Xinhua News Agency: What "wind indicators" will be revealed in the 2023 middle school entrance examination in various regions? Traditional | Middle School Entrance Examination | Xinhua News Agency

The 2023 high school entrance examination has come to an end in most parts of the country. What "wind indicators" have been revealed in this year's high school entrance examination? The reporter found during interviews in Shanghai, Guangdong, Tianjin, Shandong, Chongqing and other places that many places place more emphasis on foundation, application, improving literacy, and encouraging exploration in their propositions.

Adhere to the requirements of the curriculum standards and guide students to lay a solid foundation

The reporter found in the interview that the assessment of students' basic knowledge and skills has become the main focus of various subjects in the middle school entrance examination in many regions.

At the expert review meeting for the middle school entrance examination organized by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission recently, "returning to textbooks" became a high-frequency term spoken by experts and teachers. Taking mathematics as an example, it mainly tests core course contents such as "Numbers and Algebra" and "Statistics and Probability", and the percentage is basically the same as the proportion of class hours arranged in the textbook.

Experts in the physics section of the Shanghai High School Entrance Examination comprehensive test indicate that the test questions focus on examining basic concepts and laws, reflecting consistency in teaching evaluation. Among them, the examination of knowledge such as force and convex lens imaging is based on teaching materials such as textbooks and accompanying exercise books to strengthen the connection between teaching and examination.

Several Guangzhou candidates told reporters that most of the questions in this year's high school math exam can be found in the textbook, without any off topic or strange questions; The Chengdu high school entrance exam mathematics paper also focuses on implementing the curriculum standards, with the vast majority of test questions derived from textbooks.

"This year, there have been innovations in the design of question types and the examination of knowledge points in the middle school entrance examination in Jinan, Shandong Province." said Chi Chang'an, a student at Jinan Experimental Junior High School in Shandong Province. Only by returning to the textbook, mastering the knowledge points solidly, and flexibly applying them can we better adapt to the exam.

In response to the strengthening of basic knowledge and key abilities in the middle school entrance examination, Zhang Pengcheng, a Chinese language teacher at Yucai School of No. 7 Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, suggested that students should deeply study educational policies, understand the spirit of the curriculum standards, and pay attention to thinking training in teaching. Not only should students know what knowledge is, but they should also understand why and how.

Promote excellent traditional culture and guide students to improve their humanistic literacy

"The emphasis on excellent traditional Chinese culture is a clear direction for this year's Chinese language exam in Jinan City," said Chen Wantai, the leader of the Chinese language teaching and research group at Jinan Experimental Junior High School in Shandong Province.

The reporter noticed that this year's Jinan middle school entrance examination Chinese language test has rich content in promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture: "Ming History · Biography of Fang Keqin" tells the story of Fang Keqin caring for the people and valuing education, leading students to feel the excellent qualities shining on him; The book "Wule Gongming" introduces the development process of this ancient management system and its important role in the formation and inheritance of traditional craftsmanship spirit, guiding students to think about its significance for today's society.

Reading works, reading about the scenery and spirit of Beijing; Entering architecture, reading about the history and culture of Beijing; Participate in activities and learn about the customs and etiquette of Beijing... This year's Beijing high school entrance exam essay question "Choose one out of two" is "The Beijing I Read", guiding students to pay attention to Beijing's history, culture, and new trends in urban development.

Experts in the analysis of Guangzhou high school entrance examination questions introduce that this year's Guangzhou history test fully utilizes excellent traditional Chinese culture and local historical resources to tell students historical stories: using the legend of Yao, Shun, and Yu, let students feel that Chinese civilization has a long history; Using the story of Princess Wencheng, let students understand the integration and development of various ethnic groups in ancient China

Not only in Chinese language and history, but also in other disciplines, the exploration of excellent traditional Chinese culture is cleverly reflected: Chongqing's physics test selects the traditional Chinese water drawing tool Jugao recorded in "Tiangong Kaiwu" to test knowledge such as leverage and pressure; The chemistry test in Guangzhou created a real scenario of obtaining important salts from natural salt lake water, allowing students to experience the development of ancient chemical technology

"The middle school entrance examination is an important process of ideological education." Yan Yunjing, a middle school Chinese teacher at Nankai Middle School in Chongqing, believes that incorporating excellent traditional Chinese culture into the test questions can help enhance students' cultural confidence and guide them to improve their humanistic literacy.

Integrating into real-life situations, guiding students to think and innovate

The "dowry" test question in this year's Chongqing high school entrance examination moral and legal exam has attracted social attention. List two viewpoints: "dowry is an outdated custom that should be abolished" and "dowry is a wedding custom that should not be abolished". Candidates are required to choose one viewpoint to analyze its rationality.

"This question is closely related to reality and has strong relevance to reality," said Qiao Ting, a high school ideological and political education researcher at Banan District Teachers' Training College in Chongqing. The question is problem oriented, guiding students to think about real-life problems and the importance of resonating with society and the times.

In the view of Ren Xiaoli, a senior Chinese language teacher for the ninth grade at Tianjin Nankai Rixin School, the ability of students to flexibly apply their learned knowledge and skills to think, analyze, and solve problems is tested through situations that are in line with their cognitive level and close to real-life problems.

In this year's interdisciplinary case analysis exam for the Shanghai high school entrance examination, the test questions focused on the mollusk snail in the Life Science textbook, presenting a relatively complete exploration process of reading literature, formulating exploration plans, and expanding investigations with illustrations and text. Zhou Gang, the principal of the Affiliated School of Education College in Putuo District, Shanghai, said that this question focuses on testing students' ability to integrate core concepts of geography and life sciences, as well as their ability to understand and analyze natural phenomena.

The production of alternative thermometers, solar street lighting systems, new force gauges, and digital barometers... Some of the physics questions in the Guangzhou high school entrance examination select various scenarios such as students' daily life, learning, and experimental exploration, guiding students to use physics knowledge to explain phenomena and solve problems, transforming from "solving problems" to "solving practical problems".

Dai Yifan, from Class 2, Grade 9 of Tianjin No.1 Middle School, said, "This year's Tianjin high school entrance examination focuses more on testing innovative thinking abilities. For example, the last physics question is no longer just about applying formulas or existing models, but requires a thorough exploration of the process of generating models or formulas, and flexible application on this basis."

The middle school entrance examination is not only an academic assessment, but also a direction for future teaching. "We should respect the laws of education, promote the return of teaching to its roots, and create a good environment for better promoting the comprehensive development of students," said Yuan Guihong, Secretary of the Party Branch of Yuyuan Middle School in Shenyang.