Analyzing the effect of GPA in entrance examination/ The debate between supporters and opponents became heated – Mehr News Agency Iran and world’s news
Mehr News Agency, Provinces Group: At the same time as the exam days are approaching, the issue of affecting the GPA in the university entrance exam has received a lot of attention in student circles and also in the virtual space of Semnan province, and it can be clearly seen that students are more interested in saving the GPA Academics have two different opinions on the entrance exam, some are completely in favor of this plan and others are against it.
Students have different opinions, some say that this plan will help to make the entrance exam results more fair, because the students’ academic level is also a criterion, but the second group says that the entrance exam is a competition that should only be taken into account to determine the fate of the university. Determine a student.
The views are different
In other words, this group of students believe that only those who can be accepted in the entrance exam who, in addition to studying, have high intelligence, concentration, skill in answering questions and finally have a set of knowledge, on the other hand, the opposing group believes that the entrance exam It can be a way of compensation for students who could not study properly during the school year.
In this report, we went to the students of Semnan province to find out their opinion about this issue, and he explained that some students agree with the plan and believe that a four-hour exam cannot determine the fate of a person’s life because it is possible on that day. A student who has a very good academic status may suffer from illness or stress and other issues, so it is better to consider the period of study as well.
Stress is reduced
A twelfth grade student points to the approval of the GPA plan and says: This will reduce the stress of the entrance exam, the involvement of the GPA also makes the competition over science and knowledge exactly what it should be, not money and the entrance exam class, etc. which one person has and the other does not.
Nadia Sobhanifard stated that GPA can be a better criterion and expressed: If it were up to me, I would say that the entire entrance exam should be removed, that is 60% extra, because students should be selected in universities based on their talent, not a specific four-hour exam. It does not matter what problems may happen to a person on that day.
He stated that it is possible for someone to study for 12 years but get sick on the day of the entrance exam and his fate cannot be ruined, adding: If GPA is the criterion, it seems that the entrance exam competition will be more fair.
I agree
Sonia Jalali, a student of the 12th grade who agrees with this plan, told Mehr reporter, “We were told from the beginning of the year that 40% of the grade point average of the courses was going to be involved, so it was somewhat involved in our studies.”
Jalali stated that if someone is strong in a subject and is a so-called student, he also takes the tests of the same subject, so a good subject does not conflict with a good test. After that, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades are included in the entrance exam, which is very good.
He stated that 40% of GPA involvement is good for starting a project, and said: On the other hand, GPA involvement is a motivation, for example, if I study physics, I also take tests for it, as a result, I raise my GPA and increase my luck. I will increase the testing in the entrance exam.
It is better to focus on one topic
Sonia’s friend and classmate, who, of course, does not reveal her name, said that the entrance exam is a separate category from the school, and told Mehr reporter: There are those who study very well but do not pass the entrance exam, or there are those who only read the textbook and They are still not accepted, as a result, the way of taking the test must be effective in the test, because the entrance exam is not only about lessons
By stating that the effect of GPA is 100% or zero, he said: it is better for students to focus on one subject, either GPA or entrance exam, you cannot focus on 40% of GPA or 60% of entrance exam, and this causes one to miss both of them. .
He stated that many of us have a GPA of 20 who do not pass the entrance exam and this shows that the competition in the entrance exam has become dominant and this competitive aspect should remain, adding: I think this entrance exam competition can be a much better criterion.
The entrance exam is more than the course
Arminpour Jafari also stated that the entrance exam is not just a lesson, in fact, something beyond the lesson is involved in it, such as intelligence, sophistication, precision, etc., which is great by the way and can make the difference between an ordinary student who studies and an excellent student who studies. To clarify, he told Mehr reporter: GPA is actually unfair because students no longer compete on intelligence, time management, accuracy, stress control and dozens of other factors.
Pour Jafari, stating that the entrance exam is not the final exam but a separate phenomenon from the course, states: I believe that the entrance exam should not be anyone’s work, as a result of including the grade point average, it makes it easier and easier, and this cannot cause the knowledge Elite students enter the university.
Poriya, a 12th grade male student, also stated that the entrance exam is a competition, which, by the way, is a competition, which makes its importance clear.
The entrance exam became competitive
However, in a conversation with Mehr’s reporter, the Director General of Education of Semnan province stated: We have been waiting for years for the duration of the entrance examination, which after all, luck and other factors are also involved, because all the questions will be tests, in a way similar to the records. To become an education, which fortunately has finally happened.
Adel Khaleghi fruitful Stating that in the new plan, instead of the task of a student’s lifetime in a four-hour exam, which depends on many factors, academic records will also be included in the entrance exam and 11 subjects will be included in it, adding: gradually in the coming years, the grades Other education will also be included in the entrance exam result.
He stated that this year’s academic record has a 40% impact on the entrance exam, he said: From tomorrow we will see the beginning of the exams throughout Semnan province and students will compete in different fields, but due to the effect of the GPA on the entrance exam, the ranking competition will be the criterion. It will be nine grades;
People’s complaints
The General Director of Education of Semnan Province stated that the method of interfering with the academic records in the entrance exam will not be such that it is announced that, for example, those who scored 15 can choose engineering courses, but the total number of applicants and the courses they will choose will be taken into account. In that, 40% of the students’ grades will be effective, he said: In fact, the entrance exam will be competitive and ranked from now on.
The words of the director general of education have also met with many reactions in the Mehr news agency of Semnan province. For example, one user wrote about this issue, “This year, I went to correct my GPA because I was not given a grade because of my handwriting. This is our misfortune. Konkur was a concept and whoever had more knowledge went to university, but now someone who has bad handwriting like me doesn’t know anything anymore? Remember that Rostgar Rahmani passed the entrance exam with a grade point average of 10.
Another user wrote, “With an average of 18.80, I have to pass the top three majors. With this cartoon, many people cannot achieve their goals, no matter how well they pass the entrance exam, 40% is a disaster.” You increased the children’s stress.”
The reactions are still ongoing, there are groups against and groups in favor of this plan. Now we have to see under what conditions the national entrance exam will be held and how the chosen ones will go to the university.