A couple of years ago, experts divided the Unified State Exam in mathematics into basic and specialized levels. This allowed graduates to prepare for the exam more effectively and get better results when passing. The results of the Unified State Examination in mathematics will be known today.
In Russia, the main period for passing final exams continues. The results of tests in literature, geography, and the Russian language are known. The results are published on the official Unified State Examination information portal. There are also results for passing the basic level in mathematics. But there is no data yet regarding tests in mathematics at the profile level, but this particular exam has already attracted special attention.
The Unified State Exam is still, for most children and parents, primarily a test of stress resistance.
“I would like to reassure parents that they don’t always have to set their children to a hundred points. The race for one hundred points has a detrimental effect on children,” notes Tatyana Baranova, head of the department of the Moscow Center for Quality Education.
More than 60 thousand people were not just nervous - they protested against too difficult tasks in specialized mathematics. We signed a petition demanding a review of the evaluation criteria. The developers of the exam items believe that those who are dissatisfied with the results simply did not do math well enough at school. They say that these children were “trained for the Unified State Exam” using a demo version on the Internet, and this is not enough.
Conversion of Unified State Examination scores in mathematics 2018
Scale for converting Unified State Exam scores in basic level mathematics.
If the subject of mathematics is not needed for admission to a university, it is enough to pass the basics. The option consists of 20 tasks of a basic level of difficulty. The points scored correspond to a certain mark on a five-point system.
If 0-6 tasks are solved correctly, this is equal to a grade of 2. Retake is possible the next year. If more than 7 tasks are solved, the exam is passed.
If you initially chose only basic-level mathematics, and then decided to enroll in a faculty where mathematics is included in the entrance examination column, documents for admission to a university will not be accepted. For those who have doubts, you can immediately choose 2 exams: both the base and the profile.
Scale for converting Unified State Exam scores in mathematics at the profile level.
The exam consists of 19 tasks of varying difficulty levels. 12 short answer questions and 7 long answer questions. Each task is assessed with a different number of primary points. If you add all the points together, you get the maximum primary score - 32.
To challenge the exam results, you have 2 days from the official announcement of the Unified State Examination results in mathematics. If there is confidence that the grade was underestimated, and the graduate can convincingly prove this to the members of the appeal commission, you need to defend your interests. First you need to contact your school administration or teachers.
Conversion table for 2018 Unified State Exam scores in mathematics
Currently, there is a scale for converting the primary score into grades only for the basic Unified State Examination in mathematics; in the profile version of the exam, the primary score is converted into a secondary score.
The scale below reflects only an approximate picture of the translation, but is the most current table for converting USE 2018 scores in mathematics.
The data is compiled on the basis of the past unified state exam for the last academic year.
For the basic Unified State Exam, the red line means the minimum threshold for passing and receiving a certificate. In order to receive a certificate and pass the base with a C, a student must score at least 7 primary points out of 20. An excellent result begins with 17 correctly completed test tasks.
There are special formulas for converting a profile Unified State Examination in mathematics into a secondary score. The red line indicates the lower threshold for passing the profile exam. At the same time, if a student has passed the basic exam in mathematics with at least three grades, but has not passed the specialized exam, there is no opportunity to retake the specialized exam.
Thus, the required minimum in mathematics in order to count on admission, where a specialized level is required, is 6 primary points.
The green zone shows the level of deep understanding of the subject, a high level of knowledge.
Principles for assessing work on the Unified State Exam in the upcoming 2019
Over the past few years, the Unified State Examination system in a number of subjects has undergone significant changes and has been brought to an optimal format that allows one to fully assess the volume of knowledge of a graduate in a particular subject. In 2018-2019, the same principles will be applied to evaluate graduates’ work as in 2017-2018: automated verification of forms; involving experts in checking tasks with detailed answers.
The first part of the examination paper involves a short answer to the questions posed, which the Unified State Examination participant must enter on a special answer form. Before starting work, you must familiarize yourself with the rules for filling out the form, since incorrectly completed work will not pass the automated check. If the work was not counted due to the fault of a participant who filled out the form incorrectly, the result is considered unsatisfactory.
