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An Analysis Of National Educational Assessment Policy In The People's Republic Of China And The United States, Guofang Yuan
An Analysis Of National Educational Assessment Policy In The People's Republic Of China And The United States, Guofang Yuan
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Ongoing changes in educational assessment policies within China and the U.S. are complicated. On the one hand, educational assessment policies seem to be diverging, with the U.S. moving towards more standardized testing and China moving away from it. On the other hand, the policies and the reforms seem to converge, with both nations utilizing standardized testing for educational improvement. In China, after the reinstallation of college/university entrance examination in 1977, a series of testing policy reforms and measures were implemented. The goal was to achieve a quality education to best serve China's economic development in a global market. Since 1983, …