Organization and Conducting of the Russian Unified State Examination in English: The Experience of Tomsk Region

The article deals with some topical issues in the current pedagogical practice-organization and conducting of the Russian Unified State Examination (USE) in English in Tomsk region. The USE in foreign languages constitutes one of the elements of the regional system of education quality assessment which includes the training of experts, formation of the Subject Commission and a variety of arrangements. The monitoring procedures are discussed. The author has provided the results of the USE in Tomsk region over a period of 2010-2014, a detailed analysis of the attainment level of students and an estimation of the efficiency of educational arrangements.