Orientation module

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When one speaks of an orientation module ( coll . "Module"), one means an exam in Switzerland , which is a compulsory examination to see which canton or which region has taught more successfully. By compulsory one means that a student has to do one module per school year . Each additional orientation module must the teachers do not distribute to the students or the teacher.

The story with the "mathbu"

Since the old mathematics book in Switzerland ( Canton St. Gallen ) is becoming more and more out of date, a new book was created in 2004, the "mathbu.ch". Here the creativity of the student is more and more claimed. In addition, there are more and more tasks such as "How many piano players are there in Chicago". When the author of the book asked this question to some professors , they first calculated the number of residents, so that they only had the solution after a few days. With such questions you want to ensure that children do not think too much. Small example of how you can solve it: You take 100 adults from a city and ask everyone if they play a piano. Let's say the answer is 36%. Now take the number of residents in Chicago and take the 36% of that. As a result, more and more things, such as power arithmetic, fractions, etc., are dropped from the curriculum, which is, however, asked for in the orientation modules. Because of this, some teachers refuse the modules.

subjects

The subjects of a module are:

• Mathematics:
  • geometry
  • Algebra (partly mixed)
• German
  • Reading comprehension
  • "Listen and answer questions"
  • grammar
  • Essays
  • spelling, orthography

regulate

To make sure that every student has the same requirements, there are always the rules on the second page. First comes the time, which is 45 minutes on average, then the writing utensils ( paints , pencil , fountain pen), tools ( dictionary , geometric tools, calculator , note sheets). There is also the rule in the "Listening and answering questions" category that you hear first, then fill in. In order not to pass on the solutions, the students are not allowed to take the tests home or copy them.