indicate that their role is in scientific research and that 55 of their stall' members hold the doctorate or equivalent. The other Center provides materials based
on their research to teachers, printing and sending them to the schools. Most of their staff members do not hold the doctorate or equivalent. According to Dr. Mikailov, the working relationship between the two entities needs to be improved.
When asked about the needs of his staff. Dr. Mikailov stated that there was a need for training in the integration of subject matter and also for his staff to gain experience with .active
learning methods abroad,
lie also indicated that, while the Azerbaijan State Testing Institute had taken major steps to eliminate corruption and while their examinations in mathematics and
the sciences were very strong, there was a need to incorporate "thinking
questions," items that reflected higher level thinking.
