Analyzation of the Equity of Mark-adding Policy in China’s College Entrance Examination

Abstract

This thesis is looking at the issue of educational equity in China’s educational system and college entrance examination. As the population of China and the number of test-takers are all tremendously increasing, the competition of college admission tends to be more fierce. For students, the threshold of college admission becomes difficult to meet, and entering universities becomes harder and harder, which lead to a controversy about the rationality and feasibly of the mark-adding policy. In order to explore the issue of educational equity in CEE and mark-adding policy, the author compares situations of people of ethnic minorities in educational accessibility and quality, with circumstances of students in major areas, and aims to provide solutions to the current mark-adding policy to balance negative effects on those two groups and guarantee the fairness of CEE test-takers. Solutions provided can also optimize the structure of China’s educational system, and help more children enter universities and achieve their dreams.