Graduation in The Israeli Education System

1. State of Israel Ministry of Education Graduation in The Israeli Education System Moshe Decalo (Ph.D.) Director of Senior Division of Assessment and Examinations March 2016

2. National Certificates Technological Certificate Twelve Years Certificate Matriculation Certificate Final Certificate For further education and academic studies For work in the industry Low level For accreditation of professional technology jobs For work in services and industry Mid level

4. Overview of the Israeli Educational System • Six years of primary education is followed by three years of lower and three years of upper secondary (High School) schooling. The teaching language is Hebrew or Arabic. • There is some specialization in the final two years for High school students for Technology Education and other Elected Subjects. • Although seven is the minimum number of subjects taken in the Bagrut examination, very good students achieving up to thirteen subjects. • A reform, announced in 1985 and was implemented over twenty years, will limit the number of subjects to nine, of which six will be examined internally by the school. • Pupils can take a subject at one of five levels, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 point/unit level. • An aggregate of 21 points/units from six subjects is the minimum requirement (together with the appropriate cumulative grade, as above) for the award of the Matriculation Certificate based on the Bagrut examinations. • The New reform, from 2017 graduate's, That Israel is launching into the high schools is to limit the number of elected subjects up to three, and only two levels of learning and examination. This with increasing the value of teachers evaluation

5. SCHEDULE OF HOURS IN LOWER SECONDRAY SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8-9) IN HEBREW EDUCATION (hours per week) Yeshiva (boys) and Ulpana (girls) track: Advanced Oral Law as part of elective programs: 12 additional hours per week

6. SCHEDULE OF HOURS IN THE LOWER SECONDRAY SCHOOL (GRADES 7-8-9) IN ARAB AND DRUZE EDUCATION (hours per week)

7. SCHEDULE OF HOURS IN UPPER SECONDRAY SCHOOL (GRADES 10-11-12) IN HEBREW EDUCATION (hours per week)

8. SCHEDULE OF HOURS IN THE UPPER SECONDRAY SCHOOL (GRADES 10-11-12) IN ARAB AND DRUZE EDUCATION (hours per week

9. Compulsory Core Subjects and the Minimal Requirements for Receiving The Matriculation Certificate

10. The Cluster of Academic Subjects

11. The Cluster of Technological Subjects

12. Learning And assessment Levels

13. The Subjects Compulsory Core Subjects This group of subjects constitute the nucleus of compulsory studies; it is mandatory for pupils To be tested on these subjects Compulsory Elective Subject This is a group of 40 subjects divided into two clusters: 20 academic subjects and 20 technological subjects. Every pupil has to study at least one subject from this group and be tested on it. Additional Elective Subjects This is a group of over 100 specialized subject External matriculations are held in these subjects. Pupils choose subjects that interest them from this list of standard subjects, and are permitted to take their exam in any area of their choice.

14. School Subjects These subjects are unique to each high school. Pupils are tested in internal school examinations on these subjects, and their school is responsible for assessing their achievements, under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. These subjects are listed on the left side of the matriculation certificate.

16. Access to Higher Education Matriculation Average Best and final Score For required faculty Psychometric Exam

17. Hello! It is only about Examinations….. what’s new? …….New Technologies

18. ROBOTIC SCANNERS Automatic scanning system of “batches” of 50 workbooks in each batch • The workbooks are scanned and signed digitally enabling the creation of identical copies of the original workbooks. • The workbooks are passed to the first and second examiner simultaneously, shortening the procedure by weeks. • The process negates the need of the examiner's physical presence at the center. • At the end of each examination term a data base of scanned digital workbooks is received, enabling research of educational purposes. • Allows the ability to view, control and monitor the quality of the evaluators

19. Each year about 2,000,000 workbooks are received for checking at the Bagrut examinations center. • Robotics system is applied for scanning the Bagrut workbooks before examination, without the need to dismantle the workbooks and ensuring their completeness. • The scanning system is combined with the computerized examinations system, building a data base of digital examinations which is accrued for all Bagrut examination questionnaires.

20. Exams on tablets

21. Exams on the tablet Advantages: Main points Sending the questionnaire to students examined on tablet Answering a questionnaire on the tablet Sending the questionnaire directly to the "MARVAD" computers thru “The Cloud”, at the end of the exam. Monitoring exam location through GPS

22. controlling the proccess

23. Smartphone Assessment Portable Accessible Quick Exact Fair

24. Smartphone Assessment All project, laboratories, oral exams, Alternative assessment and variation of exams that are not written, will be scored by examiners. They will meet the students and give notes, remarks and scores according to the achievement standards, for each subject. Regulations, assessment standards, instructions, contracts and even payments will be via the smartphone

25. Thanks for your attention!!! Moshe Decalo Ph.D.

26. Final Assessment: Matriculation Curriculum (+ standards & Learning materials) Professional development (pre- & in-service)