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1. The Education Ministry has announced its initiative reform the college entrance exam system, aiming to reverse exam-oriented education.
University entrance will no longer be solely determined by students' Gaokao score.
In addition to paper exam, students will also be evaluated on their morality standards, physical health, art cultivation and social practice.
In the future, students will be allowed to submit the scores of three subjects from a pool of six -- biology, chemistry, geography, history, physics and politics -- together with their mandatory Chinese, math and English scores.
Chenyu, head of China Institute of Occupation Research, Peking University, applauded the reform but he also stated his own concerns.
(Soundbite/ 1217 Chen)
"Now we are changing the way to test a student's performance from one final test into a 3 year process of evaluation. After the reform, we are looking at a student's performance both in knowledge and ethics moral standards for the whole 3years in Senior high school or even junior high school. I think this is a more fair and welcoming reform. But, now more people believe that only the exam score evaluation is fair and impartial rather than someone give a point on student's performance. "
At the same time, China's Ministry of Education is bringing in a number of changes to the high school academic proficiency test.
Li Guixi is headmaster of a Beijing High School.
(Soundbites/1217 Li)
"The biggest highlight is the changes will give students more choices. Students can pick three different subjects by themselves. This will encourage the students to explore areas that interest them during their high school studies. It will help students narrow their potential and give them a sharper focus for college."
Instead of numerical scores, the results of the three subjects will be classified into letter-grades, ranging from A to E.
The broader-based grading system should ease stress on students.
The changes are part of the Education Ministry's attempt to overhaul the college entrance exam by 2020.
The current 'gaokao' system has been criticized for its overemphasis on specific academic scores, rather than nurturing a student's potential in areas they might do well in.
