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"The gaokao rewards a special type of student: very strong memory; very strong logical and analytical ability; little imagination; little desire to question aut
by rblion 15y ago
"The gaokao rewards a special type of student: very strong memory; very strong logical and analytical ability; little imagination; little desire to question authority," says Jiang Xueqin, a Yale-educated school administrator in Beijing. "That person does well on the gaokao--as well as on the SAT, by the way."
- cafard 15y agoSounds like the old German "Abitur". Americans thought the system deadly, but some remarkable minds came out of it OK, along with of course hordes who were merely competent.
- smcj 15y agoNot really. Unlike the US-style of multiple choice tests you are actually required to think, form an opinion, lay out considerations and cite facts (unless it is math). Teachers actually read the whole thing and grade you based on what you have written. That's why it can take a few weeks to get the results. Not comparable to multiple choice stuff, which can be corrected by every first-grader.