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ABN. June 3, 2002. St. Petersburg. 20:02. Head
of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science, deputy of
the State Duma from the Yabloko faction Alexander Shishlov, advocates
the introduction of a single state examination: he also thinks
that a federal law should be adopted in connection with this.
This statement was made by Shishlov at a press conference in
St. Petersburg on June 3, 2002. He also said that school schoolchildren
are "experiencing double stress" when they pass their
final exams at school and then take their entrance exams to universities.
In addition, according to data obtained by Shishlov, the results
of polls in this sphere demonstrate that here higher education
institutions "can compete with [our] courts for the largest
bribes."
The Head of the State Duma Committee for Education and Science
thinks that the system, which is "dishonest, unjust and biased",
should be changed. According to Shishlov, a methodology and form
of tests have been tried and further developed during an experiment
that has been running in some regions for the second year in a
row, so that they can objectively assess the level of knowledge.
This year schoolchildren from 16 Russian regions passed a single
state exam on mathematics, the English language and Russian history.
In the North-West of Russia Novgorod and Pskov Regions held such
an examination. Shishlov also informed the press that in December
the State Duma Committee for Education and Science planned to
organise parliamentary hearings where the results of the experiment
would be drawn.
See also:
Reform
in Education
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