A few years ago, it was better not to meddle in the appeals according to the USE scores. It was more than problematic to look at your own work properly; accompanying persons, even if they were the parents of the appellant, were ruthlessly cut off from attending the commission.
And in order to finally discourage children from complaining about injustice, the appeal commissions were allowed not only to refuse to increase points, but these points lower. And in a number of cases they did just that, after which the movement of the appellants did not quite, according to Radishchev, “get into a stump”, but noticeably subsided for several years.
The new appeal rules are more comfortable for children. Now in Moscow, you can see your work in your personal account, analyze it, consult with the teacher and parents, and only then decide whether to appeal. In addition, for the second year now, public observers have been present at the appeal. However...
Writing an appeal for violations of the procedure is not difficult: the main thing to remember is that this can only be done immediately, without leaving the exam. This is exactly what, we note, during the current campaign, the guys who did not have enough additional forms for the exam in literature did. And their appeals were granted.
But with an attempt to increase the score, the situation is more complicated. Especially in the humanities with their inevitable interpretative bias: “In the exact sciences,” teachers of mathematics and physics assured “MK”, “there are no problems with evaluating works, including during appeals, because a number is a number, and a formula there is a formula - either they are correct or they are not.
The bulk of this year's appeals are yet to come. However, a couple of typical situations can be considered using the example of last year.
This is a very nervous and unpleasant procedure: the children do not understand why they were lowered the score, and sob, and the members of the commission sit with stone faces, do not listen to explanations and insist on their own, - Olga, mother of a graduate of last year, told MK. - Parents they are sure that they have an unspoken order not to raise their grades: they say that in this case they are deprived of bonuses.
And this is very similar to the truth: my daughter, for example, was lowered her score for using not two quotes, but five in her mini-essay in the Unified State Examination in Russian. And at the appeal they said: “You will download the rights, we will count one more quote and generally lower the score.” In general, they behaved very harshly. The baby started crying and we left.
I filed an appeal in the Russian language, - says a graduate of last year, an excellent student Liza. - I wrote samples for 100 points, but received only 82.
In particular, it seemed unfair to me to reduce the score for the speech turnover “listen to persuasion” (it was about the dialogue between Lopakhin and Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard. - "MK"). But they didn’t add a single point to me: the members of the appeals commission said that they “didn’t hear such a turn of phrase,” although I consulted with the teachers, and they confirmed that it was quite possible. At the same time, there was not a single public observer at the appeal - only two members of the commission ...
Nikita's problem at last year's USE in the Russian language turned out to be typical. He, like many other graduates, had his marks lowered for incorrect, according to the inspectors, definition of the problem and topic of the texts they received.
So, in the case of Nikita, it was believed that the correct answer was "ecology of speech", and not just "ecology", as he wrote. True, the members of his appeal commission were polite and friendly. And they even recognized the reason in the reference of Nikita's mother to the phrase from the keys to the task, which allows interpreting the ecology, which was discussed, in the literal sense of the word. But the appeal was nevertheless rejected, advising to file a complaint with Rosobrnadzor. Mom did just that. And there the rating, although partially, was raised.
However, this happened only at the end of July, when Nikita, with his initial scores, was already forced to enter Moscow State University for paid education ...
Filing and going through the appeal process
The appeal procedure is as follows:
1) in the main, first “wave” (the last days of May or the first days of June), graduates take the Unified State Exam on a single day defined for the entire Russian Federation;
2) on reserve days (approximately mid-June), graduates who fall ill on the day of the exam take the exam;
3) on the same day, the first and second groups of those who took the exam will find out the results at their school where they studied.
In the same day in case of disagreement with the points received the graduate is obliged to come to the director of his school, where he studied, having his passport in hand, fill out a standard application form for an appeal (which indicates whether the graduate will be present personally at the appeal or asks to conduct it in absentia, without his presence) and find out from director date and time of the appeal. The school administration forwards the application to the appropriate organization. At the appointed time, the graduate must appear in person at the appeal point (if it is impossible to arrive at the place, the appeal will be held in his absence). At the appeal, take part in the procedure (that is, go to the audience where it is held and participate in the discussion of the work, in a conversation with experts, independent experts, representatives of the Ministry of Education, employees of the RCOI - that is, members of the conflict, appeal commission) have the right, except for the graduate himself, only the parents of the graduate or persons endowed with their rights and obligations (adoptive parents, guardians). Other persons related to the interests of the graduate (other relatives, teachers, friends, acquaintances) cannot exercise this right.
