摘要
Over the last 30 years,the national college entrance exam has been an opportunity for many Chinese youngsters to change their fate or even the fate of their families. As the 10-year"cultural revolution"approached its end in 1977,Deng Xiaoping,the state leader known as the chief architect of China's reform and opening up,resumed the national college entrance examination based on academics after a 10-year interval.Thus many young people were recruited according to their scores at the exam and given the opportunity to receive formal higher education again. Statistics from the Ministry of Education in 2007 reveal that over the 30 years since China resumed its college entrance exam,China's universities, colleges and other academies have recruited 36 million students,with recruiting rates rising from 4.7 percent in 1977 to 56.85 percent in 2006.In 2007,the total population of examinees has for the first time surpassed 10 million,which is almost 22 fold of the number in 1977. In recent years,controversy has arisen over the fairness of the exam and how to reform it.In July,a non-governmental research institute,the 21st- Century Education Development Research Institute,publicized its plan for reform.It was the first comprehensive plan for reforming the exam.Beijing Review interviewed a main organizer of the project,Professor Yang Dongping from Beijing Institute of Technology(BIT),who is also head of the 21st-Century Education Development Research Institute.
Over the last 30 years,the national college entrance exam has been an opportunity for many Chinese youngsters to change their fate or even the fate of their families. As the 10-year'cultural revolution'approached its end in 1977,Deng Xiaoping,the state leader known as the chief architect of China’s reform and opening up,resumed the national college entrance examination based on academics after a 10-year interval.Thus many young people were recruited according to their scores at the exam and given the opportunity to receive formal higher education again. Statistics from the Ministry of Education in 2007 reveal that over the 30 years since China resumed its college entrance exam,China’s universities, colleges and other academies have recruited 36 million students,with recruiting rates rising from 4.7 percent in 1977 to 56.85 percent in 2006.In 2007,the total population of examinees has for the first time surpassed 10 million,which is almost 22 fold of the number in 1977. In recent years,controversy has arisen over the fairness of the exam and how to reform it.In July,a non-governmental research institute,the 21st-Century Education Development Research Institute,publicized its plan for reform.It was the first comprehensive plan for reforming the exam.Beijing Review interviewed a main organizer of the project,Professor Yang Dongping from Beijing Institute of Technology(BIT),who is also head of the 21st-Century Education Development Research Institute.
