Zhongxin.com, June 19: There are less than 20 days left for the 2020 college entrance examination. Against the backdrop of epidemic prevention and control, this year's temporary adjustment to the July college entrance examination is particularly special.
Has the difficulty of this year's college entrance examination been adjusted? Do candidates need to wear masks for the exam? What should I do if I have a fever and cough during the exam? On the 19th, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the prevention of the 2020 college entrance examination and the organization and implementation arrangements.
Data map: On June 7, 2019, in Chongqing, the national college entrance examination in Chongqing Shapingba test center, candidates entered the test room. Image source: ICphoto
[How to arrange the examination room? How difficult is the exam? 】
——A total of 400,000 examination rooms nationwide
"This year's college entrance examination registration has reached 10.71 million, an increase of 400,000 from last year." Wang Hui, director of the college student department of the Ministry of Education, introduced at the press conference.
Wang Hui said that this year, there will be more than 7,000 test sites and 400,000 test centers nationwide, and 945,000 invigilators and test personnel will be arranged. It can be said that this year's college entrance examination is the largest organized collective activity nationwide since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia.
——Every 10 college entrance examination examination room set up a spare isolation examination room
In order to prevent epidemic prevention in the examination room, the Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference of the National Unified Education Examination added the National Health and Health Commission as a member unit, and formulated detailed plans for the preparation of the college entrance examination and epidemic prevention.
This year's college entrance examination requires that a temperature detection point be set at the entrance of the test site to measure the temperature of all personnel entering the test site. At the same time, a pergola and a re-examination room for persons with abnormal temperature will be set up for the waiting and re-examination personnel to use.
In terms of examination room settings, in principle, one spare isolated examination room is required for every 10 ordinary examination rooms (no less than 3 examination sites). Candidates who have fever, cough and other respiratory symptoms on the day of the test will be placed in a stand-alone test room. In principle, there must be one room for each person. When there are not enough spare test rooms, the front row, the last row, or the four corners can be used to share one room (up to 4 people).
——Available with split air conditioner or central air conditioner
This year's college entrance examination is in midsummer, and many parents are worried that the climate will affect the performance of candidates.
In this regard, He Qinghua, a first-level inspector of the National Health and Health Commission's Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, said that this year's college entrance examination requires a comprehensive inspection of the air-conditioning operation of the test center, and cleaning and disinfection. Ordinary examination room can use split air conditioner or central air conditioner. Standby isolated test room must use split air conditioner. Natural ventilation, electric fans and other equipment can be used to enhance ventilation.
——The structure of this year's college exam papers, the number of questions, and the difficulty are relatively stable
For the difficulty of the college entrance examination questions that many people care about, Sun Haibo, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, introduced that this year will use the word "stable" as the starting point, scientific strategy and precise strategy. The difficulty of the exam is relatively stable.
This year, there are four provinces and cities where the first examination for comprehensive reform of the college entrance examination will be implemented.
Data map: Beijing Fengtai Second Middle School Entrance Examination, a candidate reviews the test materials before entering the examination room. China News Service reporter Zhang Xinglong
[How do candidates do health monitoring? Do I need to wear a mask during the exam? 】
-Candidates take daily temperature measurements 14 days in advance
This year's college entrance examination, the staff and candidates participating in the group examination and proctored examinations are required to conduct daily temperature measurement and physical health monitoring 14 days in advance, so that daily temperature measurement and recording can be achieved.
The health and health departments, disease control agencies, and medical institutions guide the education department to make a professional assessment of the physical conditions of the candidates and staff discovered before and during the examination and inspection. Conditions for taking exams and organizing exam work.
—— Candidates for college entrance examination in middle and high-risk areas should wear masks throughout
In this year's college entrance examination, candidates in low-risk areas must wear masks before entering the examination room. After entering the examination room, they can independently decide whether to wear them; candidates in alternate isolation examination rooms and high-risk areas must wear masks throughout the course. Workers and proctors wear masks throughout the process. Supervisors and staff in isolated test rooms are required to wear work clothes, medical protective masks, disposable gloves, etc. Wear protective clothes if necessary.
Data map: Candidates walked out of the examination room easily. Photo by Tuobo
[What should I do if I have a fever and cough during the exam? 】
——Fever and cough during the exam need to be back to the time of isolation exam room can be made up
He Qinghua, a first-level inspector of the National Health and Health Commission's Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, said that if there are symptoms of fever and coughing during the college entrance examination, the local health department will conduct case studies based on the pre-plan.
Students who have continued examinations and completed the exams are scheduled to take the exams in the standby segregated examination room. The candidates are moved from the ordinary examination room to the standby examination room. This time is delayed. Please ask the provincial education department to make up the time according to the agreement in advance. The time for research and judgment is counted. Although it is a few minutes or even a dozen minutes, it is also crucial for candidates.
——Strengthen psychological counseling for college entrance examination candidates to relieve anxiety
According to the Ministry of Education’s College Student Division, this year’s college entrance examination is the largest organized collective activity in the country since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia.
Therefore, we must refine and optimize the teaching arrangements, effectively strengthen the psychological counseling of candidates, and ease the anxiety of candidates. Strengthen the examination service guarantee, equip the examination center with necessary epidemic prevention materials, and provide services in public security, travel, accommodation, sanitation and other aspects. Under the guidance of the health department, make a good job of heatstroke prevention and cooling in the examination room, and try to create a cool examination environment for the candidates.
Data map: Several students who participated in the college entrance examination reviewed their homework on the "Love Test" bus. Photo by Tan Kaixing
[What if the candidate forgets to bring their ID and encounters a traffic jam? 】
——The Ministry of Public Security has expedited 32,000 ID cards for college entrance examination candidates
"The college entrance examination candidates who need to apply for expeditiously and renew their ID cards are given priority acceptance, priority certification, and priority delivery." Zhang Zuoliang, deputy director of the Public Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, said that this work has been implemented to expedite the college entrance examination candidates. More than 32,000 ID cards were issued.
——Civil police around the country will provide emergency access facilities for college entrance examination candidates in traffic jams
Zhang Zuoliang said that during the college entrance examination, police officers on duty in various places will provide emergency access facilities for candidates who have forgotten to bring their ID cards, admission permits, and encountered traffic congestion, and help them arrive on time. For the vehicles that send the test for failures and traffic accidents, the police on duty will prompt the police and deal with them quickly, and if necessary, help to contact the vehicle to transfer the students.