| One of the outstanding characteristics of contemporary science is the overlapping and permeating among different disciplines, which results in an integrated trend of the science increasingly. The strict division forming hundreds of years between different disciplines can't accommodate the development of society and science any longer. Neither can the talents who are trained out under this background. As a result, modern society needs to train talents with "T" type intellectual structure urgently.It has been proved practically that with the precondition that Chinese, mathematics and foreign language must be emphasized we, in the college entrance examination, should pick out the students (a vertical type) who are expert in some subject as well as the ones (a horizontal type) who can analyze and solve problems with their multi-disciplinary knowledge. They can't substitute each other, and the latter type is more needed nowadays. Considering the characteristics of modern science and its requirement of the talents to be cultivated, Ministry of Education has taken a series of measures, for example, setting up "integrative subjects" for the college entrance examination in some provinces and cities in 2000. One kind of "integrative subjects", the testing on integrative abilities of science, has already spread through the whole country in 2002. This is a small synthesis among which biology is a subject needed to be tested.The testing on integrative abilities of science emphasizes the transformation from "a conception of knowledge" to "a conception of ability" and the examination of learning methods and learning abilities, which helps theuniversity choose talents and the middle school to implement quality education. Test construction is of great importance in embodying the concept of ability. Consequently, a study of the constructing test items for a integrative biology examination is of great theoretical and practical significance. However, the testing on integrative abilities of science is an innovation in the educational reform and development of our country, and it still extremely lacks this kind of examination modes and suitable experience for reference both abroad and home. Obviously, there are still some questions needing further investigation and reform urgently in the research on the construction of a integrative biology test paper. For instance, there should be convincing datum and conclusions to enhance the research on reliability and validity; there should be an idea of the best and the most suitable way at present to study the structure and principles of a test paper; we should study the way of choosing the content for the paper to avoid a random choice; we should try our best to prevent a patchwork so that the paper may be a really integrative one.In view of this, by adopting the method of literature review, interviews with experts, measurement and statistics, the study probes into the testing on integrative abilities of science thoroughly. By an authentic analysis of the integrative test papers of biology at home and abroad in recent years, the study carries out a research theoretically into the guidelines, principles, modes and the choice of suitable materials etc. for the test construct, as well as a research practically into the design, workout and survey of the paper. It aims to solve the urgent problems in the biology test construction so as to make it perfect. Through research, the study draws the following conclusions:1. It is a foundation for constructing a good testing paper to carry out a theoretical research actively. Based on a profound research on the theories of test construction for an integrative paper of biology the study practices a meaningful exploration of test construction and is sure its theories play a role in guiding the proper construction a test paper.2. The principles of test construction are the assurance of the integrative test paper of biology. Information principle, integrative principle, open principle, practical principle, hot issue principle and research principle...
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