20.10.2026 08:20
The Ministry of National Education (MEB) is preparing to implement a new system aimed at establishing common standards in the preparation and evaluation of exams in middle schools and high schools. In the system, which is planned to be made available on October 26 and covers 16 subjects, open-ended questions will come to the fore. Teachers will be able to select exam questions from a designated pool, and the topics in which students are lacking will be identified through the results.
The Ministry of National Education plans to implement a new practice for preparing common written exams in the first term of the 2026-2027 academic year.
With the system expected to be made available on Monday, October 26, the aim is to establish a common standard in measurement and evaluation for exams held in different schools.
According to the news in Türkiye newspaper, the new model will use open-ended questions that measure students' skills in understanding, interpreting, and analyzing topics, not only the information they have memorized.
IT WILL COVER 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 9TH, 10TH AND 11TH GRADES
The new system is planned to cover 5th, 6th and 7th grades in middle schools and 9th, 10th and 11th grades in high schools.
In the model, which will be implemented in a total of 16 courses including Turkish, Turkish language and literature, mathematics, science, physics, history and English, a large question pool will be created for teachers to use.
8,000 QUESTIONS WILL BE UPLOADED IN THE FIRST STAGE
It is stated that the Ministry plans to upload approximately 8,000 questions to the system in the first stage. It is aimed to keep the content up to date by adding 8,000 more questions to the pool in each new exam period.
Teachers will be able to add two open-ended questions suitable for the topics they have covered to the system themselves. The other questions will be selected automatically from the pool according to the difficulty level determined by the teacher.
TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHANGE QUESTIONS
Exam papers and answer keys created through the system will be reviewed by teachers.
Teachers will be able to change questions they deem unsuitable twice, stating a reason. Thus, while automation is used in preparing exams, the final approval authority will rest with teachers.
THE TOPICS IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE DEFICIENT WILL BE IDENTIFIED
It is planned to transfer the results obtained after the exams to the e-Okul system.
Thanks to this data, it will be possible to determine which topics students struggle with. Teachers will also be able to reorganize their lesson planning according to students' deficiencies.
TEACHERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WORKLOAD
Concerns are also being expressed that the new model may increase teachers' workload.
It is noted that especially evaluating open-ended questions, reading exam papers one by one and entering the results into the system may take time.
Some educators argue that increased administrative responsibilities may reduce the time allocated to one-on-one attention to students.