Alezian Union Final Examination
 AUFX official logo | |
| Acronym | AUFX |
|---|---|
| Type | Computer-based standardized test |
| Developer / administrator | Ministry of Education of The Alezian Union |
| Knowledge / skills tested | General subjects depending on path chosen by student |
| Purpose | Qualification for entry into Tertiary education in the Alezian Unon |
| Year started | 2022 |
| Score / grade range | 0 to 1600, each subject with 0-200 points score range . |
| Score / grade validity | 1 year |
| Offered | Once every year |
| Restrictions on attempts | Can be taken only once every year by a candidate. |
| Countries / regions | Over all schools in all four regions of the Alezian Union |
| Languages |
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| Annual number of test takers | 54,780 (predicted 2022) |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | High school diploma (Palha'u) |
| Fee | Free of charge |
| Scores / grades used by | All universities, institutes, and pyrotechnics in the Alezian Union |
| Website | www |
The Alezian Union Final Examination, commonly known as the AUFX, is a standardized college entrance exam held annually in the Alezian Union. It is required for entrance into almost all higher education institutions at the undergraduate level. It is taken by students who has received their Palha'u (Secondary Education Certification) who failed to enter through the Invitational System in the year the test was taken, or anyone who received certification equal to Palha'u pre-reunification.
The exam usually last about four hours over the period of four days, however students could take less or more hours depending on the what requirement does the participant's selected university demands.
History
Pre-reunification
Before reunification of Alezia happened, North (which at the time include Mosin-Nagan and Northern Pantabang Islands) and South Alezia (which include Southern Pantabang Islands)'s education systems were separate. Even though the education systems enacted in both countries were similiar, they have almost to no interaction between them.
In North Alezia, students who graduated High School take what was called a North Alezian Final Examination (NAFX) which started in 1962, while in South Alezia, students who graduated Higher Secondary Education take what was called a Nationaal examen (National Examination in Dutch) which started in 1960. Both of the certifications cannot be used to attend university in the other's education system.
Inception
After the reunification of Alezia ensued, one of the main targets of the Ministry of Education of the Alezian Union (MINED) is to ensure that students continues to be educated and progressed to further education. Due to this, MINED (under the supervision of the State Council of the Alezian Union) immediately launched the "Two Paths to University" (TPU) method.
In the TPU method, anyone who graduated under the Alezian Union curriculum (or known as "The First Graduation Alumni") are given the chance to either be recommended by their school to be selected on a non-test method or if they were not selected or if the first path fails, to take a test called AUFX which scores shall be used to pick their university of choice. Students who graduated with certificates from the North Alezian or South Alezian authorities shall be allowed to take AUFX as well.
The AUFX's groundworks are almost entirely based off the North Alezian method with additional supplexes from the South Alezian method. This was in order to ensure quality and to produce a qualitative curriculum throughout the Alezian Union.
Purpose
The purpose of AUFX is to test a candidate's ability to study in college, with the questions based on Alezian high-school curriculum, which provides data required for tertiary education admission.
Design
The exam shall have its' questions designed by 200 of the best teachers from all regions of the Alezian Union (each region sends 50 teachers) in order to adapt the questions to the abilities of all students, ensuring that all students from all regions get the same chance of entering university.
Requirements
In order to be able to take the AUFX, someone must either:
- Have a certification of Pa'ala'pa'ala Ha'uma'ana (or Palha'u which means Student Certification) issued by the Ministry of Education of the Alezian Union
- Have a same-level certification issued by the previous educational authorities from North Alezia (Student Certification) or South Alezia (Ijazah)
- Have a same-level certification issued by an education authority from another country recognized by the Ministry of Education of the Alezian Union.
(Automatically, this means that the student must have graduated High School)
Other requirements to take the AUFX are:
- Not have a university degree. AUFX is only intended to be a test for new students, or those who still has not received their first degree. For those who are going to take a second or more degree, they must take a special test held by the universities that hold it.
