Onishchenko urges schools to avoid tests on Thursdays
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Education, Gennady Onishchenko, called on teachers not to conduct control tests on Thursdays, as a child's work capacity drops sharply on that day, according to RIA Novosti.
Consensus
- Gennady Onishchenko, an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and deputy president of the Russian Academy of Education, advised against conducting control tests in schools on Thursdays.
- The reason cited is a sharp decline in children's work capacity on Thursdays.
- Onishchenko stated that children have a weekly biological rhythm, which is scientifically grounded.
- The peak of children's work capacity typically occurs from Monday to Wednesday.
- It is not recommended to schedule difficult subjects like mathematics on Thursdays.
- It is not acceptable for students to write control tests on Thursdays.
Points of divergence
- It is also recommended not to conduct assessment procedures during the first and last lessons of the day due to low concentration in the morning and fatigue at the end of the day. — vesti
- Onishchenko previously expressed the view that if certain industries require more than five workdays per week, a six-day workweek and round-the-clock operations should be introduced, provided human physical limits are respected, and emphasized the need to preserve the country. — vm
- Starting from the 2027/28 academic year, an obligatory oral history exam will be introduced for ninth-grade students in Russia. — vedomosti
Coverage (7 sources)
- Why it is not possible to conduct control tests on Thursdays: an expert explains — Вечерняя Москва
- Onishchenko urged teachers not to conduct control work on Thursdays — РИАМО
- Onishchenko urged teachers not to conduct control work in schools on Thursdays — Коммерсантъ
- Onishchenko spoke out against control assignments in schools on Thursdays — Ведомости
- Onishchenko: it is not recommended to conduct control tests in schools on Thursdays — Вести
- Onishchenko urged teachers not to conduct tests on Thursdays due to biorhythms — Вечерняя Москва
- Psychologist Rintal: claims that Thursday tests are harmful are not scientifically confirmed — Москва 24
Key entities
- Gennadiy Onishchenko
- Russian Academy of Education
- RAS
- RIA Novosti
- Moscow
- Galina Reintal
- News.ru
- Evening Moscow
More on Gennadiy Onishchenko
- Russia Sets 9-Day Minimum for School Holidays
- Flu pandemic may hit Russia by 2029, expert warns
- Zelensky Reports Health Deterioration Amid Stress