Chinanews Client Beijing March 28 (Yang Yuqi) Recently, the Ministry of Education revealed that the national score line for the 2020 postgraduate entrance examination is expected to be announced around mid-April. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the progress of graduate recruitment in 2020 has been postponed, and with the date of the score line being roughly determined, many candidates have begun to pay attention to whether the form of the re-examination of the postgraduate examination this year will change, and whether the legendary "cloud retest" will become a reality.
Data Map: Postgraduate students are reading a review. Photo by Qu Honglun of China News Agency
National score line will be released in mid-April
It is still unclear when colleges and universities will “set points”
In 2020, the number of students enrolled for the master's degree examination will reach 3.41 million, an increase of 510,000 from the previous year and a new record high. The written test of this research move was held in late December last year. Due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the initial test scores were not released until late February.
There have also been postponements, as well as the score lines set by the state. The Ministry of Education announced on March 25 that the national score line for the 2020 postgraduate entrance examination is expected to be announced around mid-April. The relevant retesting arrangements will be notified separately depending on the epidemic situation and the start of colleges and universities.
In addition to the national line, most of the 34 autonomously-marked colleges and universities have not yet determined when the score line will be released.
For example, in late February of this year, Peking University issued a notice saying that the basic score line for the re-examination was originally scheduled to be announced at the Peking University Research Network in early March, and was postponed appropriately according to the progress of the epidemic prevention and control work. In early March, Shanghai Jiaotong University also stated that the announcement of the basic scores for retesting and the specific retesting arrangements will be announced in due time in accordance with the work deployment and epidemic prevention and control of superior authorities.
"Generally speaking, self-scoring will be released before and after the national score line is drawn, while the other majors of other colleges will be determined according to the national score line." Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, pointed out that even if the colleges and universities have obtained their own scores, Candidates should not ignore the national score line in order to make reference for subsequent adjustments.
"The retest time continues to be delayed, giving candidates sufficient time to collect transfer information in order to determine the willingness to transfer." Said Wu Rui, an expert at Haitian Educational Examination Research Center. From the candidates themselves, test preparation time has increased, and the retest has increased uncertainty. For some candidates, this is a good opportunity to overtake a curve, but if they are not prepared well, they will be widened by the opponent.
Data Map: Graduate students are reviewing the 2020 National Graduate Admissions Examination. Photo by Qu Honglun of China News Agency
Retest time and method to be determined
Many colleges and universities have planned "Internet retest" plan
Since the announcement of the results of the preliminary examinations in various places, universities have successively carried out the review of preliminary examination scores. Under the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, major universities require that results inquiry and review applications not accept on-site application consultation.
Against the background of the date when the score line is roughly established, whether the form of the re-examination of the postgraduate entrance examination this year has changed, whether the legendary "cloud reexamination" will come, has become the topic of most concern for the "postgraduate entrance examination family".
Judging from the announcements of postgraduate admissions issued by several universities, the time and form of retesting are still unknown. Several colleges and universities issued documents stating that it would be carried out in accordance with the unified deployment of superior authorities.
Although the timing and form of the retest are not completely clear, some schools have prepared plans for the retest in the epidemic.
For example, on March 2nd, the Xi'an University of Electronic Technology's New Coronavirus Prevention and Control Leading Group working meeting proposed that "we must do a good job of enrolling graduate students, consider re-examination time and re-examination form, and formulate new work such as online interviews scientifically Program".
In Wuhan, the Graduate School of Huazhong Agricultural University held an online video conference on March 12th. The meeting mentioned that “It is recommended that the college prepare in advance on the basis of considering openness, fairness, and operability, and make more efforts to increase the scale of graduate education and Under the background of the epidemic situation, to ensure the smooth and orderly admissions of re-examination of admissions "," to prevent the fair risk of procedures brought by the re-examination of graduate admissions network. "
On March 17, Heilongjiang University held a new semester resumption drill coordination meeting, and the meeting proposed that preparations for video retests for graduate students should be prepared.
Judging from the above-mentioned college re-examination plans, this year's postgraduate enrollment re-examination work does not rule out the possibility of "cloud re-examination".
What should I pay attention to in case of "cloud retest"?
How do universities ensure fairness and transparency?
For most candidates, remote retesting is a new concept. Some candidates are worried: Will the retest online affect the retest results, and can fairness and transparency be guaranteed?
In response to the possible cloud re-examination of the postgraduate entrance examination, on March 18th, the China Postgraduate Admissions Information Network published an article to advise candidates.
These suggestions include: "Be prepared, debug your home network, cameras, microphones, etc." in advance; "First impressions are important and you need to present a clean image in the video"; "The place where the camera is shooting is simple and clean. A pile of debris should not appear in the camera ";" If you need to show movement, you must ensure that the site is empty and safe ", and so on.
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Regarding the operability of the "cloud retest", Chu Zhaohui believes that for most majors, the remote retest can be carried out smoothly. "As long as the operation is standardized, it can ensure openness and transparency."
However, Chu Zhaohui said that for majors with strong practical skills, remote retesting is still a challenge for universities. He believes that in order to ensure fairness and transparency in the "cloud retest" of highly specialized disciplines, we must do a few things:
The first is that candidates submit their works according to the school ’s remote network platform ’s unified system requirements, and upload the related works immediately after recording, without editing. Second, in real-time online video exams, universities use technical measures such as face recognition to strengthen the candidates Identity verification, to prevent cheating on the test, etc. Third, all admitted candidates should be reviewed and retested after the school starts.
Wu Rui also believes that remote retesting will not have much impact on the admission results of candidates, and whether the retesting form is online or offline, the content of the inspection is not large.
"For candidates, if the" Cloud Retest "comes, everyone is participating for the first time. Standing on the same starting line, in order to obtain better interview results, candidates need to repeat simulation exercises."
Wu Rui said that the form of re-examination of research and recruitment this year is still unknown. Regardless of whether there will be a "cloud re-examination" in the end, candidates can still prepare according to the repetitive test requirements, study in detail according to the re-examination bibliography, and enhance oral English practice and interview self-simulation. (Finish)