美国ACT课程调查对我国高考改革的启示

Focusing on College Entrance Examination Reform: Implications of ACT NCS

美国ACT对教授英语/写作、数学、阅读和科学四个内容领域的初中、高中和大学教师定期开展全国课程调查。本文介绍了2009年课程调查的对象、任务、结果和结论。ACT通过课程调查改进考试的做法值得我们借鉴学习,针对高中、大学开展全国高考课程调查,或许能为高考改革找到一个突破口。

The ACT National Curriculum Survey is a survey of educational practices and expectations conducted by ACT. ACT surveys thousands of middle school, high school, and postsecondary teachers in English/writing, reading, mathematics, and science for the purpose of determining what skills and knowledge are currently being taught, and which are considered important for success at each grade level for college readiness. This paper introduces the survey participants, tasks, results and conclusions in 2009. Surveying high school and postsecondary teachers on college entrance examination in China similarly, that may open a window for the reform of college entrance examination.