Assessment system of student progress

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Assessment system of student progress
Midterm Assignments**:
- Listening to the lectures and answering the test tasks - 4 points (1-5 weeks=20 points) https://learn.astanait.edu.kz
- Activity on seminar sessions 1 – 10 points
-Activity on seminar sessions 2 – 10 points
-Activity on seminar sessions 3 – 10 points
-Activity on seminar sessions 4 – 10 points
Mid Term: preparation and defense of the research project video on a chosen topic (1-5 weeks) –
40 points / %
Attendance – at least 70%
Endterm Assignments**:
- Listening to the lectures and answering the test tasks - 4 points (6-10 weeks=20 points)https://learn.astanait.edu.kz
- Activity on seminar sessions 6 – 10 points
-Activity on seminar sessions 7 – 10 points
-Activity on seminar sessions 8 – 10 points
-Activity on seminar sessions 9 – 10 points
End Term: preparation and defense of the research project video on a chosen topic (6-10 weeks) – 40 points / %
Attendance – at least 70%
Final - State exam (multiple choice test) 100 %

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Assessment criteria for seminars
Assessment criteria for seminars
Defining the main thesis and identifying the
most important aspects and details of the topic
Determination of the causes and consequences
of historical events and processes
Сonducting a historical, comparative and
critical analysis of information, sources, views
Determination of historical and value
significance for modern society
Total
Max score
2
3
3
2
10
Student score

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Assessment methods
The final grade for the course in percentage is determined by the formula:
F% = R1 + R2 х 0,6 + E х 0,4
2
R1 - the percentage of the 1st rating, R2 - the percentage of the 2nd rating,
E - the percentage of the examination mark.
Control types of student’s progress:
Current control – combined.
Midterm control (R1) - combined; Endterm control (R 2) – combined.
If according to MT-1 a student gets less than 25 points (25%), then he/she
does not receive admission to the final exam

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Research project on history of Kazakhstan (ROS)
Purpose: introduction of information and communication technologies into
the learning process
Tasks:
-Creation of conditions for creative self-realization of students;
-Development of corporate culture skills among students
- Visiting museums:
1.National Museum (in the 3rd week (Entrance to the museum is paid)).
2. Military History Museum (in the fourth week (free)).
3. Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (on the 9th
week (free)).
- Visual acquaintance with the historical heritage of the Great Steppe.
-Analytical work with museum exhibits and the use of museum sources in
the preparation of a Research Video Presentation.

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Requirements for working with research project:
-Team of three or four students.
-Participants must be from the same study group.
-The contribution of the participants to the project
must be equal.
- Mandatory participation in the defense of a research
project, cancellation of the assessment in the absence
of defense without a good reason.
- For violation of the deadline - minus 10 points.

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Topic name:
Team:
Project assessment criteria
Max score
Validity of the relevance of the topic, Statement of
problematic issues of the topic
2 Full and reasoned disclosure of the questions posed
3 Reliability and correctness of the presented video material
4 Consistency and logical sequence of video presentation
5 The presence of conclusions, the expression of own position
6 Showing a list of used sources and literature
Illustrative material (historical photos, and documents,
7 graphs, tables), Use of technical effects and design,
participation in the videorecording by each member of team
8 Originality and creativity in the presentation of the material
9 Compliance of video presentation to structure
10 Defense of project & Time management – 5-7 minutes
Total
1
6
9
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
9
40

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Requirements for a research project’s video:
-Video duration: minimum 4 min., and maximum 5-6 min.;
- correspondence of the video to the chosen topic;
-design;
Video presentations that offend the dignity and feelings of other people, violate the
corporate culture, and do not correspond to the chosen topic are not accepted.
Structure of research project’s video presentation:
Introduction
Validity of the relevance of the topic, Statement of problematic issues of the topic
Main body (Full and reasoned disclosure of the questions posed):
- Statement 1
- Evidence with facts from primary sources (according to criteria 2,3,4,7,8)
- Statement 2
- Evidence with facts from primary sources (according to criteria 2,3,4,7,8)
Conclusion
List of used sources

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WEEKS
Schedule of the project
Form of work
1/6
weeks
Creating a team. Choosing a theme. Collection of information and material
2/7
weeks
Development of the theoretical part of the project
3/8
weeks
Development of the theoretical part of the project
Visiting museum: National Museum (in the third week).
- Visual acquaintance with the historical heritage of the Great Steppe.
-Analytical work with museum exhibits and the use of museum sources (photos, video)
in the research video-presentation.
Visiting museums: Military History Museum (in the fourth week), Museum of the First
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (on the 9th week).
- Visual acquaintance with the historical heritage of the Great Steppe.
-Analytical work with museum exhibits and the use of museum sources (photos, video)
in the research video-presentation.
4/9
weeks
Development of the concept of the digital format of the project