In 2014, in order to develop a unified educational space in the Russian Federation and improve the all-Russian system for assessing the quality of education, the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) began implementing a series of school studies of the quality of education in the Russian Federation - NIKO (national studies of the quality of education).
Features implementation of NIKO is the following:
- Conducting research at least 2 times a year, each of which represents a separate project within the framework of the overall program
- Each NIKO project is implemented on the basis of a single organizational and technological scheme; blank technologies and computer testing technologies can be used.
- The research is covered on the website eduniko.ru.
- Based on the research results, interregional conferences are held to assess the quality of general education.
- During the NICO, the presence of organizers and independent observers at the research sites is mandatory. Public observers of the Unified State Examination or the Unified State Examination may take part in the procedures.
- It is not allowed to use the results of the NIKO to evaluate the activities of educational organizations, teachers, municipal and regional executive authorities exercising public administration in the field of education.
Detailed information about NIKO can be found at official website .
List of projects implemented within the framework of the NIKO program in 2018-2019
| Research on the quality of education | Objectives of the study |
| National study of assessing the quality of education in literature and MHC in grades 6 and 8 (April 2018) | Analysis of the quality of training of schoolchildren in the field of literature and MCC |
| National study assessing the quality of education in geography in grades 7, 10 (October-November 2018) | Analysis of the quality of schoolchildren’s preparation in the field of geography |
| National study on assessing the quality of education in physical education in grades 6 and 10 (April 2019) | Analysis of the quality of training of schoolchildren in the field of physical education |
| National study on assessing the quality of technology education in grades 5, 8 (October 2019) | Analysis of the quality of technology training for schoolchildren |
Research results
Results of the national study of the quality of education according to literature e
Results of the national study of the quality of education in geography
List of projects implemented within the framework of the NIKO program in 2017
Research results
Results of a national study on the quality of life safety education
Results of the national study of the quality of education in chemistry and biology
List of projects implemented within the framework of the NIKO program in 2016
Research results
Results of a national study of the quality of education in history and social studies
Results of a national study of the quality of education in foreign languages
The issues of conducting large-scale testing in schools, hidden behind the mysterious abbreviations VPR and NIKO, are probably already of concern to the overwhelming majority of teachers and parents. In the last academic year, in the spring of 2018, 4.7 million schoolchildren from 4.5 thousand schools in the country passed through this external inspection. In total, during the three spring months, children wrote more than 16 million test papers in various subjects. Last year, such sections of knowledge affected students in grades 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11. This year the number of participants in the VPR alone will be 7 million.
Reference:
VLOOKUP(All-Russian test) - a final test that is carried out to check the level of preparation of students in a particular subject, taking into account the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard (Federal State Educational Standards. They are carried out for self-diagnosis of the school in order to eliminate “gaps” and eliminate pedagogical neglect of students, which is often formed closer to grade 9. Assignments are developed at the federal level, but are carried out by VPR in schools. VPR are usually carried out in the 2-3rd lesson at their school, checked by their teachers on the day of writing the test work. From 2018-2019, in VPR there will be students of grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 participated. Until this year, grades 7 and 8 did not participate in the inspections.
NICO(National Study of the Quality of Education) is a test work organized in order to see the real state of the education system in all subjects without exception. Analysis of these statistics is necessary to improve teaching and build new teacher training programs. Schoolchildren from grades 1 to 11 participate in NIKO.
Who and when will write VPR in 2019
As we have already reported, starting from this academic year, grades 7 and 8 will participate in the VPR, that is, the list of classes that will undergo external testing has expanded. This year, students in grades 7 and 8 will undergo testing of new forms of educational training; the school can independently decide whether to participate in the test or not. For 4th grade students this academic year, as an experiment, the dates for conducting the educational program will be floating, that is, the school itself will have the opportunity to choose dates within the proposed period (week).
All-Russian testing in all grades will be carried out in March-April 2019. The exact schedule has not yet been published.
4th grade– VLOOKUP by Russian language, mathematics And to the surrounding world.
5th grade– VLOOKUP by Russian language, mathematics, stories And biology.
6th grade– VLOOKUP by Russian language, mathematics, geography, social studies, stories And biology.
