The Matura exam as a measure for evaluation of acquired competences and enrollment in higher education in Slovakia Information day on the introduction of Matura Exam NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CERTIFIED EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENTS 15 December 2014 Belgrade, Serbia PaedDr. Miroslava Jurenková
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The Matura exam as a measure for evaluation of acquired competences and enrollment in higher education
in Slovakia
Information day on the introduction of
Matura Exam
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CERTIFIED EDUCATIONAL
MEASUREMENTS
15 December 2014 Belgrade, Serbia
PaedDr. Miroslava Jurenková
National Institute for certified
Educational Measurements
was established in 2008 from the National Institute for Education.
Before: internal part of Maturita exam – oral examination which was conducted by teachers at schools with the aim to test the students' knowledge according to the set of centrally prepared topics.
No elements of external validity and reliability.
No possibility to compare outcomes of students (some teachers could also ask only questions that reflected their own teaching and other teachers could have higher demands).
It led to disappointment did not reflect assessment in other EU countries, the emphasis was put on memorizing certain topics by students.
A commission of headteachers, teachers and other professionals, after examining the situation in nearby countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovenia) and from their own experience with international projects, proposed an idea of a project that would implement school-leaving examination into secondary schools.
1998 the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic assigned the National Institute for Education to prepare a new conception of the school-leaving examination.
2000 a new conception of the
Maturita exam
The National Institute for Education proposed a new model of the school-leaving (MATURITA) examination, which was designed to be comparable with similar examinations in EU countries.
An idea of implementing objective tests, setting standards and establishing common assignments for external part of MATURITA examination comparable with the achievement standards in other national contexts was very innovative.
2000 - 2003 pilot testing
The National Institute for Education administrated
many pilot tests.
External tests, with the aim to verify the state of knowledge of graduates, showed significant differences in achievement of students (a little correlation in the demonstrated skills and marks the students had acquired at their last school reports).
Teachers expressed the need for the standardized tests in all mandatory subjects.
2004 the first MATURITA tests (Rehearsal exam) was taken by 51,965 students (English language, German language and Mathematics). Students with special educational needs: were also involved in the Rehearsal Examination.
2005 was the first official year of testing externally – MATURITA. Slovak language and literature + Foreign language and Mathematics
2008 a New School Act, foundation of NÚCEM, Testing 9 + Maturita: obligatory
Secondary Grammar Schools
Slovak language and literature/Hungarian language and literature/Ukrainian lang. and literature
foreign language
2 elective subjects/ Slovak language and Slovak literature (SLSL) and 1 elective subject
Secondary Vocational Schools
Slovak language and literature/Hungarian language and literature/Ukrainian lang. and literature
foreign language
vocational part – theoretical
vocational part – practical
plus max. 2 voluntary subjects
STRUCTURE:
External part (NÚCEM)
Internal written part (NÚCEM & schools)
Internal oral part (schools)
To verify readiness of secondary school graduates for
university studies or for future careers.
To enable graduates to get the certificate of obtained
educational degree (entrance to universities/to get a
qualified job – labor market).
To guarantee the objectivity of the evaluation
(exams) and the comparability of Maturita examination
with similar examinations abroad.
To influence the improvement of educational process
(feedback, reports, recommendations ...).
SL SLSL HL UL EL GL RL FL SL IL MAT Inf P Ch Bio Geo His Civ
The Number of Schools and Students Participating in Maturita – ISCED 3
number of students number of schools
MATURITA – Facts and Figures
The development of external testing has also been
implemented within European projects:
Evaluation of the quality of education in primary
and secondary schools in Slovakia in the context of
ongoing content reform of education (2010 – 2013)
Increasing the quality of education at primary and
secondary schools with the use of electronic
testing (2013 – 2015)
Both projects: co-financed from the European Social Fund
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION (Slovak language and literature, Hungarian language and literature, Slovak language and Slovak literature, English language, German language, Russian language)
MAN AND NATURE (Biology, Physics, Chemistry)
MAN AND SOCIETY (History, Geography, Civic Education)
MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATION (Mathematics, Informatics)