The appeal is carried out in order to identify real discrepancies between the answers indicated by the examiner in the answer sheet and those answers that the computer system “read” during the test. Such facts can occur extremely rarely, most often in those cases when the examiner vaguely, dimly (weak pen pressure, light black gel paste) entered the answer in the appropriate column of the protocol. This recheck applies to parts A, B.
The appeal regarding Part C, Essay, is intended to reveal real mistakes made by experts when checking part C. The analysis of the points given by experts is carried out in the presence of a graduate on the basis of the source text on which the work was written, on the basis of the evaluation criteria and standards for evaluating written works that are common for the entire Russian Federation. The scores are analyzed strictly according to the criteria, but not by revising the grade for the entire essay in general. On this basis, the graduate should be aware of the existence of assessment criteria, should be able to formulate your claims to the examination carried out by the experts. Despite the fact that the members of the appeal commission will explain the situation to the appellant regarding the assessment for each criterion, the conversation on his part should turn out to be constructive.
It should be taken into account that the computer system, based on the results of evaluating the same work by 2-3 experts, chooses the best option that considers each controversial case. in favor of the student , i.e. chooses the higher score. From this it becomes clear why, in the process of real appeals in recent years, almost no works have been identified that deserve an increase in points for certain criteria. In addition, experts of the highest qualification work in the commission for checking part C of the USE, which undoubtedly has a positive effect on the quality of the test and does not give grounds for revising the results.
Appellants should especially note that an appeal is not a means to increase the scores already declared on the certificate to the desired ones. For example, a graduate planned to receive a gold medal. Having passed the exam in the Russian language, he received 2 points less than required. On appeal, it turned out that in parts A and B there were no discrepancies in the answers handwritten and “read” by the machine. Real There are no mistakes made by experts when checking the essay and affecting its evaluation. This means that the score for any of the criteria cannot be increased, the total score for the essay cannot be increased.
You should know that the work, after discussing which the members of the conflict (appeal) commission decided to increase the scores for the essay according to certain criteria, is sent to the Moscow conflict commission, to the center of the Unified State Examination. The submitted work is accompanied by an explanatory note, comments on each of the increased points. Only after its repeated consideration in the specified instance, the decision of the commission can be confirmed or, on the contrary, canceled. This suggests that the desire of many appellants to influence the feelings of the members of the conflict commission remains unattended for a reason. The appeal is intended to restore fairness and objectivity in the evaluation of works, but not to arbitrarily inflate points out of pity or sympathy for the situation of individual graduates.
A list of the main points to pay attention to when filing an appeal.
The exam has begun and the first results will appear soon. Some of the graduates will breathe a sigh of relief when they see them, and someone will think that in fact he deserves more, and the grade given by the inspectors does not reflect his real level of knowledge. What to do in this case?
The answer lies on the surface - graduates who want to challenge the result of the exam can resort to an appeal - a procedure aimed at protecting the rights of the examinees. Whether it's worth it or not is ultimately up to each individual. On the one hand, this, of course, is additional stress and risk. But sometimes one or two extra points can be decisive when entering a university, and therefore there are always those who are ready to go all the way.
In what cases can an appeal be filed?
There are two such cases. The first is the contestation of the very procedure for conducting the exam, the violation of which led to the fact that you could not write the exam as successfully as possible.
The second option is to challenge the points obtained on the exam. Let's consider each of the above options in a little more detail.
Appeal in case of violation of the procedure for conducting the exam
In this case, the appeal must be filed immediately after the end of the exam, and before the student leaves the class. It is required to write an application in two copies - the first of them goes to the conflict commission, and the second remains with the graduate. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that a member of the examination committee puts a note on the application that the document has been accepted for consideration.
