YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Entrants displayed an average level of preparedness in the "Armenian History" this year. This information was provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Edik Gevorgian, the Chairman of the Subject Board. According to the data of August 5, 48 entrants received between 18 to 20 points and 272 entrants received unsatisfactory marks from this subject. Like previous years, entrants did not receive 20 points from the "Armenian History" this year as well: the highest mark was 18.5 points. In the estimation of the Chairman of the Subject Board, the written form of entrance examinations does not work any more. According to Edik Gevorgian, both textbooks and lists of questions need to be submitted to serious changes. In his opinion, textbooks are overloaded with facts, there are also such subjects, in which "the primary material is mixed with the secondary one." "When compiling a textbook, age peculiarities of pupils, as well as the pivotal problems of the Armenian history should be taken into consideration," Edik Gevorgian mentioned and added that these textbooks, in particular, should contribute to the formation of a national ideology and patriotism among teenagers. Edik Gevorgian also declared that over 10 cases of cipher use have been recorded so far. According to him, at present entrants make use of modern, particularly auditory devices, instead of traditional ciphers.

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