Study On Chongqing History Course Reform By Comparison Between Reformed Senior High Schools And Locals

The present paper sets foot on reform of senior high school's history course. Through comparison between Chinese and American selective exams macroscopically and comparison between entrance exam for college in reform-done area and in Chongqing microscopically, the paper looks deeply in to problems existent in current Chongqing History exam for college entrance. In reflecting on those issues, the paper brings forward suggestions on Chongqing's History exam for college entrance after upcoming nation-wide reform of senior high school courses.To make the present study more practical and relevant, the author has investigated the educational area, distributing and receiving over 400 pieces of Questionnaire, attending at least 30 courses, holding 10 meetings for teacher-student communications and collecting more than 100 documents about previous tracks of China's middle school history courses and history entrance exams for colleges in successive years. The present paper focuses on brief description of China's evolution in college entrance exams, comparison between Chinese History exams for college and American AP History exams, Chinese basic reform status of courses, analysis of History exams between reformed area and Chongqing, as well as comments and suggestions on Chongqing self-proposed entrance exam for colleges.The present paper views and concludes that the most important link for selective exam and evaluation system in education, college entrance exam shall be implemented with due reforms, specifically, combination of internationalized and localized examining, proceeding stably and progressively, teaching and academically, inheriting and renovating. It shall highlight Chongqing's regional characteristics and course requirements. In so doing, it would keep in line with national course reform trend and usher in a healthy development of scientific reform of History course in present phase.