VIDEO MONITORING OF EXAMINATION PREMISES GUARANTOR OF TRANSPARENT AND UNBIASED SINGLE EXAMINATIONS, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE BELIEVES

ArmInfo
2007-06-01 16:31:00

Video monitoring of examination centres is a guarantor of transparent
and unbiased single examinations, Minister of Education and Science
of Armenia Levon Lazarian told journalists, Friday.

He called groundless the statements of the parents of examinees who
complained of the small number of monitors outside the examination
premises. The minister explained that the records of the examinations
will be archived and the parents can request the types to reveal the
violations if there are so.

Immediately after the examinations, a special group will be formed
at the Ministry of Education and Science to monitor the video records.

It is noteworthy that the examination centres in Vayots Dzor and
Kotayk regions were left without cameras for video monitoring. The
minister explained that the equipment was delivered to the centres
with some delay. However, the number of coordinators was increased
and monitoring groups were formed of the parents of examinees.