Moscow seventh-graders will write a mandatory diagnostic test educational achievements in physics, which will take place on April 5, 2017. The subject was determined by open drawing at an online conference call of the capital’s Department of Education on March 23.
“The draw is traditionally held two weeks before the diagnosis. This approach eliminates bias in the teaching of one subject to the detriment of others and provides a guarantee that during the year they will all be studied at the same level. Representatives of the city’s parent community help us make our choice,” said Pavel Kuzmin, director of the Moscow Center for Quality Education.
The open draw was conducted by the chairman of the City Parent Expert Advisory Council Lyudmila Myasnikova and the father of a 7th grade student at school No. 2005 - holder of the Order of Courage, Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Fedotov.
“I believe that diagnosis is not just an assessment of academic performance. This is a foundation for the future; its results will make it possible to evaluate not only the successes of our children, but also to pay attention to what is worth working on in next year, before the 9th grade, because in the 8th grade our children will have to decide on their further profile of education, specialized training. Today we have to make a choice from three subjects - history, physics and geography. As a serviceman, I believe that all of them are key, and knowledge on them will be in maximum demand,” he noted.
The objectivity and importance of choosing a subject for diagnosis by drawing lots was also emphasized by the Chairman of the Association for Quality Management in Education Vasily Levchenko.
“The selection of a subject for diagnosis using an open draw and the procedure for carrying out the work are aimed at developing a culture of independent assessment of the quality of education in the school and in the city. The proposed format allows not only to determine the level of mastery of seventh graders necessary knowledge, but also to give a start to systematic preparation for the main state exam. The work contains assignments on key topics in the seventh grade physics course. Analysis of the results of diagnostic work will help students, parents, teachers and deputy directors for education quality management determine directions further work", he noted.
Students will complete the work within 45 minutes. The diagnostic content covers the main elements of the physics course in the first three quarters of the seventh grade and includes topics such as “ Thermal phenomena", "Mechanical phenomena" and " General issues physics." Each option presents tasks of both basic and higher level difficulties. Acquainted with sample tasks can be found on the website of the Moscow Center for Educational Quality in the “Monitoring and Diagnostics” section).
The final work in the education system can be considered three types:
- administrative controls and testing work;
- diagnostic and test papers, monitoring MCKO;
- final final exams.
Both have the same goals.
Firstly, the final works are designed to check the state of the quality of education in educational institutions.
Secondly, thanks to them, the actual level of knowledge of students in certain subjects is revealed, their theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
And, thirdly, the final work is aimed at monitoring the implementation of educational programs and calendar and thematic planning in educational institutions.
On the official website of the Moscow Center for Quality Education you can find all up-to-date information in the sections concerning monitoring and diagnostics.
Organization and conduct of administrative control and verification work in educational institutions
Carrying out final works must be strictly according to the schedule approved by the school director.
They are taught in all subjects, with the exception of music, visual arts, world artistic culture, physical education and the foundations of religious cultures and secular ethics.
The subject teacher decides what tasks will be in the work, but coordination with the deputy director for educational work is mandatory.
During the test, in addition to the subject teacher, there is an assistant of the same specialty or from the administration.
Students write their work on special stamped sheets. The assignment time is one lesson.
All work is handed over upon call, no one has the right to delay. If one of the students did not have time to write, such an assignment will be considered uncompleted.
The teacher and assistant must check the work within one day. Grades are given according to the requirements.
Diagnostic and control work, monitoring of MCKO
These types of checks must be planned in advance. Teachers and students must be notified no later than two weeks before the event.
Test works are checked by subject teachers within three days, and monitoring studies are analyzed at the center of the Moscow Center for Educational Education.
Educational institutions are obliged not to interfere with the conduct of such verifications, but, on the contrary, to facilitate in every possible way and organize them with the highest possible quality.
The results are discussed at pedagogical councils, information and recommendations are provided for further effective work.
Works are assessed according to the system the school uses. This assessment influences the final score for the intermediate assessment.
These types of checks make it possible to most objectively check the quality of students’ knowledge and the effectiveness of the delivery of knowledge by subject teachers. Schools can apply for independent diagnostics themselves.
