13 - Poland - Student Assessment

College programmes

Each course is completed on the basis of an oral or written examination or the assessment of the work of a student during a course; the coursework is assessed by various methods, including papers/essays or projects. The grading scale is as follows: excellent - 6, very good – 5, good – 4, sufficient – 3, insufficient – 2. These marks, except the excellent mark, may be upgraded by 0.5 (“+”). Student performance during a course is assessed by the teacher responsible for a given course. Examinations are also conducted by the teacher responsible for a given course. The performance of students during practical training (a practical placement) is assessed by the teacher responsible for practical training in a given college and the supervisor in the institution where the placement takes place. Student learning achievements are recorded in their student record books. Detailed arrangements concerning student assessment, including assessment criteria and requirements to be fulfilled by students in order to complete courses and practical training and to be admitted to examinations, are laid down in the statutes and study regulations of a given college.

Degree programmes

Courses end with an oral or written examination or a pass based on the work of a student during a course, including papers/essays or projects. A pass is always given together with a mark (except for information classes and practical training/placements). Passes are obtained on the basis of the assessment carried out by the academic teacher responsible for a given course. An examination is also carried out by the academic teacher responsible for a given course. The performance of students during practical training (a practical placement) is assessed by the academic teacher responsible for practical training in a given HEI and the supervisor in the institution where the placement takes place. Students learning achievements are recorded in their student record books.

Detailed arrangements concerning student assessment, including the grading scale applied, the frequency of assessment and the requirements for obtaining passes and taking examinations, are laid down in study regulations of individual HEIs. HEIs usually use the following grading scale: 2 – insufficient, 3 – sufficient, 4 – good, 5 – very good.

Doctoral programmes

Doctoral students in HEIs and research institutions other than HEIs are required to attend courses and take examinations provided for in the doctoral study regulations, to conduct research and submit reports on the progress in research, and to prepare their doctoral dissertation. Doctoral students in HEIs are also required to teach classes in a given organisational unit of their HEI. Examinations are conducted by the academic teacher (in HEIs) or research staff member (in other research institutions) responsible for a given course/type of classes. The progress in research and the preparation of a doctoral dissertation is assessed by the tutor of a doctoral student (academic teacher/researcher holding the academic degree of doktor habilitowany or the academic title of profesor in a given or related area). The teaching of classes by doctoral students in HEIs is assessed by the supervising academic teacher. Detailed arrangements are laid down in doctoral study regulations adopted by the unit in a HEI/research institution providing a given doctoral programme.

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