Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton presented Tuesday a reform for high school matriculation dealing a blow to humanities studies, where finals are slated to be replaced with an essay-based method of evaluation.
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The reform will see matriculation exams in history, literature, civics, and biblical studies canceled and replaced by "class projects and multidisciplinary work." The papers will be graded internally by each school, alongside an external assessment, Shasha-Biton said.
Matriculation exams in math, English, language, and sciences will continue as in the past, she said.
"Today's world is changing at a rapid pace. Our goal is to give students tools that will serve them in the future," the education minister said. "This will give them a relevant, in-depth learning experience that will be engraved in their minds for years to come."
