Guide from the Ministry of Education regarding the common written exam system

Frequently asked questions about the Joint Written Examination System (OYSS) were answered by the General Directorate of Measurement, Evaluation and Examination Services. The prepared guide included details about the purpose of OYSS, its importance in terms of student success and education quality, and how it will be implemented.

The guide emphasized that OYSS is a system developed to carry out the preparation, implementation and evaluation processes of school-wide common written exams in a digital environment, and stated that the aim is to prepare the exams in a valid and reliable manner, compatible with the learning outcomes in the curriculum, and to analyze the results in accordance with the learning outcomes.

In the guide, which stated that the use of developmental (formative) evaluation practices compatible with the Turkey Century Education Model and the use of open-ended and skill-based questions at the school level will be disseminated, the importance of the system in terms of providing a valid and reliable structure for measurement and evaluation practices in schools was emphasized. It was stated that with OYSS, questions of different difficulty levels will be used in a balanced way in the exams.

TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT TRIAL APPLICATIONS ON THE SYSTEM

In the guide, it was stated that the information and training activities regarding the use of the system were completed between 19-23 October 2026, and that teachers could carry out trial applications on the system.

In the guide, in the 2026-2027 academic year of OYSS, secondary school 5th, 6th and 7th grades will be taught Turkish, mathematics, science, social studies, religious culture and ethics, English; It was reported that it will be implemented in Turkish language and literature, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, religious culture and ethics, philosophy and English courses in 9th, 10th and 11th grades of high school.