۱٫ Introduction

۲٫ Methodology

۳٫ Results and discussion

۴٫ Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

School leaving exam represents one of possibilities how to finish upbringing and education at high schools. School leaving exam (including its external part) is a form of graduation at high school and presents the basis for further studies at universities. Quality of education determines the competitiveness of graduates from primary, secondary school and universities on domestic as well as foreign labor market.Paper focuses on statistical evaluation of External part of school leaving exam on the set of 112 high schools of Presov Region in 2015.We evaluate an average percentage of school in External part of school leaving examination, an average grade of Slovak language and a number of tested students. To identify a district´s correlations and differences Moran´s Index, Kruskal-Wallis test or Kendal coefficient were used. The differences between the individual results in districts and its comparison are described by a few statistical methods (box plot, maps, moment characteristics) too.

Introduction

National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements (NUCEM) as one of organizations is engaged in improving the quality of education in primary and secondary schools.The organization is implementing a project aimed at the introduction of electronic testing (including creating tasks and tests).This is mainly funded by the European Social Fund. Several authors deal with the partial areas of education.Some point to the level of financial literacy in education (Vravec, 2013), some deal with an environmental aspects of education (Adamisin, 2010; Adamisin, Chovancova, 2013) and another authors deal with an aspect of education in the field of tourism in relation to the practical needs (Senkova, 2013). Another group of authors puts emphasis on lifelong learning (Coculova, 2010). The Act no. 245/2008 Coll. characterizes leaving examination as a form, how education and training in secondary schools can be finished. This act is supplemented by Decree no. 318/2008 Coll., which specifies the study finished by leaving exam. The aim of leaving exam is to verify knowledge and skills of pupils in the range of subject matter specified in Catalog of targetrequirements and verification of the ability to use acquired competence in further study or professional and specialist activities for which they are prepared.