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Final exams continue, extra unsatisfactory allowed

The final exams continue in all subjects. The students are allowed to get an extra fail, except in a core subject. If the exam marks are delayed until the summer holidays, teachers should be generously compensated, the AOb.

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Will the final exams continue? That was the big question of the past week. Minister Arie Slob wanted to keep the exams going, the LAKS pleaded to only take exams in the core subjects. And the opinions of teachers of exam classes are strongly divided, it turned out a AOb-survey.

In the end, the minister opted for a middle ground. The exams continue, and - as announced earlier - in three time periods: a first and a second period for the exams, and a third for the resits. What is new is that the pupils can get an extra fail mark, except in a core subject (for VMBO: Dutch, for HAVO / VWO: Dutch, English and mathematics).

I understand that it was quite a puzzle for the minister

“I understand that it was quite a puzzle for the minister,” says AObdirector Henrik de Moel. “Opinions about the structure of the final exams in this corona year differ so far that not everyone can be satisfied. This was also very clear from the survey among our members. ”

Summer vacation

By spreading the exams over three periods now, they will take longer, and there is a chance that the marking will continue into the summer holidays. Especially in the North region, where the holiday starts first this year. “If teachers have to continue working during the holiday period, they must be generously compensated for this,” says De Moel. "We will of course urge the minister to do so."

 

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