Maturity 2021, exam at the start of anti Covid rules

Maturity 2021, the exam for over 540 thousand students starts today from 8.30 am, including anti Covid rules, masks and distancing. As last year, in fact, the high school students will face a ‘readjusted’ exam according to the rules against coronavirus. 96.2% of female students were admitted to the exam. “Even in this difficult year we have reached the moment of the exam – underlined the Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi, in a video greeting the high school and high school students on his social channels – It is an important moment, because it is a moment passing. It is the moment in which you will take the Exam, but you must also do an exam yourself, to understand what you have learned, what you have done, but also how you have transformed, how you have changed in these five years “. The examination, the minister continued, “do it with all the attention that a moment of such great importance in life requires. But also do it with the joy of going into a new phase. Do it by smiling at all your classmates, your teachers and thinking that it really starts a new page. Come on girls, come on guys! ”. DRAWING UP – This year’s exam, the ministry recalls, “has been redefined taking into account the impact of the health emergency on the life of the country and on school life. An interview is planned, which will start from the discussion of a paper whose The topic was assigned to each student and to each student by the class councils. Candidates had a month to produce it with the support of a teacher. The paper was assigned on the basis of the path followed and the disciplines characterizing the field of study INTERVIEW – After the discussion of the paper, the interview will continue with the discussion of a text already being studied in the teaching of Italian language and literature, with the analysis of materials (a text, a document, a experience, a problem, a project) prepared by the commission with discussion of conceptual nodes characterizing the various disciplines. DURATION – There will be space for the presentation of the experience carried out in the PCs to (Pathways for transversal skills and orientation). The candidate must demonstrate, during the interview, that he has acquired the skills and knowledge required in the field of civic education. The indicative duration of the interview will be 60 minutes. VOTE – The academic credit will be awarded up to a maximum of 60 points. Up to 40 points will be awarded at the interview. The final evaluation will be expressed in hundredths, it will be possible to obtain honors. COMMISSIONS – The Commissions are chaired by a President from outside the school and are made up of six internal commissioners. In particular, there are 13,353 Commissions, for a total of 26,555 classes involved. DISCIPLINES – The disciplines characterizing the field of study have been published together with the ordinances: there will be, for example, Latin language and culture and Greek language and culture for the classical high school, Mathematics and Physics for the scientific high school, Foreign language and culture 1 and Foreign language and culture 3 for the linguistic high school. And again, Human Sciences for the High School of Human Sciences, Painting disciplines for the Artistic High School, specialization in graphic arts, Business Economics for the Technical Institute, economic sector, specialization in Administration, Finance and Marketing, Multimedia Design and Technical Laboratories for ” Technical Institute for the Technological Sector, Graphic and Communication, Laboratory of Tourist Reception Services and Law and Administrative Techniques of the Accommodation Facility for the Professional Institute, Address Services for Food and Wine and Hotel Hospitality. All other disciplines are published on the Ministry website. STUDENT CURRICULUM – In conducting the interviews, the information contained in the ‘Student Curriculum’ will be taken into account, which includes the academic career but also the activities carried out in other areas, such as sports, volunteering and cultural activities. Language certifications, extracurricular activities and any other document deemed useful can be included in the curriculum. At the end of the exam, the curriculum will be attached to the diploma and made available to students on the platform. NUMBER OF CANDIDATES – The number of candidates who sit the interview cannot exceed 5 per day; the order of convocation of the candidates is according to the alphabetical letter established on the basis of the draw by the individual commissions. NEWS – Among the novelties compared to 2020 there was the return of admission to the exam. Therefore, not the automatic “promotion” but the possibility of taking the Maturity exams was arranged by the class council with the final ballot. Participation in the Invalsi national tests is not a requirement for access and it is the educational institutions that establish any exceptions to the attendance requirement, envisaged for three quarters of the individual timetable.Another novelty of the 2021 edition is the ‘Student Curriculum’ , to which reference was made, a document that together with the school path presents the activities carried out in other areas, including extracurricular ones, such as sports, music, volunteering and cultural activities. The commission will take into account the curriculum during the interview but will not affect the final grade. ANTI COVID RULES – Again in order to comply with the anti Covid rules, the security protocol for conducting face-to-face exams follows the measures adopted as early as 2020: a distance of 2 meters between the candidate and the commission, only one companion for each student, is foreseen. use of a surgical mask. In the event of quarantines (including commissioners) or long-term stays, the examination by videoconference is allowed: even the Covid-positive student can ask to carry it out electronically, possibly requesting its transfer (any absence due to Covid positive, as for any other disease, must be certified). Many regions have opened vaccinations for high school graduates, a further measure to ensure safe maturity, but for participation in the exam the vaccine is not mandatory.