Outcomes of online workshop “Holding final certification of 9th grade students in the 2020-2021 school year in Biology, Chemistry, Geography
On February 12, 2021, Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region held an online workshop on preparing materials for the final assessment of 9th grade students in the 2020-2021 school year in Biology, Chemistry, Geography.
The goal is to get acquainted with the new format of the final assessment of basic secondary education according to the updated curriculum. The online workshop was attended by 100 teachers of the region: Chairmen of the Association of Biology, Chemistry, Geography, subject teachers of educational institutions of the region and specialized educational institutions (with Kazakh and Russian languages of training).
A.N. Nurbekova, a coordinator of Learning Content and Education Quality Monitoring Office of Shygys RC EA EKR briefed the participants on the Instructions on the procedure of the final assessment of 9th grade students of secondary education institutions, clarified the Order No. 509 dated November 26, 2019 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Amendments and Additions to the Order No. 125 dated March 18, 2008.
A member of the working group, Zulfiya K. Lozovaya, a teacher of Chemistry of Secondary School No. 28 of Semey city briefed on the new format of final assessment in accordance with the updated general educational curricula of basic secondary education, gave recommendations on the specifics of tests in Biology, Chemistry and Geography in classes with Kazakh and Russian languages of training.
The teachers were explained the description of the examination papers, the tasks and assessment criteria. They were shown sample tasks and scoring schemes for sections of the curriculum and recommended to include similar tasks in the final assessment in formative and summative assessment.
The participants received answers to many exciting questions.
Subject teachers were provided with cognitive and practical material for training students, promoting key competencies in the context of the updated content of education.
The instruction and the algorithm to prepare for the final assessment were sent to the district and city education departments.