. Ideally, we want observers everywhere. But I doubt we'll find that many people. We hope that after the advertising campaign, parents of future graduates will contact us more often. Still, this concerns them directly.”
In theory, you can monitor the progress of the Unified State Exam in any region of Russia. For example, you can go to the Republic of Dagestan, to Rostov region or Krasnoyarsk region The only difficulty with this “maneuver” is that you will have to register as a public observer in advance with the local education department.
The biggest scandals related to the Unified State Exam in 2011
1. In June in Moscow. The employees of the examination center were fired, and the students were asked to write a letter of resignation from the university. However, on September 1, 2011, students were able to return to the university. The applicants subsequently successfully re-passed the exam and entered the university.
2. Schoolchildren from all over the country jointly solved tests during the exam and. For a fee you could get ready-made solutions on mobile phone. As a result, 141 graduates did not have their exam results counted.
3. To the Pirogov Medical University. Thus, the authors of the fraudulent scheme wanted to scare off other applicants who would enter other universities and open the way for “thieves” applicants. As a result, the rector of the Second Medical Center and other university employees lost their posts.
“For an honest Unified State Exam!”
Switch to the slogan “For an honest Unified State Exam!” suggests: “In past years, people were not very willing to become observers at the Unified State Examination. They weren't interested. But elections and protests showed that there are many conscientious citizens living in the country. They tested themselves as observers and achieved something. I really hope that they will turn their attention to the Unified State Exam. Today all that remains is to count on the conscious intelligentsia. If there are a lot of observers, honest schoolchildren will benefit and will be very grateful to them.”
Honored Teacher of Russia Evgeniy Yamburg, on the contrary, believes that makes a lot of sense there is no point in attracting public observers to the Unified State Exam: “In general, I am not against public observers, but who will go there? Either parents or swindlers. It won’t get any worse, of course, but education officials in this sense are abdicating some responsibility. They will be the first to say that we had nothing to do with it, because there were public observers there.”
How to become an observer at the Unified State Exam in Moscow
1 . Write an application to the Moscow Center for Quality Education no later than two weeks before the date of the exam you need (this year the first exam on the Unified State Exam will take place on May 28 (computer science and ICT, biology, history), you can find out about other exams). The application must indicate:
Your passport details
- exam and exam location (you can choose any school you like)
- do you have close relatives who write in this year of the Unified State Exam(please note that this may be grounds for refusal).
The application form can be downloaded from the “Proposed application form” section.
2. Attach two photographs to your application(black and white or color) size 3x4.
3. Bring the application and photographs in person to the Moscow Center for Education and Science or by mail [email protected]
4. Receive a written response or a call from the Moscow Center for Education Quality. When positive decision You will need to go to the Center to obtain a personalized Community Observer ID with photo. It will indicate the examination location chosen by the invigilator.
5. Then at the time agreed upon with the Center go through a short briefing at MCCO and receive a public observer's memo.
MCKO is classified as an autonomous local institution that checks the level of vocational education in the capital. The structure was formed in 2004, at the insistence of State Duma officials.
The organization is pursuing specific goals, in particular, inspection and diagnostics of educational institutions. MCCO will conduct monitoring and diagnostics in 2018-2019. After all, it is important to expand current tasks theoretically and practically, in order to increase the level of quality of students’ knowledge, and also to reveal their existing abilities. Additionally, specialists are selected who undergo advanced training. In addition, representatives of the organization prepare and then implement monitoring studies.
At the peak of popularity are events that are rational for diagnosing the work of educational institutions. This allows us to focus on the development of secondary schools and other institutions that operate in the capital. Thanks to such a system, officials can make informed decisions on the implementation of educational reforms; students receive optimal knowledge and skills, which in the future will allow them to develop their own professionalism.
Why are such checks needed?
The Moscow Center annually organizes a lot of inspections of educational institutions, and all because it is important to monitor the effectiveness educational system, simultaneously identifying shortcomings in the educational process.
Independent diagnostics demonstrate the best results; they are also in unprecedented demand. In any of the schools, internal monitoring of the educational process has been formed, different tasks prepared by teachers who then conduct an inspection. As a result, a subjective assessment is formed, which sometimes differs from the actual situation.
Independent assessment, as an excellent basis for considering the objective situation at the moment, allows you to compare the successes of schoolchildren with those from other educational institutions. When analyzing errors, it is quite possible to quickly and timely adjust the educational process, correcting shortcomings. The school management independently decides which diagnostics are rational at the moment, and the number of classes that will take part. The administration has the opportunity to pre-agreed the time, because diagnostics are carried out according to the annual plan.
It’s a pity, but it happens that schools present only 1, the leading class, for diagnostics. That is, they are trying to show Educational establishment with the highest possible result. But, in no case should we forget that diagnostics are not classified as competitions, we're talking about about a tool that allows you to improve the quality of the learning process. First and foremost, such checks are rational for schools, not the Ministry of Education.
