When going through the procedure of external independent assessment (Ukrainian ZNO), participants often cannot figure out: how to calculate points for the exam and how they are then transformed into an EFA assessment or an assessment of the state final certification (Ukrainian DPA), how these points affect the competitive score upon admission . EDUGET explains.
Test score
When completing a task in the test book, the ZNO participant receives a certain amount of points. It depends on how many tasks and how correctly they were completed. For the exam in each subject you can achieve a different maximum score. How points are calculated for each task, how much time is allotted for completion and how much you can score for the exam - see.
The transfer of points in both cases occurs on the principle of ranking the results of all participants in the educational assessment in this subject. The lowest test score is awarded the lowest score (1 for DPA and 100 for ZNO), and the highest score is awarded the highest score (12 for DPA and 200 for ZNO). The remaining results are evenly distributed between these two indicators.
Only after checking all the works will it be known which DPA and ZNO assessment corresponds to a specific test score. But you can get a rough idea by using the test score conversion tables for last year.
The only difference in this algorithm is that for DPA the lowest value will be 0 points, and for malignancy the lowest value will be the threshold score.
Threshold score
The threshold score is determined only for cancer. This is the minimum number of points with which the exam is considered passed. Before an exam, applicants often ask what the threshold score (or pass/fail score) is for this subject. There is no answer to this question, since the passing score is determined by the expert commission after all the participants’ results have been received. The complexity of the tasks received, the level of results shown by the participants, and other factors are taken into account.
In 2016, the threshold score in Ukrainian language and literature was 23, in mathematics – 9, in the history of Ukraine – 25.
When the threshold score is determined, it is assigned a value of 100, and the maximum number of points scored is 200. The program distributes the remaining results evenly between them.
School Certificate Score
The school certificate score is the arithmetic average of the final grades for the compulsory program subjects and DPA grades (in 3 subjects), rounded to the nearest tenth. To take it into account upon admission, this score should be converted to a scale of 100-200. This is done according to the following scheme:
Table for converting average school certificate scores to a scale of 100-200
For example, if a graduate has 22 annual grades of 231 points, and for 3 DPA subjects he received 10, 11 and 12, then the school certificate score is calculated as follows:
231+10+11+12=264
264:25=10,56=10,6
According to the table for converting points to a scale of 100-200, the school certificate score is 186.
Competition score
The competitive score is the final sum of various scores, multiplied by coefficients, with which the applicant will participate in the competition for a place in a higher educational institution. Consists of ZNO points, school certificate points, and situationally can take into account points for special successes, creative competition. Olympic medalists and members of the Minor Academy of Sciences receive additional points.
Formula for calculating the competition score:
KB=K1*P1+K2*P2+K3*P3+K4*A+K5*OU
The components used mean:
- KB – competitive score.
- K1, 2, 3, 4, 5 – coefficients by which a certain indicator should be multiplied. They are determined by the university itself. Depending on the importance of the subject for a particular specialty, this coefficient will be higher or lower. But the following conditions must be met:
the coefficient for the ZNO subject must be at least 0.2;
the coefficient for a creative competition cannot exceed 0.25 (0.5 for specialties from the fields “Culture and Art” and “Architecture and Urban Planning”);
the coefficient for the school certificate should be no more than 0.1;
the coefficient for special successes cannot exceed 0.05;
the sum of all coefficients for each specialty is always equal to 1. - P1, 2 – points for ZNO certificates (or entrance exams), P1 – for a certificate in the first subject, this is Ukrainian language and literature, P2 – in the second, this is mathematics or history of Ukraine, or biology (for universities in medical, pharmaceutical and veterinary fields ).
- P3 – grade for the third subject of the external examination, entrance exam or creative competition.
- A – average school certificate score, converted to a scale of 100-200 points.
- OU - a point for special achievements, successful completion of university preparatory courses, if we are talking about specialties, especially those supported by the Ministry of Education.
To obtain the final value, the competitive score is multiplied (balanced) by the following coefficients:
- Regional coefficient (RC). Equal to 1.00 for universities in Kyiv, 1.01 – in the cities of Dnepr, Lviv, Odessa and Kharkov, 1.03 – for the cities of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, relocated higher educational institutions, 1.02 – in other cases.
- Industry coefficient (IC). Equal to 1.03 if an application with high priority is submitted for certain specialties that are especially supported by the Ministry of Education.
- Rural coefficient (RC). Equal to 1.02 for persons registered and educated in rural areas.
- First priority coefficient (PFC). Equal to 1.10 for persons entitled to priority enrollment in higher medical and pedagogical educational institutions, and 1.00 in other cases.
Important! The maximum value of the competitive score is 200. If, after balancing, additional points, the competitive score exceeds 200, then it will still be counted as 200.
When applying for a job or applying to a foreign university, the grades you received during the entire period of study play an important role. If you have a high average score, then your chances of entering or getting a job will be good. How to calculate the average score of your certificate and diploma yourself? What is GPA?
What is GPA?
