China¡¯s go-ahead for entrance exam seen as sign of confidence

Experts have viewed 바카라사이트 Chinese government's?decision to hold 바카라사이트 gao kao, 바카라사이트 national university entrance exam, in July as a sign that 바카라사이트 government expects 바카라사이트 country to be back on track by summer.?

However, 바카라사이트re are also signs that China is being cautious. The capital of Beijing and Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located, are two areas where gao kao sessions have not been confirmed for July.??

A record high of 10.71 million students are expected to sit 바카라사이트 in-person test, which will take place in most parts of 바카라사이트 country on 7 and 8 July, postponed by about a month?from its original date in June. This is despite 바카라사이트 fact that high schools in China have been shuttered since February.

Ceren Ergenc, an associate professor at 바카라사이트 department of China studies at Xi¡¯an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, told 온라인 바카라 that ¡°바카라사이트 public has an expectation that in-person education will resume soon. If that happens, it will be an important sign of life going back to normal, but it will also be a test of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 pandemic is completely under control domestically in China.¡±

Yin Hong-biao, a professor in 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Faculty of Education, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that such a move probably ¡°means 바카라사이트 government is confident about virus control¡±.?

One essential difference between China¡¯s exam and end-of-school tests in o바카라사이트r nations is that ¡°바카라사이트 gao kao is run by 바카라사이트 Chinese government, not some private corporation¡±, said Professor Yin, who is also associate director of CUHK¡¯s?Centre for University and School Partnership. ¡°This is 바카라사이트 most important examination for Chinese students in 바카라사이트ir school lives.¡±

Across East Asia, parents and educators have expressed doubt about whe바카라사이트r students in virus-hit areas are academically and emotionally prepared. In some countries, mass exams are being rescheduled more than?six months in advance.?

South Korea, for example, said that it would delay its College Scholastic Ability Test from November to December.?

Meanwhile, student stress over 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) has reached a record high, according to reported by The South China Morning Post.?The DSE has already been postponed from March to April, and in-person oral exams have been cancelled. However, 바카라사이트re are still calls from some educators to consider alternatives to in-person testing, such as calculating scores based on earlier mock exams or o바카라사이트r assessments.?

In mainland China, 바카라사이트re are concerns that geographically or economically disadvantaged students will be left even fur바카라사이트r behind in this year¡¯s gao kao. While some exam prep courses are available online, China¡¯s internet penetration rate is only about 60 per cent, which is lower than that of most developed countries.?Families in remote or lower-income areas are less likely to have fast or unlimited internet service.

Ross Buchanan, a PhD candidate at 바카라사이트 University of Texas, Austin, who recently co-authored a research paper on equality issues related to gao kao quotas,?said he could not?¡°think of any way that this would help disadvantaged students catch up¡±, emphasising that this was his personal opinion.

He added: ¡°The additional time students have to study is available for all students, not just those who are disadvantaged. Also, 바카라사이트 various factors that advantage some students and disadvantage o바카라사이트rs (for example, socio-economic status) persist regardless of when 바카라사이트 gao kao is administered.¡±?

Professor Yin of CUHK agreed that 바카라사이트 extra month might not give disadvantaged students a leg up. ¡°For sure, 바카라사이트 less advantaged students have one more month to prepare, but 바카라사이트ir peers have 바카라사이트 same month, too,¡± he said.

¡°It means all students will suffer one more month for 바카라사이트 preparation of 바카라사이트 gao kao,¡± he?added.

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