7th grade(at the request of the school) – VPR according foreign language, social studies, Russian language, biology, mathematics, geography, physics And stories.
8th grade(at the request of the school) – VPR according social studies, biology, physics, geography, mathematics, Russian language, history And chemistry.
Grade 10(at the request of the school) – VPR according geography.
Grade 11(at the request of the school) – VPR according foreign language, geography(can be carried out in 10th grade), chemistry, physics, history And biology. In the 11th grade, graduates who do not pass the Unified State Examination in this subject will write the VPR in the proposed subjects. The results of the VPR do not affect the final certification. Demo versions of VPR for grade 11 can be viewed on the FIPI website.
It’s impossible not to mention one more innovation at VPR-2019. This academic year, the results of the VPR will be returned to the school in the form of statistics entered into the student’s individual card, which will list the problems identified during the knowledge test.
Who and when will write NIKO in the 2018-2019 school year? G.
NIKO will be held on October 16 and 18, 2018 geography V 7 And 10 classes.
In April 2019 - NIKO by physical culture V 6 And 10 classes.
Rosobrnadzor announced plans to conduct NIKO in mathematics in grades 5, 7 and 10 in October 2019, but this will be in the next school year.
Typically, the NIKO project provides for the selection of 15 educational institutions in different regions of the country. NIKO results should not affect children’s quarter, trimester or final grades.
Aimed at analyzing the teaching of various academic disciplines in Russian schools. Program documents were adopted that define the directions and objectives of domestic education, for which periodic monitoring is carried out.
The relevance of research
The national study of the quality of education is carried out in those regions that are designated as experimental territories. The results of such monitoring allow representatives of the education system to consider the main problems, as well as identify subject areas in which schoolchildren demonstrate low levels of learning.
Problems
It is precisely because of the insufficient integrity and balance of mechanisms for assessing the quality of education, as well as the lack of a viable mechanism for taking into account individual achievements of schoolchildren, that it is not possible to implement a unified educational space. The national study is aimed at finding the optimal tools to improve the quality of Russian education. Only by building a balanced unified system of procedures for assessing the quality of general education can one expect to identify the state of individual components.
For example, a national study of the quality of education contributes to the analysis of the level of training in individual areas and regions, allows for comparative analysis, and identifies lagging and prosperous regions.
Significance of the research
Materials from national studies of the quality of education are systematized, analyzed, and used to summarize information not only about the state of education in the regions, but also to compile an overall picture.
Among the goals pursued by such programs, we highlight:
- formation of a unified educational environment in the country;
- assistance in the implementation of program documents of the Russian Federation related to the assessment of domestic education;
- modernization of mechanisms for obtaining meaningful and truthful information about the state of different parts and subtypes of the educational system;
- assessment of the implementation of new federal state standards in Russian schools.
The national study of the quality of primary education contributes to the development of an analytical, informational, methodological base for making specific decisions on the further development of domestic education. For what other purposes is NIKO organized? assist in the processes of standardization of assessment technologies. After receiving information on specific academic disciplines, the Russian educational system adopts uniform requirements for marking.
Frequency of research
How often they are carried out involves periodic study of specific academic disciplines at certain levels of general education. Such monitoring is organized at least twice a year. Each study is a separate project implemented within a single program.
Approaches to the implementation of educational projects within the framework of NIKO
Any project that is implemented during the NICE has its own subject of research, tasks, and goals that correspond to current trends in the development of the general system of Russian education. NIKO is considered a separate, independent study conducted in the field of assessing the quality of domestic education. Diagnostic work, which is offered to schoolchildren as part of a national study, is aimed at identifying the level of training of students in educational institutions in various subject areas.
Note that such diagnostics do not provide for an analysis of the economic status of the family. Participating schools are selected to carry out diagnostic work in each region. To carry out the process, organizers are involved, whose roles are independent people. For example, representatives of school administration, government officials, as well as teachers who are not teachers of the subject being tested can act as experts.
Conclusion
Each independent study analyzes one specific unit. For example, when thinking through a test in biology, the main task of the study is to analyze the practical skills of students. After the information has been processed, it is provided to the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, and a decision is made on the advisability of making changes to the content of the academic discipline. Systematic national studies are an excellent way to identify problems existing in domestic education.