A Comparative Study On College Entrance Examination System Between China And America

As a talent selection method, College Entrance Examination System is undoubtedly important to the individuals and countries. We need both "native feelings" and "international perspective." in the College Entrance Examination System reform. The United States, as the strong country at the forefront of education, their College Entrance Examination System has a lot of characteristics. To study the American College Entrance Examination System, gain some enlightenment and draw lessons from American successful experience by comparing the similarities and differences between Chinese and American College Entrance Examination System will benefit the Chinese College Entrance Examination System reform and improvement greatly.The paper consists of three parts, the introduction, the body text and conclusion.The introduction part includes the significance of study, the purpose of study, the study summary, the train of thought and the research methods.The body part also includes three parts: The first part, the author defines and analyzes the related concepts about College Entrance Examination System, then briefly introduces the development process of the College Entrance Examination System in the United States and China. The second part is the core of the body part. In this part, the author separately compares the similarities and differences between Chinese and American College Entrance Examination System from the management, content, form and method, reform trend and the admission criterion of the College Entrance Examination System. Among them, in every aspect of the comparison, the author has generally followed the Bereday's "four-step method": describing the relevant condition in the two countries firstly; Then explaining the relevant content of the description; Thirdly, identifying the similarities and differences between the two, anglicizing the material and form assumptions; Finally, the author more comprehensively compares and studies the preceding material and make certain conclusions. The third part is "thinking and lessons drawing." First, the author gives some thoughts about Chinese College Entrance Examination System reform form national conditions, fair, conditions and steps of reform , Then according to preceding comparisons and analysis ,the author makes seven piece of concrete suggestions for Chinese College Entrance Examination System.Conclusion part emphasizes the necessity of the reform of Chinese College Entrance Examination System,and complex of the reform, especially we should take dialectical and cautious attitude when we compare and draw lessons from the other countries' experiences.