In many subjects, in addition to the test part, there are tasks that require a full, detailed answer. Experts are involved in the verification - two experienced teachers with extensive work experience. When checking the Unified State Exam, the teacher does not know whose work is in front of him and in which city (region) it was written. Testing is carried out on the basis of uniform assessment criteria developed specifically for each subject.
If the experts’ opinions coincide, the assessment is put on the form, but if independent appraisers disagree, then a third expert is involved in the verification, whose opinion will be decisive. Based on the test results, the Unified State Exam participant is awarded a certain number of primary points, which are then converted into text points. Different subjects have different maximum primary points, depending on the number of tasks. But after giving the result according to the appropriate table, the Unified State Examination participant receives a final test score, which is the official result of his final tests (maximum 100 points). So, in order to pass the exam, it is enough to reach the established minimum threshold of the primary score.
In the Unified State Examination in the Russian language 2017, 25 tasks are assessed, of which 24 are tests, and 25 are essays based on the text. Today, in test tasks it is necessary either to write words correctly (and not just find them), or to find two correct answers from those proposed (task 1 and 15), or to name numbers indicating the correct placement of commas. Task 7 remains difficult, where you need to correlate erroneous sentences with the rules according to which the errors were made.
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1 point for a correct answer, 0 points for an incorrect answer |
From 0 to 2 points |
From 0 to 4 points |
From 0 to 5 points |
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For correct completion of tasks 2–6, 8–14, 16–23 the examinee |
For completing tasks 1 and 15, you can score from 0 to 2 points. |
For completing task 24, you can score from 0 to 4 points. Faithful |
For completing task 7, you can score from 0 to 5 points. Faithful |
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Essay evaluation criteria
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Formulation of source text problems |
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The examinee (in one form or another) correctly formulated one of the problems of the source text. There are no factual errors related to the understanding and formulation of the problem. |
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The examinee was unable to correctly formulate any of the problems in the source text. |
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Commentary on the formulated problem of the source text |
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The problem formulated by the examinee is commented on. There are no factual errors related to understanding the source text in the comments. |
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The problem formulated by the examinee is commented on, no more than 1 factual error was made in the comments related to understanding the source text. |
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The problem formulated by the examinee was not commented on, more than 1 factual error was made in the comments related to understanding the source text, another problem not formulated by the examinee was commented on, a simple retelling of the text or its fragment is given as a commentary, A large fragment of the source text is quoted as comments. |
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The examinee correctly formulated the position of the author (narrator) of the source text on the commented problem. There are no factual errors related to understanding the position of the author of the source text. |
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Argumentation by the examinee of his own opinion on the problem |
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The examinee expressed his opinion on the problem formulated by him, posed by the author of the text (agreeing or disagreeing with the position of the author), argued it (gave at least 2 arguments, one of which was taken from fiction, journalistic or scientific literature). |
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The examinee expressed his opinion on the problem formulated by him, posed by the author of the text (agreeing or disagreeing with the position of the author), argued it (gave at least 2 arguments, based on knowledge or life experience), conducted only 1 argument from fiction, journalistic or scientific literature. |
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The examinee expressed his opinion on the problem formulated by him, posed by the author of the text (agreeing or disagreeing with the position of the author), argued it (gave 1 argument), relying on knowledge, life or reading experience. |
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The examinee expressed his opinion on the problem posed by the author of the text (agreeing or disagreeing with the author’s position), but did not provide arguments, the examinee’s opinion is only formally stated (for example: “I agree / disagree with the author”), not reflected in the work at all. |
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SPEECH DESIGN OF AN ESSAY |
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Semantic integrity, speech coherence and consistency of presentation |
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The work of the examinee is characterized by semantic integrity, verbal coherence and consistency of presentation: There are no logical errors, the sequence of presentation is not broken; There are no violations of paragraph division of the text in the work. |
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The work of the examinee is characterized by semantic integrity, coherence and consistency of presentation, 1 logical error was made, There is 1 violation of paragraph division of the text in the work. |
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The examinee’s work reveals a communicative intent, more than 1 logical error was made, There are 2 cases of violation of paragraph division of the text. |
