Utejanova B.K., Ezhebekov M.A.

T.Ryskulov Kazakh Economic University

 

About some tasks in the assessment system

(on the materials of Kazakhstan HE)

Global changes in the society and social status have made new commitments and missions for Higher education institutions. Particularly, aims and aspirations in the education system, the construction of a new type of education based on a professional program in order to be at the global level, fulfill new requirements in the preparation of the future specialists. An order for graduates of Kazakhstan’s society needs changes in the educational programs, particularly in the programs of Higher Education, the use of advanced new technologies to improve the quality of students’ education and their professional skills. Therefore, new mechanisms for comparing the results at the present and expected levels of the knowledge of the educational services have been required.

The youth of today have to be well educated. The changing requirements to the specialists in a comprehensive system require young people to differentiate not only acquired knowledge comprehensively, but also to be able to work in a creative and deeply thinking group atmosphere. Therefore, the learning process at the Higher Education degree should open the way for youth (included the students) the ability to create new ideas using their imagination. In this situation, the role of members of academic staff, including the teachers and educators is significant.

Updating of the content of knowledge, taught the younger generation, for education to think comprehensively and accept them as the successors of the reforms implemented in the country. If the teacher aims to keep pace with the modern living conditions and requirements, they need continuously to improve their theoretical and methodological knowledge. They should be in a continuous search for solutions to various problems regarding their profession to take criticism in their address and to correct their mistakes in time; each teacher has to pay attention to the quality of the work program and its using in practice. It is important to think and find solutions, regarding how to motivate students to link the theoretical materials with the practical. The student should not be limited only to these materials; they need independently develop the thinking process. The educational process is important in solving the problems and achieving the certain quality of the methods and techniques. Evaluation and verification of knowledge at the universities will educate students capable of creatively minded citizen, qualitatively determining responsibility for their future profession.

A teacher by evaluating the knowledge explores the possibilities of ownership of knowledge of students. He (or she) determines disadvantages by looking for methods to correct errors, not stopping at that point and build on the achievements. Formal grading system, not only affects the quality of knowledge, but also adversely affects the service of the society. Assessment of Knowledge is a broad concept, which includes testing methods, organization, requirements, methods and etc. The main components of assessment of knowledge: knowledge testing requirements, aims of the assessment, responsibilities, the quality of assessment and its tools.

Currently, many researchers in the sphere of education conducted psychological and pedagogical research based on the results of the experiments had come to a conclusion.

  In the Soviet period the researchers Y.K.Babansky, P.Y.Galperin, N.G.Gayri, S.L.Rubinstein, M.N.Skatkin, N.F.Talyzina and others contributed greatly to the knowledge assessment and noted that the test of knowledge is a tool that affects the learning process, and plays an important role in the possession of knowledge.

G.I.Afonina, A.I.Goncharova, V.L.Krutetsky and other known researchers consider the characteristics, organization running test, various methods of investigating ways to check were considered by M.M.Balashov, K.P.Vnukova, G.V.Elnikova, different methodological aspects of validation of knowledge -  Y.K.Babansky, V.P.Bespalko, I.P.Krasnyanskaya, I.A.Rapoport, V.L.Ryss in their worked showed those aspect as the main component and the structure of the educational process. As regarding to A.E.Abylkasymova, A.K.Kobessov, D.R.Rahymbek, A.S.Kenesh, B.B.Baymuhanov, S.E.Shakilikova, A.K.Kagazbayeva and others have shown that the assessment of knowledge is beneficial differentiated by the test tasks. This kind of work has been continuing, replenishing and conducting research. There is a base of methodical manuals, defining the nature and importance of testing and assessment. Education is a set of multifunctional system at different levels. Educational system - as a general unity of the three closely related industries such as knowledge, education and knowledge testing.

 

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