If you plan to take the Unified State Examination in Informatics in 2019, it's time to find out what the date of the exam will be, whether there will be significant changes in KIMs in the subject and how preparation should be organized so that the result would allow you to apply for a budget place in one of the best universities in Russia.
Informatics and ICT is a field of interest to many schoolchildren, because the profession of a programmer today is one of the highest paid, and highly qualified specialists in this field are in demand in all countries of the world. But, as in other subjects, there are a number of nuances in the USE in computer science that 2019 graduates need to know and take into account. We will talk about them today, after analyzing the innovations of the coming year and the advice of experienced teachers.
Who needs to take computer science?
Since in 2019 the Unified State Examination in Informatics will be one of the elective subjects, only those guys who plan to continue their studies in such areas as:
- computer engineering;
- systems engineering;
- system analysis;
- cybersecurity;
- space technologies.
Also, the USE certificate in computer science will allow you to enter some engineering specialties at polytechnic universities in Russia, as well as become a student at the University of Communications and Railways.
Important! In tandem with computer science, it is necessary to take mathematics at a specialized level, and some universities also want to see the results of the Unified State Examination in physics.
Dates
The approval of the USE calendar for the 2018-2019 academic year is expected in the near future. Those who wish to know today what date the computer science exams fall on can be guided by the draft GIA 2019 schedule. The document indicates the following dates:
Main date | Reserve day |
|
Early | ||
Basic | 06/20/19 and 07/01/19 |
Innovations 2019
During her speeches, Minister Olga Vasilyeva repeatedly assured graduates, parents and teachers that there would be no cardinal changes in the structure and wording of examination papers in the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year, because the main stage of the reform had already been completed.
Judging by the official documents posted on the FIPI website, KIMs in the subject of "computer science and ICT" in 2019 will indeed not receive any innovations.
The main desire of the management is the integration of a computerized USE for this subject. But, as practice shows, not all regions of the country are already ready to conduct an exam in this format.
Structure of KIMs
The exam ticket for the USE in Informatics in 2019 will consist of 2 parts, in which a total of 27 tasks of various levels of complexity will be offered, for which, according to the established standards, graduates will be given 3 hours 55 minutes (235 min.)
All the main topics of the school curriculum will be submitted to the Unified State Exam:
- Architecture of a computer and computer networks.
- Information search and storage technologies.
- Information encoding.
- Computer modelling.
- Number systems.
- Elements of the theory of algorithms.
- Algorithmization.
- Programming.
At the same time, the materials will require examinees to demonstrate not only the ability to apply knowledge as in a standard situation, but also the ability to use it in a new format for schoolchildren. Both in parts 1 and 2 of the ticket there will be tasks of a complex nature, requiring the combination of knowledge from various areas of computer science.
Most of the theoretical questions will be concentrated in the 1st part, while the 4 tasks of the 2nd part will mainly be aimed at testing knowledge on the topics "algorithmization" and "programming".
Only the last 27 task involves writing a complex (up to 50 lines) program in a programming language. The other three are aimed at testing such basic skills:
- read program code;
- compose algorithms and think over the strategy of the program;
- compose simple (up to 15 lines) programs in a programming language.
Important! In the FIPI specifications there is no rigid binding to the programming language, which allows students to independently choose the language in which the program will be written when completing the last task. Most often guys choose Pascal, C++ or Python.
Evaluation of work
The distribution of tasks by difficulty levels will look like this:
Primary scores |
||
elevated | ||
Total |
With the correct completion of all 27 tasks, the graduate will be able to score 35 test points, which corresponds to a 100-point result. At the same time, to obtain a document on education, it is enough to score only 6 primary (or 40 test) points.
The assessment process, as in the past year, will combine the electronic method of processing answers and the work of experts.
In 2019, an approximate table of mutual correspondence between school grades and USE results in computer science will be as follows:
Secrets of preparation
Do not think that preparation for the exam in computer science in the 2018-2019 academic year should be based solely on knowledge of the basics of programming. The subject includes many topics in which there are moments that are difficult to understand and remember, which are also worth paying attention to.
For those who are “not friends” with mathematics, one of the most difficult topics can be the “number system”. Children who study the subject at a basic level should additionally take an interest in mathematical operations in different number systems and methods for translating numbers between systems.
We suggest refreshing your knowledge on this topic by watching a video lesson:
At the preparation stage, it is also worthwhile to critically approach the choice of literature. Experienced teachers recommend repeating the theory using the latest textbooks or taking as a basis the materials given in special collections recommended as preparation aids for the exam. Computer science is a rapidly developing science and many textbooks published relatively recently already contain outdated data that can play a rather “cruel joke” with you.
Do you need a computer science tutor? It all depends solely on the level of your knowledge and the result of the exam, which will be considered acceptable for you. But, if you feel that some topics are not amenable to self-study, try using the advice of online tutors, or contact an experienced teacher who knows all the nuances of preparing for the final exams.
Also watch the video analysis of task number 27:
SPECIFICATION
control measuring materials
unified state exam 2016
in Informatics and ICT
1. Appointment of KIM USE
The Unified State Examination (hereinafter referred to as the USE) is a form of objective assessment of the quality of training of persons who have mastered the educational programs of secondary general education, using tasks in a standardized form (control measuring materials).
The USE is conducted in accordance with Federal Law No. 273-FZ of December 29, 2012 “On Education in the Russian Federation”.
Control measuring materials allow to establish the level of development by graduates of the Federal component of the state standard of secondary (complete) general education in computer science and ICT, basic and profile levels.