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Accuracy and expressiveness of speech |
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The work of the examinee is characterized by the accuracy of expression of thoughts and the variety of grammatical structure of speech. |
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The work of the examinee is characterized by the accuracy of expression of thoughts, the monotony of the grammatical structure of speech can be traced, the work of the examinee is characterized by a variety of grammatical structure of speech, there are violations of the accuracy of expression of thoughts. |
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The work of the examinee is characterized by a poor vocabulary and monotony of the grammatical structure of speech. |
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LITERACY |
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Compliance with spelling standards |
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no spelling errors (or 1 minor error) |
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1-2 mistakes were made |
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more than 2-3 mistakes were made |
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Compliance with punctuation standards |
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no punctuation errors (or 1 minor error) |
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1-2 mistakes were made |
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2-3 mistakes were made |
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Compliance with language norms |
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no grammatical errors |
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1-2 mistakes were made |
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more than 2 mistakes were made |
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Compliance with speech norms |
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no more than 1 speech error was made |
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2-3 mistakes were made |
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more than 3 mistakes were made |
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Compliance with ethical standards |
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there are no ethical errors in the work |
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ethical mistakes were made (1 or more) |
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Maintain factual accuracy in background material |
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there are no factual errors in the background material |
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there were factual errors (1 or more) in the background material |
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Maximum points for an essay |
When assessing literacy (K7–K10), the length of the essay should be taken into account. The assessment standards indicated in the table are developed for essays of 150–300 words. If the essay contains less than 70 words, then such work is not counted and is scored 0 points, the task is considered uncompleted.
When counting words, both independent and functional parts of speech are taken into account. Any sequence of words written without a space is counted (for example, “still” is one word, “still” is two words). Initials with a surname are considered one word (for example, “M.Yu. Lermontov” is one word). Any other symbols, in particular numbers, are not taken into account when calculating (for example, “5 years” is one word, “five years” is two words).
If the essay contains partially or completely rewritten by the examinee the text of the review of task 24 and/or information about the author of the text, then the volume of such work is determined without taking into account the text of the review and/or information about the author of the text.
When assessing an essay ranging from 70 to 150 words, the number of permissible errors of four types (K7–K10) decreases.
2 points according to these criteria are given in the following cases:
K7 – there are no spelling errors (or one minor mistake was made);
K8 – there are no punctuation errors (or one minor error was made).
1 point according to these criteria is given in the following cases:
K7 – no more than two mistakes were made;
K8 – one to three mistakes were made;
K9 – no grammatical errors;
K10 – no more than one speech error was made.
The highest score according to criteria K7–K12 is not given for work ranging from 70 to 150 words.
If the essay is a retelling or a complete rewrite of the original text without any comments, then such work in all aspects of the test (K1-K12) is scored 0 points. If the work, which is a rewritten or retold source text, contains fragments of the examinee’s text, then only the number of words that belong to the examinee is taken into account when checking. Work written without reference to the text read (not based on this text) is not graded.
In accordance with the Procedure for conducting state final certification for educational programs of secondary general education (order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated December 26, 2013 No. 1400, registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on February 3, 2014 No. 31205) “61. Based on the results of the first and second checks, the experts independently assign points for each answer to the tasks of the Unified State Examination paper with a detailed answer... 62. In the event of a significant discrepancy in the points given by two experts, a third check is assigned. A significant discrepancy in scores is defined in the assessment criteria for the relevant academic subject. The expert carrying out the third check is provided with information about the scores assigned by the experts who previously checked the examination work.”
A significant discrepancy is considered to be a discrepancy of 8 or more primary points between the sums of points awarded by the first and second experts for completing task 25 (for all 12 assessment positions). In this case, the third expert must give points only for those assessment positions for which the points given by the first and second experts differ.
