20 thousand students received incorrect final test advice
This year, the school advice based on the final test was incorrectly calculated for nearly 20 thousand group 8 students. This is reported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The error occurred with students taking one of the alternative final tests - such as IEP or Route 8 - but is not the fault of these test providers.
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Due to an incorrect calculation by independent experts, an incorrect school level was obtained in the final test for 20 thousand students (about XNUMX percent of all eighth graders in the Netherlands). In most cases, this group of students received too high a test advice.
The situation arises with some of the students who have taken the IEP End Test, ROUTE 8, Slide End Test or AMN End Test. They received incorrect assessment advice, for example havo / vwo instead of vmbo gl-tl / havo. There are no consequences for the students who have taken the Cito Central Final Test: they have received correct test advice.
Check
The assessment advice is currently an extra check on the advice of the teacher and the school, which each student receives earlier in the year. On the basis of the assessment advice, the advice of the school can possibly be adjusted upwards. The latter could have happened in a number of cases, or may have been omitted (if the result of the final test is too low). As a result, the incorrect test advice may have led to incorrect final advice for a number of students.
This is an extremely unpleasant situation, in the first instance, of course, especially for the affected group 8 students and their parents, but also for all teachers and schools
The test recommendations for the students concerned have been recalculated. This morning the various test providers informed the primary schools, so that they can inform parents and check whether the student has received the most appropriate final advice.
Ari Slob
Education Minister Arie Slob explains: 'This is an extremely unpleasant situation, initially of course especially for the affected group 8 pupils and their parents, but also for all teachers and schools involved in this. Both the primary schools that draw up the school recommendations and may now need to reconsider it a second time, as well as the secondary schools that may have to place students differently.
All information on the matter can be found at the website from the national government. In addition, a telephone information line Final Test has been set up for parents: 050 -599 98 20. Parents can also contact for information and personal advice Parents & Education: 088 - 6050101.
