Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2025, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (9): 40-53.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2025.09.004

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Maximizing the Pivotal Role of Educational Assessment in Building a Leading Country in Education

Chunhua Qin   

  1. Institute of Economics of Education & Institute of Assessment Research, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • Online:2025-09-01 Published:2025-08-25

Abstract:

Educational assessment is crucial to constructing a leading country in education. It plays an irreplaceable strategic and pivotal role in this process. There are two key factors that determine the success of building a leading country in education: first, the direction of educational development, and second, the quality of that development. Educational assessment, on the one hand, shapes the direction of educational development. On the other hand, it also determines the quality of the development to a certain extent. It serves as both the engine and driving force of high-quality educational development, a crucial means and guarantee for achieving it, and an integral part of it. Examinations and admissions have a significant impact on the quality of educational development. They are not only the key components in accelerating the construction of a high-quality education system, but also important links in enhancing education’s capacity to support high-quality development. At the same time, they play a critical role in stimulating vitality through deepening educational reform and innovation. Ultimately, by modernizing educational assessment, the aim is to achieve a uniquely Chinese model of education modernization, deliver education that satisfies the people, and fulfill the fundamental task of building a leading country in education. With respect to the new progress in the field of international educational assessment, the Chinese examination and admission system is encountering new challenges. It is essential to align with the 2024-2035 Master Plan on Building China into A Leading Country in Education by actively embracing rapid technological advancements, further developing educational assessment principles, reshaping talent cultivation through formative assessment, and continuously deepening examination and admission system reforms, to provide strong support for the construction of a leading country in education.

Key words: educational assessment, a leading country in education, examination and admission