Mathematics is one of the main subjects of the school curriculum. Graduates of the 9th and 11th grades must have basic theoretical knowledge, as well as be able to solve problems in the field of algebra and geometry. The tickets offered to schoolchildren at the final tests are designed to test these competencies.
If you are planning to enter college in 2018 or become a student at one of the country’s prestigious universities, we invite you to find out how to pass the Unified State Examination and the Unified State Examination in mathematics and evaluate exam papers.
The Main State Exam (OGE) is a form of final certification of 9th grade graduates.
Over the years, tasks for this exam have been developed by teachers themselves, taking into account the level of training of graduates and the profile of the school (gymnasium). But already in 2018, a set of tasks will be developed that will be uniform for all graduates of the 9th grade of educational institutions. Uniform assessment criteria will also be developed, which will put all ninth-graders on an equal footing.
Judging by the statements made by the head of the Ministry of Education and Science Olga Vasilyeva and her colleagues, no fundamental changes are expected in the assessment of examination papers in mathematics in 2018.
During the test, for each correct decision, the OGE participant will be awarded primary points, which will then be converted into a five-point system according to the following correspondence table:
Important! In 2018, the tickets will not include the “Real Mathematics” block, and to overcome the minimum threshold, graduates will need to score at least 4 points in the “Algebra” block and 4 points in the “Geometry” block.
Evaluation of work on the Unified State Exam 2018 in mathematics
When applying for the Unified State Exam in mathematics, 11th grade graduates can choose the level:
- basic (will be sufficient for applicants planning to enroll in philological majors or taking the Unified State Exam to obtain a document on completion of 11 grades);
- specialized (a prerequisite for entry into technical and engineering specialties).
Evaluation of Unified State Exam papers in basic level mathematics
The basic level ticket consists of one block, which includes 20 tasks from the algebra and geometry course, the answers to which must be entered in a special form.
Important! When filling out the form, you must follow the basic rules. The automatic verification system will not count the answer if it is entered incorrectly into the answer table!
The minimum passing barrier for the basic Unified State Exam in mathematics, corresponding to a grade of “3”, is 12 points, the maximum is 20 points. Thus, to receive a certificate, graduates need to solve any 12 of the proposed 20 tasks.
Evaluation of Unified State Exam papers in mathematics at the profile level
The profile level is not mandatory. This exam is chosen by graduates who want to enter a university for technical and engineering specialties. Naturally, the requirements for those taking the Unified State Exam of increased difficulty are higher.
The main differences between the profile level:
- the ticket consists of two blocks: basic and profile;
- there are profile-level tasks that require a detailed answer (recording the entire progress of the solution);
- problems with extended answers are checked by experts;
- The minimum threshold for passing is 27 points.
Solutions to profile level tasks are checked by 2 experts. The following options are possible:
- the opinions of the inspectors (scores assigned) coincide – ideal;
- the scores differ, but not significantly – the arithmetic mean between the scores from different experts is taken into account;
- The opinions of the examiners and the scores given differ significantly. In this case, a third expert is involved.
In 2018, assessment will influence the certificate and the results of the Unified State Exam in mathematics will be interpreted according to the table:
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Since assessment of knowledge in mathematics is mandatory for graduates of the 9th and 11th grades, low scores on the Unified State Exam and Unified State Exam will not allow you to receive a certificate and continue your studies at a college or university in 2018.
The reasons for a poor result can be different, from poor physical or psychological condition to a simple lack of necessary knowledge. If a student fails to achieve the required passing score on the first attempt, he will be given a second chance. Retaking the OGE and USE in mathematics will be carried out on reserve days according to the established schedule for final tests for the 2017-2018 academic year.
