RA PRESIDENT VISITED STUDENTS TAKING ENTRANCE EXAMS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
19.06.2009 11:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Applicants in Yerevan are today taking joint
entrance exams in chemistry (1330 people) and Armenian history
(3572). President Serzh Sargsyan visited Yerevan State University
(YSU) to get familiarized with examination process. As mentioned by
Education Minister Armen Ashotyan, the test packages were opened and
distributed among applicants in President’s presence. Mr. Sargsyan
also familiarized himself with Armenian history tests.

"Average scores this year are lower in comparison with last year. It’s
still early to discuss the general situation as we are still in store
of a long process of test reviews etc. Final results will be summed
up during the press conference on August 1," Mr. Ashotyan said.

"In our society, parents satisfied with their children’s exam scores
never have their word of gratitude published in the press. It’s mostly
dissatisfied parents that voice their complaints in media. That’s why
society’s under the false impression that everybody is dissatisfied
with exam results," Mr. Ashotyan said.

According to the Minister, Armenians haven’t yet learnt to make up
good tests, despite the knowledge acquired over the past 18-19 years.

"Armenians have developed the tradition of preparing for university
entrance two years before the exams. When we were preparing for
entrance exams, we were studying the subject. What they do now is just
learning the answers to test questions," Minister said, commenting
upon low exam scores.