External testing (UPE) - external independent testing - has been held for the eighth consecutive year in Ukraine. External testing 2017 will be marked by a number of significant changes and innovations. A month later begins registration for participation in testing. This year it will be reduced - you can register from 6 February to 17 March.
Testing as ever sit eleventh grade graduates to confirm your level of mastery of school subjects and receive a certificate for admission to higher education. traditionally External testing held in an unknown place and for the student under the "supervision" of independent observers. In this standard rule to an end, and we are ready to introduce you to the nine amendments to be made in the External testing in the current 2017 year.
Future applicants will be able to test their knowledge in a trial off-testing, which starts on April 1, 2017 year. Registration has already begun and will last until 31 January. Trial ZNO-2017 in one subject worth 129 hryvnia.
1. Without examination at the end of 11th grade
In 2017, the traditional final exams in 11 th grade will not be held.
2. New terms of action External testing certificates
Under the new rules, to enter a university can now be based only on External testing results and certificate validity period will be only one year. And if a graduate has applied to college this year, he will have to re-take the next External testing.
Sign up to participate in the External testing can be from 6 February to 17 March.
3. Two difficulty levels - base and profile
The test tasks in mathematics, the Ukrainian language and literature will be provided for the differentiation in the level of complexity, such as the future philologists and future engineers or marketers. Expected separation of base and profile levels of complexity in other disciplines (currently only in draft).
4. One wave of enrollment in higher education
Last year, enrollment in higher education institutions took place in three waves. Thus, the "movement" took place in the lists of applicants. If you were on the list in 16th place, and in the budget the first 15 people fell, opened a real chance to graduate that one of the first 15 entrants list to change the plan, will carry the original documents to another university, and in the second wave of the 16th will be 15th. In 2017, they will be there in one go.
The graduate should be 15 point or universities specialties, placing them in order of priority: 1 - the first priority, 15 - the last one. Priorities may be assigned in two possible ways: 5 universities 3-function in each priority or specialty-1 priority, but in 15 institutions. At the end of the introduction of the registry would be for each student is a list of universities where he can do.
In the case that in some university at some specialty will remain available after the budget places presentation of original documents, the applicant can not apply for these places, if the points are not looping.
5. 200 points instead of 60
If before the school-leaving certificate points were considered by the 60-point scale, in 2017 the scale increased to 200 points for a certificate. 3 points on the old system is now equal to 118, 7 points - to 152, and 9 - 171 to the score.
6. Abolished the minimum passing score
Whereas previously a graduate in any case receive certificates External testing, even with a minimum score in the 2017 year if the graduate does not show a minimum level of knowledge and attains a certain number of points, the test will be considered a "sunken", points are counted and the certificate is not It will be issued.
7. Calculation of competitive score coefficients
Since 2017, every university to decide how the score is generated for admission. How will this calculation:
- at least 20% of the rating score points for a determined ZNO;
- 10% of the total points to be determined points for a certificate of secondary education;
- to higher education involves a creative contest - this type of exam can take up to 50% of the total score;
- the remaining points can be allocated to certificates, diplomas and certificates for winning the competition or Manah, for passing training courses, etc.
8. Items that are submitted to the External testing
The list items are:
- Ukrainian language and literature;
- maths;
- History of Ukraine;
- chemistry;
- physics;
- biology;
- geography;
- Russian language;
- English (or other foreign).
Each student delivers tests on 4 subjects: the Ukrainian language and literature, mathematics or the history of Ukraine (the choice of graduate), plus another subject - to choose from. Most likely, this is the place "to choose" take a foreign language.
9. External testing of foreign language will be compulsory
The External testing in a foreign language will include reading and writing tasks on vocabulary and grammar, as well as listening.
Since 2017, the foreign literature and world history become the prerogative of universities commissions. External testing is no longer provided by the data subjects.