Final final exams
Detailed information about this type of final work is presented on the official website of the Regional Information Processing Center of the city of Moscow. 
Official site Regional center Moscow information processing – main page On this site you can find all regulatory framework exams, schedule, results, training tasks, actual news, information about filing appeals. All information is reliable and up-to-date.
Today there are four types of final final exams:
- Final essay
- GIA, OGE and Unified State Exam
- Final essay
The final essay can be assigned to 11th grade students. If they participate in the State Examination individual subjects- Russian language or mathematics, then an essay at the end of 10th grade is not assigned.
The results of the final essay can be accepted as admission to the State Examination Institute or for admission to educational institutions higher education. It is carried out in those schools where graduates are directly trained.
- GIA, OGE and Unified State Exam
State final certification – general concept for the OGE and the Unified State Exam. In some sources you can find - GIA-9 (this is the OGE) and GIA-11 (this is the Unified State Exam). As the names suggest, these are final final exams for grades 9 and 11, respectively.
For delivery final certification students who do not have academic debt and mastered in in full curriculum. Grades in subjects must be at least “satisfactory”.
OGE or GIA-9 is the main state exam taken by schoolchildren completing the ninth grade. They are required to pass four subjects.
Without passing them, they will not receive a certificate, which means they will not be able to enter secondary technical educational institutions or transfer to the tenth grade.
The subjects required to pass are Russian language and mathematics, and the other two are at the choice of the student.
The rating must be no lower than “satisfactory”, that is, “3”. The grade on this exam affects the grade on the certificate.
The Unified State Exam or GIA-11 is an exam taken by eleventh grade graduates. It is called unified because its results are included both for assessment at school for the certificate and for assessment at entrance examinations in higher education institutions.
Knowledge on the Unified State Exam is tested from the fifth to the eleventh grade, so they can overlap with tasks in the Unified State Exam.
Schoolchildren also take four subjects, of which Russian language and mathematics are compulsory, and the other two are optional (physics, chemistry, biology, literature, geography, history, social studies, foreign language– English, French, Spanish, German, computer science and information and communication technologies).
Most often, graduates choose those subjects that they need to enter higher education institutions in order to reduce their time and not take them additionally. If you don't dial minimum scores, then the student does not receive a certificate, but graduates from school with a certificate.
The Unified State Examination is conducted on the territory of a school other than the one in which the students are directly taught, and by teachers from this school.
Moreover, the exam is conducted under cameras to exclude any kind of violations both on the part of students and on the part of the organizers.
There is a strict list of items that you can take with you to class. Help from teachers is strictly prohibited.
Participants in the examination process will see all tasks for the first time in the first minutes of testing.
The teacher opens the package with them in front of the schoolchildren. Unlike OGE assessments here they are scored in a hundred-point system, where one hundred is the maximum score.
This exam is conducted throughout the country at the same time on the same day. Any “leaks” of information are strictly excluded; all of it is strictly classified. Students must submit applications to participate in the Unified State Exam in selected subjects before March 1 of the current year.
Once all applications have been submitted, an examination schedule will be drawn up.
The tasks are complexes of a standardized form, including test tasks and detailed written questions.
Students may be exempt from passing the Unified State Exam or OGE in specific subject, in case they are winners or prize-winners All-Russian Olympiads, members of Russian national teams participating in international Olympiads.
Additionally, it is possible to take exams on other days if the pass was due to good reason, meeting the requirements, or on one day on the schedule two subjects that were chosen by one student. For such cases, it is prescribed additional days certifications.
If a student does not agree with the grade assigned, he can file an appeal within the established time frame.
In such cases, a hearing will be scheduled at which the student, together with his teacher, will defend his opinion and, possibly, receive additional points.
All requirements for carrying out any kind of final work and testing comply with the requirements of the state educational standard at the federal level, documented in orders and regulations. Their implementation is strictly controlled.
This system of assessing students makes it possible to objectively and qualitatively test their knowledge and, accordingly, the effectiveness of school institutions.
A graduate of school No. 1636, Yana Sura, received the highest result in three subjects at once - Russian, biology and chemistry. The three-hundred-score student told the press service of the Moscow Center for Quality Education what gave her strength during preparation, and also advised her to go to the cinema before the exam.
