Evaluation of the functions of the mock Unified State Examination by secondary school pupils in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
The article presents the results of the large-scale survey "Evaluation of the functions of the mock Unified State Examination by secondary school pupils in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania" conducted by the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Department of sociology and social processes of Khetagurov North Ossetian State University in April of 2014. The sample size is 600 people. The results of the survey have revealed that some pupils misunderstand the true purpose of the mock Unified State Examination, which does not allow them to translate the possibilities into action (firstly, the mock Unified State Examination is aimed at impartial pre-assessment of pupils' knowledge; secondly, it is intended to familiarize pupils with the examination rules and procedures). The authors of the article point out that the requirements for pupils' knowledge are not strict enough and think that this is some kind of recognition of the complete collapse of the education reform and the "new education standards" by the public authorities that are responsible for reforming the sphere of education.