GPA is the average score of a diploma or certificate. The abbreviation can be deciphered as grade point average. When applying for a job or graduate school, many employers or universities ask for a GPA. For example, many American universities require that an applicant's GPA be reported to them.
How to calculate GPA
To correctly calculate your GPA, you need to take into account all the grades indicated on your certificate or diploma. Grades can be different, for example, final grades: in subjects, for thesis, for coursework, for state exams. There is no need to take into account intermediate grades indicated in the electronic journal or grade book.
"Credits" are taken into account. “Pass” = 5 points, “fail” = 0 points. Average diploma score = arithmetic average of points for all subjects in the insert, including “pass” and “fail”. "Credits" are not taken into account. GPA = arithmetic mean of all points received.
If you need to calculate the arithmetic average of school performance or diploma grades, then use the following formula:
GPA = “the sum of all grades received” divided by “the number of subjects.”
How to calculate GPA?
As an example, you can take a grade book or diploma insert (certificate), then all the grades are added up. It is also worth noting that if you take a grade book when calculating, then from it you need to select all the grades that go towards the diploma. When you add up all the marks, you need to divide them by the total number, the resulting indicator that you win is the average score.
For example, you had only 40 items, of which 10 were fives, 20 were fours and 10 were threes. When you multiply 10 by 5, 20 by 4, and 10 by 3, you get a total number of 160. Then divide the resulting number by the total number of subjects: 160/40 = 4 - the average score of your document.
Calculating your GPA is very easy. To do this, you need to remember the school mathematics course. You need to add up all the points and divide them by the number of items. The resulting number will be your grade point average. To get an average score of 4.5-5.0, you need to study without C’s, practically with only A’s, only a few B’s are allowed.
Average score is nothing more than the arithmetic mean, which is calculated using the formula:
Average score = (score 1 + score 2 + score 3 + ... + score X) / X
X is the total number of grades from which the average score must be calculated...
Typically, university graduates do not have such questions, because this is not even higher mathematics. But for everyone else I will say:
You need to sum up all the points you got. You have an example in the photo in your diary: 5+2=7.
And then divide the resulting amount by the number of disciplines that have these points (grades). In our case, grades are worth in two disciplines, therefore 7 must be divided by 2. We get 3,5 . Here's your average score.
At school, my daughter has an electronic diary, grades are given there and then the average score is displayed. If the grade is, for example, 4.5, then it’s up to the teacher’s discretion to give it a 4 or a 5, whatever he wants. I once asked a teacher why mine didn’t have a 5, to which I received an answer, I think that he doesn’t know a 5
Calculating GPA is not complicated, it is a simple combination of addition and division. First, we add up all the grades for the reporting period, for example, for half a year or grades from an education diploma, and then divide by the number of lessons or subjects for which they were received. For example, while studying at school, you received only 4 and 5 in physics for half a year, which means the average score will be between these two marks. It will be more than 4, but less than 5. Similar to diploma grades - all final grades received during the study period are added up and divided by the number of courses completed. Previously, to receive a honors diploma, it was enough that the number of Good grades was no more than 25% of the Excellent grades, that is, the average score had to be 4.75.
To calculate GPA grades in the certificate, you need to calculate the total number of grades, then add all the grades together (find the sum of all grades) and divide this sum by the number of points. The resulting number will be the average score. That is, mathematically speaking, we will find the arithmetic mean.
In the case of a diploma, where, as a rule, they give excellent, good, mediocre, pass, we replace these evaluative words with points 5, 4, 3, and do not take into account the pass. In addition, you need to add the grades for coursework indicated in the diploma supplement. Then you will get a full average score.
You add up all the grades in your diploma, then divide the sum by the number of grades. This way you get an arithmetic average, most likely this is what is meant, although to be honest the average score in my diploma is not high, but I was never asked about it when applying for a job, and the diploma was looked at after they were approved for the position .
To calculate your average score, take your diploma supplement, add up your exam grades (which are listed as good, excellent, satisfactory), credits do NOT count. To grades in subjects, add grades for coursework, which are also listed in the application. Then divide the resulting amount by the number of estimates that you added up. Get your GPA. Let me clarify once again that credits are not included in the average score, nor is the grade for your diploma. I know from experience that if there are a lot of Cs, then the average score will not be high. And an average score of 5.00 is generally a rare occurrence! In 10 years of working at a university, I have never encountered such a phenomenon. The highest scores were 4.80-4.85.
The average score is calculated very simply. It is necessary to add up all the marks in the diploma, including coursework, and divide the resulting figure by the number of all grades (marks), including grades on coursework. This is how you get your average score. Of course, GPA characterizes part of your personality, but it is still not the indicator by which a person’s abilities should be assessed.
If there are no C's in the diploma supplement, then in order for the average diploma grade to be 4.5 or higher, there must be an equal number of B's and A's, or more A's than B's.
in the diploma supplement there are 39 grades, of which 21 are fives, 17 fours and 1 three
21*5 + 17*4 + 1*3 = 105 + 68 + 3 = 176 divide this amount by 39 and the result is 4.513.