In addition, there is a chance that data will not be saved in school portfolio. Over the course of 2 weeks, the management of the institution analyzes the result and can submit a request to the MCCS so that the results are not saved. Given chance It is extremely important for teachers that in the potential future they are preparing for certification for a higher category, and this takes into account the performance of the class where they teach.
Parents can view data in their personal account about the subject for which the diagnosis will be carried out and its timing. As a result, the child will be able to prepare well.
How is the audit usually carried out?
Carrying out diagnostics is considered a paid service; therefore, if on the appointed day of the inspection the school refuses, then you will have to pay money again for the repeated action. Most importantly, we must not forget that diagnostic data is published on the official portal of the Moscow Center for Clinical Assessment, 1 month before its start, and a demo version is also available there. The teacher is recommended to review the proposed materials in advance and then begin preparing the class. Important point– filling out answer forms. Indeed, all students must understand how to fill out the form before the test takes place.
This is a serious moment, because you shouldn’t make stupid mistakes. The portal contains instructions, teaching materials open to teachers and children, as well as webinars, the schedules of which are presented in the corresponding section. Webinars help because, in addition to receiving official data, you will be able to ask questions in online mode, and find out constructive answers to them. As soon as the check is completed, the result will appear in the school’s personal account, it can be rationally analyzed, and advice can be given to the teacher.
Sometimes the results are considered unreliable, suddenly violations were identified during the test, or there are a colossal number of corrections in the answer form!
Monitoring 2018-2019
All audit activities of the institution were divided into three large groups:
- Grade educational achievements students of educational organizations in the 2018/2019 academic year (on a budgetary and extra-budgetary basis).
- National surveys on the quality of knowledge delivery.
- International comparative quality studies educational process.
Each group differs in the MCCO diagnostic calendar 2018-2019, as well as goals, participants and verification tools. But they have a common regulatory document - a letter from the Moscow Department of Education dated May 14, 2018 “On measures to independent assessment educational achievements of students of educational organizations in the 2018/2019 academic year.”
Inspection Plan for Secondary Schools
This is the most popular plan among teachers and directors, as it applies to all budgetary educational institutions in the capital. In the new academic year it will consist of seven stages:
- Mandatory diagnostics in grades 4,5,6,7,8 and 10.
- Corrective mandatory diagnostics from 9th to 11th grades. Will only affect those establishments where Unified State Exam result in Russian language and mathematics in 2018 was unsatisfactory.
- Testing in those subjects that are studied at an in-depth level.
- Inspections in organizations participating in the project on the organization of specialized training in basic general education programs.
- Testing knowledge acquired in elective classes. For grades 8-9 this is " financial literacy"or "the history of Moscow", and for tenth graders these are "memorable pages of the history of the Fatherland."
- Meta-subject diagnostics. Serves for analysis of achieving planned results in mastering the educational program.
- Diagnostics in primary school(mathematics, Russian language, reading). Will take place in April 2019.
Important! The first stage of diagnostics will take place in September – November 2018. Applications for participation in it must be submitted on the website mrko.mos.ru in the school’s personal account. Also on the official website of the institution in the section “instructional and methodological materials” you can familiarize yourself with complete information on conducting an audit.
In the current academic year, the Moscow Educational Center will also conduct raids on educational institutions that are not budget-funded (private schools). The MCCO 2018-2019 audit schedule for them is shown below.
National Educational Quality Surveys
This group includes two diagnostic tools. These are all-Russian testing works (VPR) and the program National Studies quality of education (NIKO).
The purpose of these methods is to ensure the unity of the educational space with universal compliance with accepted general education programs.
Features are:
- the level of testing of schoolchildren’s knowledge is carried out through the same task for the entire country;
- are used common criteria assessment;
- schoolchildren are provided with absolutely identical conditions when taking the exam (reflected in special instructions);
- unified assessment criteria (after completing the work, schools gain access to assessment criteria and recommendations).
VPRs provide an opportunity for school leaders to timely navigate the correct organization of the educational process and check the level of knowledge of their students for compliance with the all-Russian standard.
Important! While writing such tests, the presence of observers from parents or teachers is allowed.
Features of the NIKO program are:
- anonymous survey (technology computer testing or the use of machine-readable forms) of students to collect information about the learning process and its proper level;
- the selection of participants is carried out at the federal level according to special technique(depends on the specific NIKO project).
- the results of the surveys received are used for analysis current state educational system and the formation of programs for its development.
Important! When testing students under the NIKO program, assessing the performance of teachers and regional authorities executive power not provided.
Participation in the new academic year in the NIKO project is shown below.
International comparative studies of education quality
In 2018-2019, this monitoring group will be marked by three events, each of which is aimed at different categories of schoolchildren.
- Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (quality of reading and text comprehension). It will be conducted among primary school students in different countries of the world.
- International Computer and Information Literacy Study (testing computer and information literacy for eighth graders).
- Research on civics education for eighth graders.
Non-diagnostic goals of MCCO in 2018-2019
In addition to monitoring educational institutions, the Moscow Education Center has many other goals and plans in the field of improving the level of education in Moscow and, in particular, in Russia. These are various international conferences, seminars and certifications.
