Eğitim-İş filed a lawsuit against MEB's Joint Written Examination System regulation

In the statement made by the Education and Science Employees' Union, it was stated that a lawsuit was filed in the Council of State with a request for stay of execution and annulment against the regulations in the MEB's Common Written Examination System (OYSS) Application Guide, which "limit the authority of teachers to prepare questions and enter the scores into e-School, which turns it into a chore."

It was stated in the statement that, with the provisions in question, the questions to be prepared by the school groups were limited to two questions, and the other questions were connected to the central question pool. It was stated that "The pool questions are made available to teachers only four days before the exam. Thus, the decisive role of the teacher in measurement and evaluation, who knows his student, monitors the learning process and determines his needs, is narrowed."

In the statement, it was noted that the teacher cannot be reduced to an officer who applies the questions sent from the center and transfers the results to the system, and it was pointed out that the professional knowledge of the teacher, who directly observes the student's readiness, development and learning difficulties, should be reflected in the preparation of the exam.

"THE DUTY OF THE MINISTRY IS NOT TO LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF THE TEACHER'S PROFESSION"

The statement emphasized that teachers' academic freedom and pedagogical discretion should be protected, and the following was noted:

"School conditions, class sizes and students' educational opportunities are different. The learning conditions in a class of 40 students are not the same as those in a class of 15 students. A centralized model that does not adequately take into account these differences and limits the adaptation opportunities of the teacher cannot ensure equality in education. Standardization that ignores the different learning processes of students will deepen existing inequalities.

The requirement of the guide to enter scores on a question-by-question basis places a heavy administrative workload on teachers. It is unacceptable that this burden added to the reading and evaluation of exams should be left on teachers without providing adequate computers, internet and working opportunities. The time that the teacher will devote to the student and lesson preparation should not be spent on entering thousands of data.

The duty of the Ministry is not to narrow the professional authority of teachers and surround their labor with burdens of drudgery, but to meet the needs of schools, eliminate inequalities and strengthen the role of teachers in the education process. For these reasons, our union filed a lawsuit against the regulations before the Council of State. As Eğitim-İş, we will continue to defend the professional rights of teachers and the right of every child to secular, scientific, contemporary, public, free, mixed and qualified education."