The application must also be registered in a special journal and considered within two days after submission. The date, place and time of the procedure must be communicated to the student and his parents or legal representatives.
As a result, the commission may satisfy the requirements of the student, or, on the contrary, decide that they are groundless. A positive decision of the commission means that the result of the work will be canceled, and the student will be able to rewrite the exam - special days are allocated for this in the schedule. If the decision is negative, the exam result remains unchanged.
Appeal in case of disagreement with the results of the exam
In this case, the appeal must be filed within two working days from the date of announcement of the results of the exam in the subject. As in the previous case, you will need to write two copies of the application, sending one of them to the conflict commission, and keeping the second for yourself. The application must be marked that it is drawn up in the form and accepted for consideration.
The decision to hold an appeal must be made no later than 4 working days after the receipt of such an application by the conflict commission. Each application goes through a registration process, and information regarding the date, time and place of the appeal is communicated to the student (his parents or legal representatives).
At the appeal, the student must be shown a package of his documents and a written conclusion of the commission on the subject. At this stage, you need to be especially careful: the student will have to sign that, for example, the scanned work with answers belongs to him. Members of the Appeal Panel must be clear about why certain scores were awarded. The procedure usually takes no more than 20 minutes per student. Based on its results, the commission can make the following decisions:
- reject the student's requirements and keep the points given if no technical or other errors were found in the assessment process;
- satisfy the appeal and change the scores if errors were found. At the same time, it should be remembered that the scores can be revised both in one direction and the other (increased or reduced).
What is important to do before the appeal?
First of all, it is necessary to refresh your work in memory to the maximum in order to have arguments for defending your own point of view.
You should also carefully read the scoring criteria to understand how objective you think the commission's decision on each item is;
approach the subject teacher or tutor with whom you were preparing for the exam - they will help you sort out the ambiguous points and give recommendations on how to behave and explain your opinion.
It is also important that for each item with which you do not agree, it is necessary to formulate an exact question to the commission in advance so that the conversation is substantive, and you could explain why you did it this way and not in another way. Argumentation supported by concrete facts always looks more compelling.
How to behave on appeal?
Here you can advise the following:
First, go to your appeal with a parent or other adult who can represent you. Yesterday's schoolboy, most likely, will be confused in the face of the conflict commission. In addition, he may be given an answer devoid of specifics. Mom, dad or another close person will help you feel much more confident, and their opinion and arguments can play a decisive role in the dispute.
Second: insist that the work be rechecked in your presence. Quite often, the graduate is told that the work has already been rechecked, and the commission decided to leave the result unchanged. Remember that this state of affairs grossly violates your rights - an absentee appeal is possible only if the student and his representatives simply did not appear for the procedure. The final decision on the work must be made in the presence of the appellant, and the members of the commission must explain each deducted point.
Third: do not leave the venue of the appeal until an exhaustive explanation of the work and decision of the commission has been given. All low scores must meet the criteria put forward for evaluating the work, so do not accept as an answer the general wording that the scores for the solved CMM are already high enough. Until you are satisfied with the explanation for each deducted point, do not sign the appeal documents.
Fourth: don't give up halfway. If you have already decided to appeal, then, by and large, there is nothing to lose.
Fifth: don't be afraid to appeal. Be calm and confident. Think of this procedure as an opportunity to defend your interests. Remember that a significant part of the students who are not satisfied with their results are simply afraid to go to the appeal so as not to lose their points. Of course, if a member of the commission finds additional errors during the check, the points may be revised downward. However, general statistics show that points are usually raised more often than they are lowered.
Do you disagree with the number of points scored on the exam? File an appeal!
After passing the examination paper, long days of waiting begin. During this time, the person who wrote the final work will have time to mentally and solve all the tasks again, and look at the answers to those questions that caused difficulty during the exam itself, and even set a mark for himself.
But still, deep down, yesterday's schoolboy hopes for the highest score.
