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Cabeza de Vaca's avatar

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.

Erithacus's avatar

Is this open ended way of questioning a traditional element of Chinese examinations ?