The State Duma supported the introduction of a mandatory oral history exam

The introduction of a mandatory oral history exam for admission to the state final assessment (GIA) will make it possible to assess how a child thinks, Alexander Tolmachev, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy, told Izvestia. Answering questions in this format involves reasoning rather than simply listing facts.

"And history is a subject that is aimed not only at remembering the dates of various events, but also at analyzing the processes that led to their appearance," the parliamentarian recalled.

First of all, this approach is aimed at honing the skills of reasoning and public speaking, the deputy noted. However, it will also allow you to avoid "training" for tests, which was often encountered earlier.

At the same time, Tolmachev does not believe that adding a new interview required for admission to the GIA will negatively affect the workload of schoolchildren. Oral exams usually require less preparation time, he explained.

"Unless, of course, we are talking about simple cramming. But it is ineffective and meaningless over a long distance. It is much more important to learn to understand, rather than just memorize," the source stressed.

The new exam will not lead to a significant increase in the percentage of those who will not be able to receive basic general education, because the school curriculum is already aimed at developing skills in both effective memorization of material and oral presentation involving reasoning, the parliamentarian added.

For more information about the impact of the mandatory oral history exam in schools on ninth grade students, see the Izvestia article.

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