EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF APPLICANTS FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION IN THE SYSTEM OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF THE NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

Abstract

The article conducted a study of scientific works on the issue of assessing the educational achievements of applicants for education in the context of the strategies of modern secondary education, analyzed the key concepts of the system for assessing the educational achievements of students in the scientific, pedagogical, lexical and graphic, reference encyclopedic literature, highlighted their essence and culture of assessment in the New Ukrainian school. It is noted that in the New Ukrainian School, the evaluation functions are expanded and supplemented by such as forming, developing, indicative, corrective, prognostic, and ascertaining. The formative function of assessment is especially updated now, which provides not only for fixing the results obtained but also for assessing and supporting the progress of the student’s personal achievements. The expediency of introducing a formative assessment as a modern tool for improving the quality of education in the New Ukrainian School is determined. Since the learning motivation of students increases with the formed assessment, they see the teacher’s interest, which helps them become successful in learning. It is noted that the formative assessment allows students to determine at what stage they are and in what direction their further advancement should be carried out, what efforts should be made, and what methods and forms of activity should be used to achieve the maximum possible learning outcomes. The main types of assessment of the learning outcomes of applicants for primary education at the New Ukrainian School are characterized, and the essence of assessing the educational achievements of students in the system of the educational process is disclosed. The article emphasizes that the assessment system has undergone significant changes in recent years in accordance with the requirements of the New Ukrainian School. Modern assessment does not come down only to determining the level of formation of a student’s / student’s competencies in accordance with the expected learning outcomes but involves continuous monitoring of individual personality development, support for each child and the creation of motivation for learning throughout life.