– 300 points for the Unified State Exam is an outstanding result. How did you do it?
– I worked a lot, studied. At school I had wonderful teachers. I think my successes are mainly due to them. But for me, the news about 300 points was still unexpected.
– What helped you pass so well? Was there any special training system?
– I think that you should start thoroughly preparing for the Unified State Exam in the 10th grade. You must study every day for two years, at least a little, with breaks for rest, but study. I didn’t have a special training system - I just did the tasks that the teachers gave me. But since the 5th grade they told us that first we need to learn theory, so in all the subjects I took, I first of all mastered theoretical basis. In parallel with this, I solved tasks from the Unified State Exam, which can be found on any preparation site. But don’t think that you have to “cram” all day long. I always found time to relax and go out with friends. You definitely need to rest! My hobby also helped – I’m interested in music. I graduated music school, I play the piano, and recently mastered the ukulele. Therefore, during breaks between classes, I sometimes sang songs for myself.
– Were you worried before the exam?
– Probably everyone has some kind of jitters before entering the classroom. But I realized from myself that when you sit down at your desk and see the task, you realize that everything is, in general, familiar, and the excitement goes away. And you calmly get to work.
–Did you test your knowledge before the Unified State Exam?
- I wrote trial Unified State Exam in Russian, at school we had trial diagnostics from the Moscow Center for Quality Education. This helped me understand the exam procedure itself and find out how it goes. I also learned the structure of tasks. You look at the option and understand what to expect real Unified State Exam.
– What results did you write for in the trial exams?
– To be honest, I never wrote a hundred points. Therefore, I did not expect such a high result.
– How did you arrange your time for the exam, and was it enough?
– I always sit until the end. But this is due to the fact that I carefully check my work. And I think it’s imperative to check. In chemistry, for example, I checked my paper three times before turning it in, and found mistakes every time. Without checking, you can make a mistake simply due to carelessness. In general, there is more than enough time. By the way, thanks to the trial exam, you understand how to fill out the forms and do not waste time getting acquainted with this procedure.
Regarding time allocation: I always decide first mandatory part, I transfer it to the form and only then proceed to the additional one. I was in no particular hurry, because I knew that there was enough time to write the whole work.
– Is the process of preparing for each exam universal?
– The subjects are different, as is the preparation. Biology is one of the most complex subjects, because you need to study a large amount of material, there is a lot of theory. I prepared more for Russian written part– it is important to clearly formulate your thoughts. I wrote essays almost every day and was ready for many topics. This helped me a lot.
– When you took the exam, what did you expect as a result in accordance with your knowledge?
– Of course, I expected that I should write well, because I prepared a lot and, as I already said, my teachers helped me a lot. We decided with them a large number of options, and all tasks should have already been familiar. When I came to the exam, I really saw that everything, if not obvious, was at least clear. In principle, we prepared for this, and I cannot say that the tasks seemed very difficult. Of course, there are difficulties, but I haven’t come across any questions that were completely unfamiliar to me. The Unified State Exam is based on school curriculum.
– How did you spend the last day before the exam?
– Before biology, I went to the movies. It turned out to be an excellent unloading.
– Why did you decide to choose these particular subjects – chemistry and biology?
– These subjects interest me. Our school has four majors, but I chose the biochemistry class. I'm interested natural science profile, because our whole world is chemistry and biology, and maybe also geography. Initially, I wanted to become a doctor when I chose a major in the 9th grade, but now my desire has changed a little, and I decided to study ecology.
– Ecology is a promising area, what influenced your decision?
– Every year I participated in the Olympiad in ecology, starting from the 9th grade, and always became a prize-winner. At first I didn’t think that I would connect my life with ecology, but after taking part in the Olympiad and getting such a result, I realized that it would be interesting for me to do this in the future. We need to develop this area in order to transform the world. I care ecological problems, and I believe that they should concern each of us. And that's all today more guys who want to enroll in environmental direction.
– Which university do you plan to enroll in?