- For graduating students, not have a note of "reconsideration" by the school's board which was made due to previous severe violations of school's rules. Should one have it, it must be resolved and annulled by peaceful means three weeks before the first test date. If it's past the schedule, they must wait for a year.
- Be able to take part in every single test day. Should that person fail to give a good reason to their inability to take the test (for example, death of a family member), that person shall be disqualified and must take the test next year.
- Be able to take the test in the designated testing centers. If the person cannot take the test there due to important reasons, they can either take it in another testing center, or in case of a hospital room or somewhere else that limits movement, take the test there under the supervision of a special test supervisor or someone that can be trusted by the Ministry of Education of the Alezian Union (i.e. The head of the hospital where the test taker is being treated, or under minimal circumstances, the nearest family member).
- Be not involved in a Level-3 or higher crime and not serve prison time during AUFX. Those in prison due to Level-2 or below crime may take the test under police supervision.
Schedule
This is the planned schedule for the 2022 AUFX, which might be set as the standard schedule for future examinations.
Day 1
| Period | Subject | Time | Number of questions | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates must enter the testing room by 07:30. For the second period, students must be in the testing rooms 10 minutes before the test begins. | |||||
| 1 | English | 08:00 - 09:30 (90 min.) | 50 | 200 | 20% of the questions of require listening or watching a short video. |
| 2 |
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10:00 - 11:30 (90 min.) | 50 | 200 | Depends on the official regional language of the region where the test-taker is taking the test. In case of South Alezia where both Indonesian and Dutch are spoken, students are given the option to pick one of the two. |
Day 2
| Period | Subject | Time | Number of questions | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates must enter the testing room by 07:30. For the second period, students must be in the testing rooms 10 minutes before the test begins. | |||||
| 1 | Third Language of Choice | 08:00 - 09:30 (90 min.) | 50 | 200 | The student can either take another region's regional language (Arabic, Dutch, Indonesian, Alezian, Georgian), or take either Spanish, French, Dentrician, Russian, Hebrew, Aramnan, Maltese, Moorish, or Buginese. Their questions shall be taken from the National Databases. |
| 2 | Compulsory Mathematics | 10:00 - 11:30 (90 min.) | 50 | 200 | The 50 questions will be divided in two, where there are 25 calculator questions and 25 non-calculator questions. The 90 minutes allocated will be divided in two for the calculator and the non-calculator portion of the test (45 minutes each). |
Day 3 and Day 4 are days for testing the student's ability on the subjects of their choosing. Tests are divided into Scientific Studies, Social Studies, and Vocational Studies
Day 3
| Period | Subject | Time | Number of questions | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates must enter the testing room by 07:30. For the second period, students must be in the testing rooms 10 minutes before the test begins. | |||||
| 1 | Biology (Sci) / Geography (Soc) | 08:00 - 10:00 (180 min.) | 40 + 10 | 200 | The last ten questions require students to write long answers. |
| 2 | Chemistry (Sci) / History (Soc) | 10:30 - 12:30 (180 min.) | 40 + 10 | 200 | The last ten questions require students to write long answers. |
Day 4
| Period | Subject | Time | Number of questions | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates must enter the testing room by 07:30. For the second period, students must be in the testing rooms 10 minutes before the test begins. | |||||
| 1 | Physics (Sci) / Economy (Soc) | 08:00 - 10:00 (180 min.) | 40 + 10 | 200 | The last ten questions require students to write long answers. |
| 2 | Scientific Mathematics (Sci) / Civics and International Relations (Soc) | 10:30 - 12:30 (180 min.) | 40 + 10 | 200 | The last ten questions require students to write long answers. |
Day 3 (Vocational)
| Period | Subject | Time | Number of questions | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates must enter the testing room by 07:30. For the second period, students must be in the testing rooms 10 minutes before the test begins. | |||||
