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Chang, Mary K. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2020
Normative notions that classical Chinese texts support authoritarian practices eclipse the possibility that the texts can become contemporary educational resources. Oriented by a conception of relationality, the research engages a Foucauldian approach to writing history as genealogy to argue that the political use of the so-called Confucian texts…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classics (Literature), Asian Culture, Confucianism
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Zou, Min; Wu, Wenxin – English Language Teaching, 2015
Since its first pilot study was launched in 2003, China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI) has developed into the most authoritative translation and interpretation proficiency qualification accreditation test in China and played an important role in assessing and cultivating translators and interpreters. Based on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Du, Li – English Language Teaching, 2010
The paper analyzes the variables that can influence the validity of the reading part in the standardized test of CET (College English Test). They refer to the test methods and test content. As for the test method, the widely used are multiple-choice questions and short answer questions which can influence the test takers' performance and therefore…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Test Validity, Predictor Variables, Performance Factors
Li, Xin; Yan, Wenfan – Online Submission, 2012
This study followed the comparative research mode of description, interpretation, juxtaposition and comparison. Based on the literatures and data collected on the topic, the paper compared and analyzed the past, present and future of APTHS (academic proficiency test for high schools) in the two countries. Some contemplations on the common issues…
Descriptors: High Schools, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Cheng, Liying; Qi, Luxia – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2006
Annually in the People's Republic of China (China) several million secondary school graduates who wish to gain entrance to Chinese universities and colleges take the National Matriculation English Test (NMET)--the university entrance test of English for the entire country. This article first describes the test, and then focuses on examining its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Yan, Jin; Huizhong, Yang – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2006
The College English Test (CET), designed in accordance with the requirements of the National College English Teaching Syllabus and as a result of the need for China's reform and its open-door policy in the 1980s, is the world's largest language test administered nationwide. Owing to its scientific approach, consistent marking, rigorous…
Descriptors: Test Content, Language Tests, Graduates, Educational Change