The results of the unified state exam in informatics and ICT are recognized by educational institutions of secondary vocational education and educational institutions of higher professional education as the results of entrance examinations in informatics and ICT.
2. Documents defining the content of KIM USE
3. Approaches to the selection of content, the development of the structure of the KIM USE
The content of the tasks is developed on the main topics of the informatics and ICT course, combined into the following thematic blocks: "Information and its coding", "Modeling and computer experiment", "Number systems", "Logic and algorithms", "Elements of the theory of algorithms", "Programming ”, “Architecture of computers and computer networks”, “Processing of numerical information”, “Technologies for searching and storing information”.
The content of the examination paper covers the main content of the informatics and ICT course, its most important topics, the most significant material in them, which is unambiguously interpreted in most variants of the informatics and ICT course taught at school.
The work contains both tasks of the basic level of complexity, testing the knowledge and skills provided for by the standard of the basic level, and
and tasks of increased and high levels of complexity, testing the knowledge and skills provided for by the profile level standard. The number of tasks in the KIM variant should, on the one hand, provide a comprehensive assessment of the knowledge and skills of graduates acquired over the entire period of study in the subject, and, on the other hand, meet the criteria for complexity, stability of results, and reliability of measurement. For this purpose, two types of tasks are used in KIM: with a short answer and a detailed answer. The structure of the examination work provides an optimal balance of tasks of different types and varieties, three levels of complexity, testing knowledge and skills at three different levels: reproduction, application in a standard situation, application in a new situation. The content of the examination paper reflects a significant part of the content of the subject. All this ensures the validity of the test results and the reliability of the measurement.
4. The structure of KIM USE
Each version of the examination paper consists of two parts and includes 27 tasks that differ in form and level of complexity.
Part 1 contains 23 short answer tasks.
In the examination paper, the following types of tasks with a short answer are proposed:
- tasks for choosing and recording one or more correct answers from the proposed list of answers;
- tasks for calculating a certain value;
- tasks to establish the correct sequence, presented as a string of characters according to a certain algorithm.
The answer to the tasks of part 1 is given by the corresponding entry in the form of a natural number or a sequence of characters (letters and numbers), written without spaces and other separators.
Part 2 contains 4 tasks with a detailed answer.
Part 1 contains 23 tasks of basic, advanced and high difficulty levels. This part contains tasks with a short answer, implying independent formulation and recording of the answer in the form of a number or sequence of characters. Tasks check the material of all thematic blocks. In part 1, 12 tasks belong to the basic level, 10 tasks to an increased level of complexity, 1 task to a high level of complexity.
Part 2 contains 4 tasks, the first of which is of an increased level of complexity, the remaining 3 tasks are of a high level of complexity. The tasks of this part involve writing a detailed answer in an arbitrary form.
With the modern world of technology and the realities of programming, development USE in Informatics has little in common. There are some basic points, but even if you understand tasks a little, this does not mean that you will eventually become a good developer. But there are a lot of areas where IT specialists are needed. You will not lose at all if you want to have a stable income above the average. In IT, you get it. Provided, of course, that you have the appropriate skills. And you can develop and grow here as much as you like, because the market is so huge that you can’t even imagine! And it is not limited only to our state. Work for any company from anywhere in the world! This is all very inspiring, so let the preparation for the exam in computer science be the first small step, after which years of self-development and improvement in this area will follow.
Structure
Part 1 contains 23 short answer tasks. This part contains tasks with a short answer, implying an independent formulation of a sequence of characters. Tasks check the material of all thematic blocks. 12 tasks belong to the basic level, 10 tasks to an increased level of complexity, 1 task to a high level of complexity.
Part 2 contains 4 tasks, the first of which is of an increased level of complexity, the remaining 3 tasks are of a high level of complexity. The tasks of this part involve writing a detailed answer in an arbitrary form.
3 hours 55 minutes (235 minutes) are allotted to complete the examination paper. It is recommended to take 1.5 hours (90 minutes) to complete the tasks of part 1. The rest of the time is recommended to be devoted to the tasks of part 2.
Explanations for grading assignments
The performance of each task of part 1 is estimated at 1 point. The task of part 1 is considered completed if the examiner gave the answer corresponding to the code of the correct answer. Completion of the tasks of part 2 is estimated from 0 to 4 points. The answers to the tasks of part 2 are checked and evaluated by experts. The maximum number of points that can be obtained for completing the tasks of part 2 is 12.
This exam lasts 4 hours. Maximum amount points scored - 35. The percentage ratio between the levels of questions is almost equal. Most of the questions are test questions, in the exam only 4 tasks are assigned for a detailed answer.
Computer science exam is quite complex and requires special attention and proper preparation of students. It includes general test questions which are designed for low level knowledge. There are also tasks that require reflection and calculations with an accurate calculation.
The distribution of tasks in parts of the exam paper of the Unified State Examination of 2019 in computer science, indicating the primary scores below in the infographic.
Maximum points - 35 (100%)
Total exam time - 235 minutes
66%
Part 1
23 tasks 1-23
(with short answer)
34%
Part 2
4 tasks 1-4
(Detailed response)
Changes in KIM USE 2019 compared to 2018
- There are no changes in the CIM structure. In task 25, the possibility of writing an algorithm in natural language was removed due to the lack of demand for this possibility by the exam participants.
- Examples of program texts and their fragments in the conditions of tasks 8, 11, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 in the C language are replaced with examples in the C ++ language, as it is much more relevant and common.
Systematic preparation is the key to success
The educational portal site offers many demonstration computer science tests that you can solve without leaving your workplace.
Trial tasks will help you plunge into the atmosphere of testing and find those knowledge gaps that need to be corrected to achieve maximum results.