How Russian is assessed in the KSR standard
The 2–5 marking scale, double-marking and the external examination — how a KSR result is reached.
Parents and schools both want a mark to mean something. In the KSR (Key Stages of Russian) standard, a learner's work is assessed against published criteria at each of the four stages — KSR-1 to KSR-4, aligned to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) from Pre-A1 to B2.
KSR uses a simple 2–5 scale: 2 is "not yet formed", 3 is "basic", 4 is the standard of mastery, and 5 "exceeds" it. A stage is passed at 4 — genuine mastery, not merely attendance.
Assessment covers the four skills — reading, writing, listening and speaking — so a result reflects real, rounded ability rather than a single test.
To keep results trustworthy, certification work is double-marked and externally re-checked, and only examiners cleared by CEA (Cultural Educational Association) may mark it. The senior stage ends with an external examination.
On passing, a learner is awarded a KSR certificate confirming the stage, which anyone can confirm in an open registry. Practice tools on the platform give feedback only — they never decide a mark or a certificate; that remains a human, CEA-governed judgement.