THE METHODS OF EVALUATING BASIC MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UNIFIED STATE EXAMINATION

Abstract

The article deals with a problem of developing fundamental mathematical notions in modern general education secondary school in Russia. The analysis of the Unified State Examination (USE) tests in mathematics and the information of testing first-year students of Omsk State Transport University allows evaluating entrants knowledge standards in entering the technical university having relevant number sum of USE marks (profile level). Within the framework of this direction the following studies were performed: tasks of part 1 and part 2 of USE in mathematics (profile level) were analyzed in the section of precalculus – notions and properties of functions, including the section “Trigonometry”; basic knowledge level within the specified section was evaluated and the comparative results are/were summarized. In conclusion a reasonable inference is stated: the USE marks level doesn’t match the actual knowledge level of basic mathematical notions forming the basic of “Trigonometry”. The authors of the article also discuss a number of questions which may help eliminate the discovered inconsistency.