– I applied to MGIMO because I plan to work in international environmental policy. After graduation this direction you can get a job in international company, communicate with ecologists from other countries, discuss environmental issues and conduct various examinations. My favorite topic in ecology is sustainable development and "green" economy. Today this is one of the most popular destinations, and I would like our country to follow the path of sustainable development.
– What advice can you give to future graduates? What is your secret to success?
– There are no special secrets. The main thing is to study and be attentive. You need to believe in yourself and know that everything will work out. Especially if you prepared and tried. And of course, listen to your teachers and mentors - they really always say the right things. For example, my teachers always advised me to read assignments carefully. I've made mistakes before due to inattention, so I tried to pull myself together during the exam. If you read the assignment carefully, everything will work out. After all, if you understand the question correctly, then you will also answer correctly. And you need to go to the exam itself with the thought that you have been preparing for a long time and have already done everything that depends on you.
Moscow seventh-graders will write a mandatory diagnostic of educational achievements in physics, which will take place on April 5, 2017. The subject was determined by open drawing at an online conference call of the capital’s Department of Education on March 23.
“The draw is traditionally held two weeks before the diagnosis. This approach eliminates bias in the teaching of one subject to the detriment of others and provides a guarantee that during the year they will all be studied at the same level. Representatives of the city’s parent community help us make our choice,” said Pavel Kuzmin, director of the Moscow Center for Quality Education.
The open draw was conducted by the chairman of the City Parent Expert Advisory Council Lyudmila Myasnikova and the father of a 7th grade student at school No. 2005 - holder of the Order of Courage, Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Fedotov.
“I believe that diagnosis is not just an assessment of academic performance. This is a foundation for the future, its results will make it possible to evaluate not only the successes of our children, but also to pay attention to what is worth working on next year, before the 9th grade, because in the 8th grade our children will have to decide on their further profile of education, specialized training . Today we have to make a choice from three subjects - history, physics and geography. As a serviceman, I believe that all of them are key, and knowledge on them will be in maximum demand,” he noted.
The objectivity and importance of choosing a subject for diagnosis by drawing lots was also emphasized by the Chairman of the Association for Quality Management in Education Vasily Levchenko.
“The selection of a subject for diagnosis using an open draw and the procedure for carrying out the work are aimed at developing a culture of independent assessment of the quality of education in the school and in the city. The proposed format allows not only to determine the level of seventh-graders’ mastery of the necessary knowledge, but also to give a start to systematic preparation for the main state exam. The work contains assignments on key topics in the seventh grade physics course. Analysis of the results of diagnostic work will help students, parents, teachers and deputy directors for education quality management determine directions for further work,” he noted.
Students will complete the work within 45 minutes. The diagnostic content covers the main elements of the physics course of the first three quarters of the seventh grade and includes such topics as “Thermal phenomena”, “Mechanical phenomena” and “General issues of physics”. Each option contains tasks of both basic and advanced levels of difficulty. You can view sample tasks on the website of the Moscow Center for Quality Education in the “Monitoring and Diagnostics” section
New school season 2018-2019 will again not be possible without independent monitoring and diagnostics of the Moscow Center for Education and Science in capital schools. So government agency additional vocational education The city of Moscow has the opportunity to assess the effectiveness of teaching, draw conclusions about the quality of knowledge received by schoolchildren, identify the most capable teachers, prepare the ground for the introduction of new educational systems, and this is not the entire list of tasks that can be solved with the help of these checks.
Monitoring 2018-2019
All audit activities of the institution were divided into three large groups:
- Assessment of students' educational achievements educational organizations in the 2018/2019 academic year (on a budgetary and extra-budgetary basis).
- National studies quality of knowledge provision.
- International comparative studies quality 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:
- 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 to organize 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 at personal account schools. Also on the official website of the institution in the section “instructions - teaching materials» can be found 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 the All-Russian testing works (VPR) and the program of National Research on the Quality of Education (NIKO).
The purpose of these methods is to ensure unity educational space with universal compliance with accepted general education programs.
The features of VPR are:
- the level of testing of schoolchildren’s knowledge is carried out through the same task for the whole 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). Will be conducted among students primary classes V different countries peace.
- 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
Beyond 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.