The assessment criteria for the certification process of educators working in preschool educational institutions have been determined.
According to information obtained by AzEdu.az, during certification, participants' professional knowledge, methodological preparation, safety rules, pedagogical ethics, cooperation skills, and self-development level will be checked.
According to the assessment table, a total of 60 questions will be presented to participants in the test exam stage of certification. The difficulty level of the questions will be divided into three groups: easy, medium, and difficult. Bloom's taxonomy stages will be taken as the basis for preparing the test tasks. These stages include remembering and understanding, applying and analyzing, evaluating and creating skills.
The total number of questions for the “Content and Methodology” section, which is one of the main directions of the exam, has been set at 33. In this section, the number of easy questions for remembering and understanding will be 2-5, medium questions 5-8, and difficult questions 1-2. In the applying and analyzing stage, easy questions are planned to be 3-6, medium questions 10-12, and difficult questions 2-4. For evaluating and creating, the number of easy questions will vary between 1-2, medium questions 3-6, and difficult questions 1-2.
A total of 15 questions will be presented for the “Safety” section. In this direction, the number of easy questions testing remembering and understanding skills will be 1-2, medium questions 2-3, and difficult questions 1-2. For applying and analyzing, easy questions are set at 2-4, medium questions 4-5, and difficult questions 1-2. In the evaluating and creating stage, the number of easy questions will be 2-3, medium questions 2-4, and difficult questions 0-1.
The total number of questions for the “Pedagogical Ethics and Cooperation” direction is 6. In this section, the number of easy questions for remembering and understanding is planned to be 0-1, medium questions 1-2, and difficult questions 0-1. In the applying and analyzing stage, easy questions will be 1-2, medium questions 1-4, and difficult questions 0-1. For evaluating and creating, the number of easy questions will be 1-2, medium questions 0-1, and difficult questions 0-1.
Participants will also be presented with 6 questions for the “Self-development” section. In the remembering and understanding stage, the number of easy questions will be 0-1, medium questions 0-2, and difficult questions 0-1. For applying and analyzing, easy questions are set at 1-2, medium questions 1-4, and difficult questions 0-1. In the evaluating and creating stage, the number of easy questions will be 1-2, medium questions 1-2, and difficult questions 0-1.
The document states that the numbers shown in the table represent the minimum and maximum number of questions to be included in the exam. For example, if the number of questions for any direction is shown in the range of 2-4, a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 questions on that topic may be presented in the exam.
In addition, the number of questions by difficulty level may vary in each exam session according to the ranges shown in the table. Thus, participants may encounter a different number of easy, medium, and difficult questions in different sessions.