So, the very first in the calendar of the new school year planned an important event world-class - Moscow international forum“City of Education” (August 30 – September 2, 2018). The organizers plan to attract more than 70,000 participants, including representatives management team schools in Moscow, Russia and other countries of the world. The forum will end with a traditional Russian language festival.
And in February the main thing will pass organizational event of the year – international Conference on the development of a quality system for obtaining knowledge.
The center also offers advanced training courses for employees of educational organizations with the issuance of an appropriate certificate.
With detailed schedule diagnostic work 2018 – 2019 everyone can find out on the MCKO website mcko.ru.
Test Observer Instructions
The main goal of the work of the observer of the Moscow Center for Quality of Education (MCQE) during the final diagnostics of students’ knowledge in general education subjects is to monitor compliance with the technology when conducting testing at educational institutions, as well as to clarify all the circumstances that reduce the reliability of the data obtained.
Requirements for observers: Carry out your duties responsibly and kindly, helping to increase the objectivity of the data without interfering with the testing procedure.
1. Observers should study all instructional materials.
2. On the eve of going to school, observers at MCKO receive a direction to the school (the direction indicates the classes in which the observer is present during testing), test materials, as well as the school address with a description of the route and a map. All questions that arise are clarified at MCCO (calling the school is prohibited).
3. The observer must arrive at the school no later than 30 minutes before the start of the second lesson (by 9:00), and go to the director’s office, meet the administration representative, show him the direction and passport. There he meets the coordinator and organizers of the testing.
4. The observer must before the beginning each test, distribute testing materials to the organizers (except for those classes where he is required to be present during the diagnostics).
5. The observer, together with the organizer, must enter the class (the class is indicated in the direction) 10 minutes before the start of the 2nd lesson (9:10 - 9:15), take a place at the table next to the organizer.
6. The observer hands over the testing forms to the organizer.
7. The organizer reads out the class list, calling the student numbers, and instructs students in filling out the forms.
8. After students fill out the testing forms and the organizer reminds them of the instructions on the testing procedure, the observer gives the organizer an envelope with tests. The organizer distributes tests.
9. After giving out the tests to the students, the organizer must give the envelope with the remaining tests to the invigilator. If the organizer forgot to hand over the envelope, he should be reminded about this.
10. The observer, together with the organizer, checks for two minutes whether students have correctly written down the option number on the testing forms. At the same time, the observer monitors the correctness of issuing tests (students sitting next to and across the aisle should have different options).
If this condition is violated, then some students must be transferred.
11. While students are working, the observer fills out all the necessary positions on the Observation Sheet ( left side filled in completely). A separate Observation Sheet is filled out for each subject. Letters and numbers on the form should be written with a pen and black ink. The writing of numbers (letters) must coincide with the sample filling in the middle part of the Observation Sheet form. The item is designated by two letters:
Mathematics - MA | Story - IP | Physics – FI | The world - OM |
Russian language - RU | Reading - Thu | Chemistry – CI | Computer science - IN |
Biology – BI | Foreign language – AND I | Algebra - MA |
12. During testing, the observer records the compliance of all procedural aspects with the testing instructions.
13. 4th grade students who went out during test work to the toilet, receive materials, and the organizer puts the number “1” in the testing form in position C1.
Students who finish their work before the end of testing hand over all materials to the organizer and leave the office.
14. In the Observation Sheet, the observer records the time the materials were handed over to the first students and its number (indicated in the testing form).
15. After the organizer has collected all the materials, he recalculates the tests and puts them in an envelope with unused tests (28 tests in total).
16. Test forms are counted in the presence of an observer and placed in an envelope for forms: filled forms on top, then blank forms, damaged forms on the bottom (without paper clips and rubber bands). On a sticker, the organizer writes down the number of completed and blank forms.
17. Directly in the office where the work was carried out, organizer seals the envelope with forms and the envelope with tests with wide adhesive tape (adhesive tape) along the cut line. The observer sticks a strip of paper with the MCSC stamp across the taped edge of the envelope with forms and the envelope with tests, and puts a signature on both sides of the strip. IN Observation Sheet the observer indicates the sealing time.
18. Organizers who conducted testing without an observer pass sealed envelopes with tests and forms to the audience in which the observer is present, and in the presence of the observer, stick the prepared strips on them.
19. At the end of each test work, the school administrator in the same office where the observer is located must put the institution’s seal on both sides on sealed envelopes with tests, with forms, and hand the envelopes to the observer.
20. After each test, the observer receives a completed testing protocol and sealed envelopes containing tests and forms.
At the end of the working day, after all testing, the observer hands over a special envelope with the Protocol to the school director.
On the day of testing, before 15:00, the observer brings testing materials (envelopes with forms and tests), completed protocols of the organizers, Observation Sheets and an envelope with the Protocol to the Moscow Center for Testing.
Telephone number for inquiries at MCCO: ; (Education Quality Assessment Department).