Physics Identity of Chinese Students Before and After Gaokao: the Effect of High-Stake Testing

Wang, Jianlan; Luo, Ying

doi:10.1007/s11165-020-09978-y

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“…Some factors such as the internal engine of learning or the rewarding system may be useful in soothing the external pressure from Gaokao. However, it does not provide a more specific explanation for the potential reasons behind this effect [5].…”

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“…Nevertheless, this educational format can lay a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge for students, which will help them absorb abstract theories in university quickly. The data collected from pre-and post-high school physics classes shows that first-year students in college generally perform better than high-school students do [5]. As a result, whether this typical educational system provides more or less for students is likely to remain debatable in university.…”

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Challenges of Physics Education in China, A Perspective of Lab Performance

Yang¹

2023

HSET

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This paper includes the analysis of Chinese undergraduate students’ performance in the field of physics study. Based on the data collected from a survey inquiring the high school students in Beijing about their lab study circumstances, this analysis offers a potential reason for Chinese university students’ strong theoretical ability but poor manual dexterity. The result shows that compared with other educational systems, the experiment time for Chinese high school students is generally shorter. In addition, the format of experiments is also inflexible in the way students have to follow their teachers instead of designing their own experiments. In students’ opinion, they would like to do more physics experiments since those can stimulate their interests in physics so they are motivated to learn more. However, proper experiments for Chinese high school students are still an issue waiting for an investigation.

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Challenges of Physics Education in China, A Perspective of Lab Performance

Yang¹

2023

HSET

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“…The rationale for choosing texts in NMET is that NMET reading prioritizes assessing candidates’ reading abilities and strategies, and its syntactic complexity is higher than those used in textbooks (Cheng & Chang, 2022). Furthermore, NMET, as the only criterion for admission to higher education and major selection in China (Wang et al, 2020), has been raising its stake recently, containing more lexical bundles beyond the curriculum standards (Wang et al, 2020; Yu, 2021). These units in reading tests may pose mental pressure on test participants, slow down reading speed, and hinder test performance (Beng & Keong, 2017; Jenkins et al, 1984), thus necessitating the exploration of NMET reading with respect to bundle use.…”

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Lexical Bundles in Reading Comprehension Passages of Chinese National Matriculation Entrance Test: A Corpus-Based Contrastive Analysis

Wang,

Jia,

Lin

2023

Sage Open

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The construct of reading is presented in language assessment. Previous studies have focused on reading issues encountered by English learners, most of which are manifested by certain linguistic features: lexical bundles (LBs). Addressing this, the study aims to analyze LBs in reading comprehension passages in the Chinese National Matriculation Entrance Test (NMET) and contrast them with those in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), by focusing on the form, function, and frequency of three-word formulaic units. Data collected from self-built corpora based on the two tests were analyzed using Biber et al.’s structural and functional taxonomies. Results suggested that NMET includes a substantially lower frequency of bundles and a notably limited range of bundle patterns than IELTS. Results also indicated that the structural forms of LBs in NMET are clausal and that the dominant function is referential. This study has pedagogical implications for test designers and English reading educators.

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“…In striking contrast to college students, school relatively deprive most secondary school students’ opportunities of career choice and career planning, because most Chinese middle school students have to deal with academic competition and cope with college entrance examinations. 16 , 17 Second, the choice of music career and its influencing factors have not been paid necessary attention to by the public because Chinese teachers and parents have always treated music as a minor subject, 18 rather than a major subject such as math and Chinese. Therefore, understanding the background and process factors that affect the music career choice of Chinese middle school students will be beneficial in terms of providing guidance for their career development.…”

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Relationship Between School Music Context and Music Career Choice Among Chinese Adolescents: A Framework Based on a Context–Process–Outcomes Model

Guo¹,

Zhang²,

Yang³

2022

PRBM

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Background In response to the wide-ranging concern of career choice, the present study aimed to explore the antecedents and internal mechanisms of choosing a music career. Methods Based on the model of context–process–outcomes, the school context (eg, school musical activities, musical specialized classrooms, music broadcasting and music teachers) was incorporated into an integrated model as predictors. We selected music interest and music value as mediators. A total of 28,018 adolescents in public secondary school completed psychometric questionnaires. Results The results of structural equation modeling indicated that school musical activities, musical classroom, and music teachers were all positively related to music interest and music value, which in turn positively predicted music career choice but the indirect impact of school musical broadcasting on music career choice via music value is not valid. Conclusion This survey investigated a large national sample of adolescents for music career choice and its relevant antecedents based on the context–process–outcomes model. There was a significant influence of school music context on students’ music career choice. Furthermore, music interest and music value partially explained the indirect psychological process between school music context and music career choice.

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Physics Identity of Chinese Students Before and After Gaokao: the Effect of High-Stake Testing

Cited by 14 publications

References 14 publications

Challenges of Physics Education in China, A Perspective of Lab Performance

Challenges of Physics Education in China, A Perspective of Lab Performance

Lexical Bundles in Reading Comprehension Passages of Chinese National Matriculation Entrance Test: A Corpus-Based Contrastive Analysis

Relationship Between School Music Context and Music Career Choice Among Chinese Adolescents: A Framework Based on a Context–Process–Outcomes Model

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