The chaos continues: 10-year-olds gathered for a mock math test learned that it would be in two hours

NŠA announced on its page on March 27: “CONCERNING THE PUPP TEST FOR TENTH GRADE MATHEMATICS.

We would like to inform you that students of the 2nd high school class will be able to take the mock test only from 11:00 am. Students with sent logins will be able to connect to the testing system and take the test until 5 p.m.

We apologize for the incorrect information that was published about the start of the pilot test of the achievement of mathematics in basic education.

“The time was declared incorrectly”

How 15 minutes said Jurgita Kažukauskaitė-Sarnickienė, the head of the Communications Department of the NŠA, that it was a mistake of the NŠA, for which the agency apologizes: “The time was simply announced incorrectly. We sincerely apologize to the schools for not being able to warn in time. We at 9:15 we have sent a message to all schools that the time has been postponed and the system will only start for verification at 11 am. and it will be open until 5 p.m.

It was possible to do the test check at any time convenient for the school, not necessarily from 9 o’clock. As far as we know, some schools have chosen to start at a different time. It wasn’t necessarily 9 o’clock. had to start. The possibilities were varied.”

It was possible to do the test check at any time convenient for the school, not necessarily from 9 o’clock. As far as we know, some schools have chosen to start at a different time.

The NŠA representative said that the tasks of the trial check can be performed now, it is published in the system. But already on Wednesday until 4 p.m. out of approximately 26 thousand 24,000 had already completed the tenth grade inspection. students.

“As far as we know, there have been no subsequent disruptions to the system.

On Thursday, the twelfth-grade mathematics test is being held, so far everything seems to be going smoothly”, said J.Kažukauskaitė-Sarnickienė.

Many problems

Recently, the National Education Agency has received a lot of criticism regarding mid-term examinations for eleventh graders.

This year, with the first introduction of the compulsory test of knowledge in the eleventh grade, the evaluations of which will be an integral part of the results of the matriculation exams, there was outrage in the public because of the too sticky and complex B-level physics and mathematics tasks, and educators previously complained that they did not have time to prepare for the process itself.

The Minister of Education, Science and Sports Gintautas Jakštas, who received criticism for this, submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonyta, but she did not accept it.

A special commission convened by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (MSMS) assessed that the physics midterm examination task is in line with the physics general education program, but it is more complicated than the requirements, and it contained incorrectly formulated questions that could mislead students. Taking into account the conclusions of the commission, the evaluations of the task will be reviewed and adjusted.

According to the minister, consideration is being given to allowing eleventh-graders to retake intermediate examinations this year.