Despite the fact that there is one C, the average score is above 4.5 and is very high.
The average score of a certificate or diploma of any education is determined by a simple arithmetic operation, which is precisely aimed at determining the arithmetic mean. Found by the formula:
x=(y1+y2+y3+...+yN)/N
where x is the average score; y - grades for subjects; N - number of ratings
But this arithmetic mean is very susceptible to lack of robustness, i.e. very large deviations and incorrect assessment, as in a rough example:
Which of these people will be hired as an accountant?
Masha - mathematics-2, accounting-2, statistics-2, art, physical education, labor, etc. - 5 (average score 4,7 )
Dasha - mathematics-5, accounting-5, statistics-5, art, physical education, labor, etc. - 2 (average score 4,2 )
Of course, Masha, since she doesn’t have a higher average score, but it would be best to hire Dasha for the position of accountant!
This time it turned out that graduates entering universities need to independently calculate the average score of their school certificate. This figure is necessary to calculate the final competitive score. The admissions committees of universities will recalculate and check this average certificate score.
How to calculate the average score of the certificate?
Step 1. Calculate the score on the calculator
The average score of the certificate is calculated on a 12-point scale. Tenths are rounded off. To calculate your score you need to add it up grades in all subjects and than divide the resulting number by the number of items.
Example. We take four items. Their scores were 8, 8, 9 and 12. Add them up and get 37. Divide by 4 (number of items) and get 9.25. So the average score is 9.
It is important to remember that those items for which the entry “exempt” is made are not taken into account in any way.
If the grades in the certificate were given on a five-point scale, then this is also no reason to panic. The Ministry of Education and Science said that you can count like this: “3” corresponds to “6”, “4” corresponds to “9”, “5” corresponds to “12”. If there is no insert for the certificate for objective reasons, then the average score is considered equal to “2”, which is not particularly good. So it’s better not to lose important documents.
Step 2: Trust but verify
Teachers advise that if school teachers were not lazy and calculated the graduates’ scores themselves, and the average score is indicated in the appendix to the certificate, then you must check whether it was calculated using the correct methodology. If it is incorrect, then recalculate and indicate the number that was obtained when submitting applications for admission. A certificate with an incorrect score is still considered valid, but for those who made a mistake - shame and disgrace, and a minus in karma.
Step 3. Where to enter the ball
When submitting applications electronically, the applicant enters the average score in his personal account. Where exactly will become clear during the filling process. If an applicant finds an error in his calculations, he can correct it himself before submitting his first application.
Step 4. How the score is converted
The average score entered into the Unified Database on a 12-point scale is automatically transferred to a 200-point scale according to the table corresponding to the average score of a document on complete general secondary education. See the table below.
Table* of the correspondence between the average score of a document on complete general secondary education, calculated on a 12-point scale, and the value on a 200-point scale
*table taken from the website "Osvita.ua".
A passing score is an indicator on which an applicant’s chances of admission depend. The higher the number, the more effort preparation for DT requires. So that you don’t get lost in guesswork, he will tell you how the passing score is calculated.
What is a passing score?
The sum of points for the certificate and exams of the applicant who was last enrolled on a budget or paid basis is called the passing score. It directly depends on the enrollment plan for a specialty or group of specialties, the number of applications submitted, and the score of each applicant.
Popular specialties with a small enrollment plan have the highest passing scores. For example, every year there is a high passing score for the specialty "" of the Faculty of International Relations of the BSU (in 2018 it was 383 points for the budget). The recruitment plan for the budget is 12 people, for the paid one - 60. Let's assume that a total of 100 applications were submitted. The 12th applicant for a budget place had 383 points, therefore, this value became the passing score for the budget. The remaining eleven applicants scored even more. Those who took places from 13 to 72 according to the rating went to the paid one. The total score of the last person enrolled was 281. Well, the one who did not reach 281 points, alas, did not pass.
What is a semi-passing score?
There is also such a thing as a semi-passing score. During the admission process, the scores of all applicants within each specialty are arranged in descending order. If the number of persons with the same scores exceeds the number of vacant places, some applicants are enrolled and some are not. The admissions committee identifies applicants by name who have.
See our passing scores for the last three years. All specialties can be filtered by passing score How to find out the passing score
It is impossible to guess what the passing score will be even before the end of the entrance campaign. One can only guess what the situation will be this year.
To have a better chance of being among the lucky ones admitted to your desired specialty, you need to score as many points as possible on the CT and have . In many universities, the maximum number of points is 400. 100 for each test or exam and 100 for the certificate (all grades are taken into account). Why 100 if schools and colleges use a 10-point system? It's simple. The GPA is multiplied by 10. For example, if you have a GPA of 8.3, then you have an 83 application score. The same applies to grades for internal entrance exams. Some specialties require intra-university exams.
That's all you need to know about the passing score. Analyze your chances and build a successful strategy for entering university! Do you want to be sure to have a good score upon admission?
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