Unfortunately, expectations may not coincide with reality, and this will become clear when the results in the subject of interest are made public. If a person is sure that he decided everything correctly, and for some reason the points are underestimated, he must file an appeal.
Step by step instructions on how to file an appeal
- An application for contesting the results of attestation work is submitted within two working days. Late application will not be accepted;
- The application must be written in duplicate and submitted to the head of the school that gave admission to the exam (if a person graduates this year, then you must contact your school). One completed complaint form goes for consideration, the second, certified by the signature of the responsible person, remains with the applicant;
- It will take four days to double-check the work. Specially invited experts will look at the answer forms, and they will make a decision on the appeal. The graduate together with his parents (if the child is a minor) may be present during the examination;
- After the experts announce the results of the revision of the answers to the unified state exam, on this basis, the conflict commission makes a decision whether or not to satisfy the complaint filed.
Important nuance: it is necessary to understand that the number of points, according to the decision of the appeal commission, can change not only into a “plus”, but, no matter how sad it may be, and into a “minus”. It is possible that along with errors in scoring, additional errors will be found in the work itself, previously missed due to the same failure in the system. So, the situation is twofold, and before applying for an appeal, it is necessary to seriously weigh all the pros and cons.
Violation of the rules at the point of delivery of the exam
Unfortunately, this also happens. And if a student who took the exam noticed some violations on the part of the organizers of the USE reception center, of course, it is not worth hushing up the situation. Especially if the wrong behavior on the part of the commission staff prevented a person from writing a quality work.
In this case it is necessary:
- Write an appeal statement immediately, after leaving the classroom, without leaving the exam point. The application is written in two copies;
- Both copies must be submitted to a member of the examination committee. One remains for consideration, the second (with a mark of registration) is returned to the graduate who wrote the exam;
- Wait for the results of the consideration of the application and verification on it.
After the appeal is received by the conflict commission, an examination is carried out at the examination point. All the necessary specialists who were present at the institution where the exam was held are connected to this examination. Except for those who were in the audience, where there may have been a violation. During the check, they also watch video recordings from surveillance cameras installed in the desired audience, and, if necessary, from cameras from other rooms of the point.
Two working days are allotted for verification. After its completion, the applicant or his parents are informed about the decision of the conflict commission.
And here there are two scenarios:
- The facts stated in the complaint were confirmed - the applicant's result is annulled. And he retakes the exam on another (perhaps on a reserve) day;
- The check did not find confirmation of the facts indicated in the application - the number of points received by the graduate in this subject will not change, the result remains valid.
And in any case, do not worry, because the points scored do not reflect the real level of your knowledge and you will still have a chance to show yourself in life.
In the life of every graduate, such a moment can happen that when passing the exam, he does not get the score he was counting on. Confidence in the correct performance of the task allows the student to file an appeal in order to revise the results of the exam. Erroneous results arise from poor scanning of forms, as well as from errors of experts in scoring part C.
The procedure for filing documents for the appeal of the exam
The 2017 appeal process includes:
- within 2 working days, after the announcement of the results of the exam, you must write an application in 2 copies (in any form, or take a form from the organizers of the exam);
- give both copies to the organizer and wait for the seal and signature that the appeal has been accepted and is pending;
- after the reception, the organizer must announce to you the time and place of the consideration of the appeal for the exam;
- if the graduate has not reached the age of majority, then may attend the appeal with legal representatives, everyone must have an identity document with them, and the student must also have a pass for the exam with the corresponding PES mark; consideration in the absence of the student is also possible.
Should be remembered
- After consideration of the appeal, there will be other results of the exam, points will be set both up and down. Reduction of points is not possible when filing an appeal, since everyone has the right to doubt the quality of the check. Drafts are not considered by the commission; upon appeal, the entire work is examined, including all parts.
- Also, each graduate has the right to file not only an appeal to review the results of the exam and can also file an appeal for violations in the procedure for conducting the exam.
- A conflict commission participates in the consideration process, the consideration period is no more than 4 working days from the date of filing an appeal by a graduate. The commission has the right to reject your application due to the absence of technical errors. Exam work is not handed out when filing an appeal for self-examination.
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