Does China¡¯s National College Entrance Exam Effectively Evaluate Applicants?

Wei Hu, Feng Li () and Li Gan ()
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Wei Hu: Division of Human Resources, Ministry of Education of PRC, Beijing 100816, China
Feng Li: School of Securities and Futures, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 610074, China

Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, 2014, vol. 9, issue 2, 174-182

Abstract: Based on micro-level student data from one Chinese academic institution, we study the validity of the national college entrance exam from the perspective of student performance in college and employment prospects after graduation. We find that the current college entrance exam could reflect the students¡¯ learning ability to a certain degree, providing a relatively valid evaluation. Demonstration of well-rounded development ability should be an important factor in the evaluation system. Based on our empirical results, we give some suggestions for college entrance exam reform.

Keywords: national college entrance exam; evaluation validity; empirical analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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