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The Impact of Exam-Oriented Education on China’s Students Development and Economic Development
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Abstract
The unique education system in China – the Exam-Oriented Education – is an examination system handed down from the past. As the main means of cultivating talents, education plays a crucial role in a nation’s development. The paper aims to analyze the positive and negative impacts of exam-oriented education to both students’ and economic development in China. In the article, qualitive analysis is mainly adopted to study the impacts of the system. Based on the analysis, the paper draws conclusion from different perspectives. Positively, students are benefited from the system by building solid academic foundation and cultivating persistence, meticulousness and information processing ability. People’s strong ability in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) result in a rapid development in nation’s science and technology, which contributes to economic growth. On the contrary, the strict system somehow restrains student’s diversity, creativity, and critical thinking ability, which further influence the nation’s innovative ability. To solve the problem, potential policies such as changing evaluation system or improving vocational education are proposed as recommendations.
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exam-oriented education, student development, economic development
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Huang,Y. (2025). The Impact of Exam-Oriented Education on China’s Students Development and Economic Development . Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,98,1-5.
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