See also the interview in which Olga Vasilyeva told Izvestia about the 2018 Unified State Exam:
Below is a scale for converting primary scores of the profile Unified State Examination in mathematics in 2019:
- The initial score obtained is transferred to the test score. Each task in the test part is worth 1 point. Writing tasks - from 2 to 4 points
- To pass the threshold on the profile Unified State Exam, you need to solve at least 6 problems, that is, score 6 primary or 27 test points.
Moreover, you can notice that the first part is very “expensive” in terms of points; for one task in the first part you can get 1 raw point, which is recoded into 5 or 6 test points!
- If you solve all the problems in the first part correctly, you can type 62 points.
- If you solve the entire first part, numbers 13, 15 and 17 (most often these are the numbers that are solved by those who have a solid “5” in school), then you can dial 80 points.
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- Further points can be taken in geometry (No. 14, 16), parameters (No. 18) or number theory (No. 19). If you solved, for example, No. 14, took a couple of points on No. 19, solving a) and b) - this is already 88 points.
- So to dial above 80 points you need to be able to solve problems on at least one of these topics or several:
- options,
- planimetry,
- stereometry,
For example, you solved 12 problems, but made a mistake in one, as a result you get 11 primary and 56 test points, but could get 62 points (!), if they hadn’t made a mistake in some number, it could have even been the simplest number 1. If you make a mistake again, you will get 50 points for the first part. A point for the simplest task No. 1 “weighs” the same as one point for complex planimetry No. 16; the computer doesn’t care where you scored it. The main strategy is to be careful in the first part.
Examination plan for the Unified State Examination in mathematics
The duration of the work is 3 hours 55 minutes. If you plan to complete tasks of a high level of complexity numbered 18-19, then the first part No. 1-12 should take you no more than 30 minutes.
Good luck to everyone on the exam!
After checking the Unified State Exam tasks in the Russian language, a primary score is assigned for their completion: from 0 to 57. Each task is assessed with a certain number of points: the more complex the task, the more points you can get for it. For correct completion of tasks in the Unified State Examination in the Russian language, 1 to 5 points are given depending on the complexity of the task. In this case, you can get from 0 to 24 points for the essay.
After this, the primary score is converted into a test score, which is indicated in the Unified State Examination certificate. This score is used for admission to higher education institutions. Transfer of Unified State Examination points carried out using a special point scale.
Also, based on the Unified State Exam score, you can determine the approximate grade on a five-point scale that a student would receive for completing tasks in the Russian language in the exam.
Below is scale for converting Unified State Exam scores in the Russian language: raw scores, test scores and rough score.
Unified State Exam score conversion scale: Russian language
The minimum test score for admission to higher education institutions in the Russian language is 36.
| Primary score | Test score | Grade |
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| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 17 | |
| 8 | 20 | |
| 9 | 22 | |
| 10 | 24 | 3 |
| 11 | 26 | |
| 12 | 28 | |
| 13 | 30 | |
| 14 | 32 | |
| 15 | 34 | |
| 16 | 36 | |
| 17 | 38 | |
| 18 | 39 | |
| 19 | 40 | |
| 20 | 41 | |
| 21 | 43 | |
| 22 | 44 | |
| 23 | 45 | |
| 24 | 46 | |
| 25 | 48 | |
| 26 | 49 | |
| 27 | 50 | |
| 28 | 51 | |
| 29 | 53 | |
| 30 | 54 | |
| 31 | 55 | |
| 32 | 56 | |
| 33 | 57 | 4 |
| 34 | 59 | |
| 35 | 60 | |
| 36 | 61 | |
| 37 | 62 | |
| 38 | 64 | |
| 39 | 65 | |
| 40 | 66 | |
| 41 | 67 | |
| 42 | 69 | |
| 43 | 70 | |
| 44 | 71 | |
| 45 | 72 | 5 |
| 46 | 73 | |
| 47 | 76 | |
| 48 | 78 | |
| 49 | 81 | |
| 50 | 83 | |
| 51 | 86 | |
| 52 | 88 | |
| 53 | 91 | |
| 54 | 93 | |
| 55 | 96 | |
| 56 | 98 | |
| 57 | 100 |
