Standardized Testing China

There has been an academic stress in China while taking standardized testing. Many Chinese students are feeling extremely overwhelmed that their stress and anxiety levels are increasing a lot than the United States. According to the Chicago Policy review, Louise Geraghty wrote, “A strong culture of academic achievement famously exists in China, and Chinese students outperform much of the rest of the world on standardized exams. However, this high level of achievement comes at a price. Chinese students report some of the highest stress levels in the world…” (Geraghty). This proves that, it is extremely rigorous to say in China, Chinese students must take the standardized testing really seriously and it has been a pressure that it increases their fear and anxiety. Moreover, all Chinese students in China are expected to pass the standardized tests before they can move on to the next grade in school and if they fail the standardized tests, they will eventually repeat their grade with higher pressures and anxiety in order to …show more content…
Many students, parents and teachers want to know what are some of the good and bad sides of school students taking standardized tests. According to “The Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing” some of the pros and cons Bryan Nixon says are, “Standardized testing is a metric for learning it, helps pinpoint areas for improvement, it can help schools evaluate progress, test scores can impact confidence, there’s pressure and these scores don’t provide a true picture of a student’s ability while taking it.” (Nixon). Thus, showing the strengths and weaknesses of a school children’s ability while taking it. Moreover, the goals of standardized testing are to be to help and measure students’ ability and knowledge of how they will perform and to allow parents and teachers to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses to provide an aspect and perspective of what they’ve been learning in school and