Comments on: Standardized Testing in Georgia http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/ A blog about Armenia: business, politics, the future and good lavash Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Dan Marsden http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2597 Tue, 10 May 2005 19:12:23 -0700 http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2597 Armenia should implement a baccalaureate system similar to that of Lebanon. It will also up the quality of education. In Lebanon the results are not used by universities, but if people fail the exam, they can't be admitted except to freshman level (and even then they aren't allowed to be employed without holding the baccalaureate diploma, unless they sit for the bacc exams as 'independent' students). Anyway, Armenia can adopt this system or parts of it and change it so that university admissions are based on the results of the exams rather than school records (schools often change a student's record to increase his/her chances of getting into university and in turn better the school's image - this also happens in Lebanon). Armenia should implement a baccalaureate system similar to that of Lebanon. It will also up the quality of education. In Lebanon the results are not used by universities, but if people fail the exam, they can’t be admitted except to freshman level (and even then they aren’t allowed to be employed without holding the baccalaureate diploma, unless they sit for the bacc exams as ‘independent’ students). Anyway, Armenia can adopt this system or parts of it and change it so that university admissions are based on the results of the exams rather than school records (schools often change a student’s record to increase his/her chances of getting into university and in turn better the school’s image - this also happens in Lebanon).

]]> by: Hovakim http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2611 Wed, 11 May 2005 02:13:09 -0700 http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2611 Katy and Dan: are you familiar with how higher education matriculation system works in Armenia? At the final grade, students pass three exams to graduate from school. Then, they must pass an entrance standardized exam and select the school they want to get into. E.g., to get into Polytechnic University, an applicant must take three tests, Physics, Mathematics, and Armenian. The mathematics, Armenian, etc exams arestandard for all who take it, whether they are applying for polytechnic, economics, or elsewhere. The standardized test system was introduced in Armenia in 1992. Although over years much was done to remove the original egalitarian idea behind the testing, I'd say the system is overall fair. Katy and Dan: are you familiar with how higher education matriculation system works in Armenia?

At the final grade, students pass three exams to graduate from school. Then, they must pass an entrance standardized exam and select the school they want to get into. E.g., to get into Polytechnic University, an applicant must take three tests, Physics, Mathematics, and Armenian. The mathematics, Armenian, etc exams arestandard for all who take it, whether they are applying for polytechnic, economics, or elsewhere.

The standardized test system was introduced in Armenia in 1992. Although over years much was done to remove the original egalitarian idea behind the testing, I’d say the system is overall fair.

]]> by: Onnik Krikorian http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2619 Wed, 11 May 2005 06:58:08 -0700 http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2619 Again, I was speaking about this to an International NGO head the other day and yes, there's corruption in the Armenian system. However, he said that there was even more corruption in the Georgian one. Again, I was speaking about this to an International NGO head the other day and yes, there’s corruption in the Armenian system. However, he said that there was even more corruption in the Georgian one.

]]> by: Onnik http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2622 Wed, 11 May 2005 08:39:43 -0700 http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2622 Does anybody know if the murder of the Dean of Russian Studies at Yerevan State University was ever solved? University Professor Shot Dead In Yerevan http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2003/07/972DA4D7-18FB-4182-AE21-2F9C56ACD07D.asp Does anybody know if the murder of the Dean of Russian Studies at Yerevan State University was ever solved?

University Professor Shot Dead In Yerevan
http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2003/07/972DA4D7-18FB-4182-AE21-2F9C56ACD07D.asp

]]> by: Blogrel » $100 most common bribe in Yerevan Universities http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2806 Tue, 17 May 2005 12:33:14 -0700 http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-2806 [...] Society, Education — Posted by Onnik on May 17th After a post by Katy on higher education reforms in Georgia and my own recent post on corruption in th [...] […] Society, Education — Posted by Onnik on May 17th

After a post by Katy on higher education reforms in Georgia and my own recent post on corruption in th […]

]]> by: Katy http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-3291 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:59:11 -0700 http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-3291 Update on exams being more transparent: http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/js_05/050608exam.html Update on exams being more transparent: http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/js_05/050608exam.html

]]> by: Blogrel » Problems in Higher Education http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-3557 Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:18:03 -0700 http://www.blogrel.com/2005/05/10/standardized-testing-in-georgia/#comment-3557 [...] cation Filed under: Armenia, Education — Posted by Katy on June 29th As discussed before, there are a number of issues in higher education in Armenia. [...] […] cation
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