The Importance Of The Chinese Examination System In China

Thousands of people applied to these jobs and only 200 people were accepted each time. This meant that all the government officials were highly qualified and this made the government run smoothly. One more similarity was that they both thought government leaders had to be honest and fair. In the Han dynasty, you could not be elected to a government position if you had not been honest with the government and didn't pay your taxes. In the song dynasty, you could not have passed the civil service system test if you were not honest.

- The methodology for selecting and evaluating did not meet government’s goal of demonstrating equal opportunity, was unfairly designed, broke government purchasing rules, did not follow

The Qing empire ruled China with Confucianism as the main imperial system used until the very end. However, the beginning of Qing downfall result of the exam system became corrupted and filled with bribery. Instead of the fair examination on the knowledge of Confucianism, the wealthy use their power to get their ways, result in not the most qualified politicians. Additionally, it shows the lack of Confucius value in the Qing system. On the other hand, bureaucracy meant to improve the lives of the wealthy not the poor. Also, the money was given to the people with power and wealth, not to infrastructure.

First, the Han Dynasty was more important to the development of China because it created the idea of a Civil Service Exam. The Han Dynasty readopted the idea of having families rulers after the Qin Dynasty strayed from the tradition; however, they kept the idea of bureaucrats from the Qin Dynasty. They used appointed government officials to oversee the day-to-day work of their government. This lead them to implement the Civil Service Exam. The exam was meant to help chose the bureaucrats for the government. It was a test centered around the ideas of Confucius and how to apply them to everyday life. By making this a normal part of Chinese society, the Han Dynasty was able to extend government official job opportunities to people of all social classes. In addition, because the exam gave these opportunities to all people, all people put more emphasis on

Over the years our education system has changed greatly. Of course the changes that happen can bring negative and positive changes. One of the greatest chances in the education system is having mandate high stakes exams throughout the United States.

In Han China, anyone could have been in a government position if they passed an exam which tests their intelligence. At the center of Han government was Confucianism, which were essentially the rules all the rulers followed and looked to. For Roman government positions, it was hereditary, and the emperors were generally the best generals. Imperial Rome also didn’t have a specific set of guiding values like Confucianism, it was more the emperor’s word is law.

Students did not work towards an exam but rather an event where parents and students commented on their work. They took accountability for what they were doing because the public was going to see it rather than a teacher grading it. The teachers also stepped out of the teaching role and instead was just their for guidance. They would help students get the ball rolling but then did not push them towards the goal. I believe this type of structure will be the future of education because of the jobs that will be available.

Most delegates did not think that the American democracy had matured enough to offer a direct vote. It was still an unstable government. Sure enough, the arguments that were made in favor of this system were presented for the future generations of America. Madison said, "with all [the direct election's] imperfections, "that he, "liked the best (Peirce 41)." After all the president is to guard the people from the legislature, therefore the people should select him. But most drafters believed that the people were generally misinformed and easily misled (Peirce 41). This system was voted down twice, but was helpful in seeing the pitfalls of the legislature deciding a president (Peirce 41). When they had seen the pitfalls of two systems, a third compromising system evolved, the electors.

Students at Mandarin High School are being over tested. In our research we were evaluating how our stakeholders viewed standardized testing at Mandarin High School. We interviewed various stakeholders and their responses shaped our research. We asked our stakeholders about how they felt about the amount of standardized testing at Mandarin High. We conducted our research by interviewing reliable stakeholders at Mandarin High and recorded their responses.

The Han rulers used a system of choosing government officials on the basis of merit by introducing a primitive examination and recommendation system. By the first century B.C. the government employed more than 130,000 bureaucrats, or one for every 400 to 500 people in the empire. Although the examinations were theoretically open to all Chinese except merchants, the bureaucrats were drawn largely from the property-owner class, because affluence was needed to obtain the education to pass the examination. Consequently, the division of Chinese society transformed into a separation between landowner-bureaucrats and peasants. This system for officials influenced Chinese civilization for 2000 years. Students were expected to learn the teachings of Confucius, as well as Chinese history and law. By creating a group of well-trained

The imperial exams are a way for the “emperor to pick the best and brightest in the country for high ranking governmental positions.” (131). Many people bought their place in the imperial exam. “He made a lot of money off of many wealthy patrons by making sure their sons got chosen to take the exams.” (139). According to Wikepedia people did in fact buy their place in the exams. Once chosen for the exam they were taken to the isolation huts where they would be locked in for nine days. The isolation hut was a small room with all the supplies needed for the exam. “A small pile of candles, brushes, and ink sticks. There were blankets and sheets for a makeshift bed and a thick wooden plank with scrolls next to it.” (156). The utensils that were used were, “wolf hair brushes, an ink pad, two ink sticks and many gourds of water.” (157). According to  wolf hair brushes were some of the finest brushes money could buy. The exam itself consisted of questions about famous writers and the last question they had to write a seven-line poem. The imperial exams determined the life of many young scholars including Mei, Shan Shu, and Wu

Our current examination system can certainly be revamped, but it currently encourages men to delve knee-deep into the analects. That is especially important right now seeing as the people they look up to are not, in the words of Master Confucius, “True gentleman”. No examination is good enough to equip men to be morally sound if those guiding them are not in their own rite.

Abstract: Imperial examination in ancient China was developing based on the nine-rank system. From Sui and Tang dynasties to Guangxu year, Qing dynasty, it took more than 1300 years to evolve. The Imperial Examination is officially called Keju Examination in China, which was an important part of education system of feudal society in ancient China. In the mean time, it was a kind of officer-selecting system as well. It played a significant role in cultivating, selecting, and making use of talents. Modern examination system also takes example by the imperial examinations in ancient China. So we should attach importance to researching and studying it due to its enlightenment to the innovation

The differences that exist between the Chinese and American education systems are great and obvious. However, some of these differences don’t play to the strengths of the representative country. American schools allow for greater freedom of movement and choice, while Chinese schools decide the “what”, “where”, and “how” of educational circumstance for the students (Bush, tony, and Qiang Haiyan). These differences in structure should lead to a greater educational standard being held by China, but that isn’t always the case. This paper will examine the differences in education system in the two countries and show that the Chinese system, while

The purpose of this speech is to explain how exams fail to fulfil their purpose of indicating ability. Examinations, by definition, are ‘a formal test of a person’s knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill’. However, this definition itself is flawed; a student’s ability to pass a test is a shallow assessment of their proficiency in the career they choose to pursue. This brings me to my primary question: Do examinations really provide as an adequate indication of ability?