| 1 | Vocational Theory | 08:00 - 09:30 (90 min.) | 50 | 200 | Can either be Arts (Visual or Audio), Accounting, Cooking, Management, Hospitality, Mechanical, or Nursing |
| 2 | Vocational Portfolio Initial Stage | 10:00 - 12:00 (180 min.) | (portfolio-making) | 200 | Students are required to create and show portfolio of an object related to their vocational segments. Students are graded based on their process in this segment. |
Day 4 (Vocational)
| Period | Subject | Time | Number of questions | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates must enter the testing room by 07:30. For the second period, students must be in the testing rooms 10 minutes before the test begins. | |||||
| 1 | Vocational Portfolio Final Stage | 08:00 - 10:00 (180 min.) | (portfolio-making) | 200 | Students finishes their portfolio in this day. Students are graded based on the final results in this segment. |
Score Sheet Example
| Name | Subject | Test Place | Test Taker Number | School of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlivi Dalganham | SOCIAL STUDIES | University of Doorsbreeken Biology Hall No. 5 | XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX | National High School No. 1, Wilhelminaden, South Alezia |
| No. | University of Choice | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Doorsbreeken | International Relations |
| 2 | University of Madama Hoeveldan | Criminal Studies |
| 3 | University of Doorsbreeken | Memeology |
| Subject | Total Right | Total Wrong | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 42 | 8 | 168/200 |
| Dutch (Regional Lang.) | 45 | 5 | 180/200 |
| Dentrician (Third Lang.) | 38 | 12 | 152/200 |
| Compulsory Mathematics | 33 | 17 | 132/200 |
| Geography | 27 | 23 | 108/200 |
| History | 49 | 1 | 196/200 |
| Economy | 43 | 7 | 172/200 |
| Civ. and Intl. Rel. | 42 | 8 | 168/200 |
| Final Score |
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| 1276/1600 |
The scoresheet can be used by students to apply up to 3 universities, where universities would rank all scores and admit students if they achieved a certain grade.
Question Examples
Multiple Choice
QUESTION
- Subject: Civics and International Relations
"When is the right time for an Alezian to use the "Over Thinking" Clause?"
- A. When an Alezian is suing another Alezian for a specific negligence
- B. When an Alezian got involved in a criminal case that invloves their family
- C. When an Alezian wants something someone didn't specifically want
- D. When an Alezian didn't have time to act over witnessing a crime
- E. When an Alezian refuses to listen to the proper authorities
ANSWER : D
Long Answer
QUESTION
- Subject: Civics and International Relations
"If a government from another country decided to meddle in yet another country's internal policies, what should Alezia do?"
= (BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER) As Alezia was not involved in the problem, Alezia should remain mostly silent on the issue. The only time where Alezia has the right to meddle is when one of the two countries brings Alezia into the issue. However, morally, Alezia should be against this move as it is not the right of Country A to improperly meddle and control Country B's internal paths.
- Subject: Civics and International Relations
"A Fatimanian, a Kalosian, a Britonish, and a Waisnorian decided to work together and jointly open a hardware store in Doorsbreeken, South Alezia. One day, a random woman protested that the store is not legal according to the Alezian Rules as they don't have an International Trade Permit. If the Fatimanian left the company two days later to pursue his career in Political Blogging, what should the team do in order to protect their business?
=(BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER) Notice the Waisnorian. Waisnor, the Alezian Union, Malta Comino Gozo, and Carrelie are tied together in a trade agreement which makes it easier to open business in each other's territories. In Alezia, business owners that came from the WMCA countries are allowed to register a "WMCA Trade Permit". Should the Waisnorian have it, the business stays open, no matter if their partners are not WMCA countries.
Criticism
While the AUFX has been met with good remarks, criticism remains. Some critics said that the current system might cause a problem due to the still ongoing gap between students in the North and students in the South. Other critics said that the exam might create a burden on students, and such fixes were needed, especially considering that NAFX which is the basis of most of the AUFX system was under criticism on its own for being too hard on particular questions.