Let them present a fact that the questions do not conform to the textbook - Maleyka Abbaszade

In recent days, extensive discussions have been held on social networks regarding the conduct of graduation and admission exams. Some applicants and parents participating in the exam have expressed their dissatisfaction with the formulation of the questions. According to them, a number of test tasks went beyond the scope of the curriculum. Some of the complainants claimed that the questions were not formulated correctly and clearly, that the text of some questions was excessively long, and that this was not consistent with the allotted time.

Aztəhsil.az reports that Maleika Abbaszadeh, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the State Examination Center (SEC), responded to the claims regarding the main issues raised in the discussions. 

She stated that these claims are unfounded: 

"I regret that they are trying to spread this claim among the public recently. The State Examination Center presents the exam programs to the public every year in September. For several years now, we have also been providing question booklets to participants. That is, children take the booklets with them after the exam. This is a kind of public examination for us. I should also note that this is a very rare practice, and we hardly see it in the practice of other countries. 

Furthermore, immediately after the exam, we post not only the tasks but also their explanations and which sub-standard they were designed to check on our website. 

As soon as the exam concludes, our experts explain the tasks used in the exam and indicate the source on the SEC's "YouTube" channel. Those who voice this claim have yet to present a concrete fact. 

Please show and say that this test is not in accordance with the curriculum or textbook. No such fact exists.

Since September, we have initiated open meetings once a month with representatives of the educational and pedagogical community. At that time, we brought the programs, and in one of the subsequent meetings, the test models, up for discussion so that experts and representatives of the pedagogical community could express their opinions. 

Unfortunately, very few people attend these meetings. However, on social networks, some individuals, without any basis, attempt to disseminate the idea that the programs and tests are not compliant, thereby creating confusion among people. Whereas all these are unfounded ideas". 

Source: (oxu.az)