It has been stated that the Ministry of National Education (MEB) plans to implement a "Common Written Exam System" starting from the first semester of the 2026-2027 academic year. Under the new system, it is envisioned that the majority of exam questions will be prepared via an artificial intelligence-supported infrastructure.
According to the implementation, in a 10-question exam, the teacher will determine only two questions; the remaining eight questions will be generated by artificial intelligence. It is stated that with this model, the Ministry aims to ensure uniformity in exams across the country and to make measurement and evaluation processes more traceable in a digital environment.
WHICH GRADES AND SUBJECTS WILL IT COVER?
According to information reflected in the press, the system will be applied in middle schools for grades 5, 6, and 7 in the subjects of Turkish, mathematics, science, social studies, religious culture and ethics, and English.
In high schools, grades 9, 10, and 11 will be covered in the subjects of Turkish language and literature, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, religious culture and ethics, English, and philosophy. Grade 8 students preparing for the LGS and grade 12 students preparing for the YKS will be kept outside the system.
Open-ended questions will also be included in the new exams. Following the exams, teachers will enter the scores students receive for each question into the system separately. Thus, it is planned that processes such as question preparation, grading, and result analysis will be conducted in a digital environment.
However, the implementation has sparked debate among educators. At the center of the criticisms are the evaluation of students studying under different socioeconomic conditions with the same questions and the narrowing of the role of teachers in the measurement and evaluation process.
Educator Özgür Bozdoğan stated that the measurement and evaluation process should be determined by teachers according to the needs of each school and classroom. Emphasizing that there are significant differences in conditions even among public schools, Bozdoğan stated that it would not be correct to evaluate a student studying in a low-income neighborhood with the same questions as a student in more advantageous conditions.
News Source: 12punto
