Very interesting! I have studied exams in the West from around 1850-1990, and have two points:
First, these are probably around the level of Scottish and English exams c. 1920-1960, which were for 16-17 year-old leavers.
Second, without knowing the marking rubrics or expectations from markers, it is hard to get a sense how interesting these questions are to prepare for.
Putting the second point to one side, I have noted before the paradox that communist countries, despite being more closed and egalitarian, often set more open-ended and stratified examinations.
Very interesting! I have studied exams in the West from around 1850-1990, and have two points:
First, these are probably around the level of Scottish and English exams c. 1920-1960, which were for 16-17 year-old leavers.
Second, without knowing the marking rubrics or expectations from markers, it is hard to get a sense how interesting these questions are to prepare for.
Putting the second point to one side, I have noted before the paradox that communist countries, despite being more closed and egalitarian, often set more open-ended and stratified examinations.
Is this open ended way of questioning a traditional element of Chinese examinations ?