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The Highest Exam provides a detailed, research-driven survey of the gaokao, China’s high-stakes college entrance exam. Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li—past test-takers themselves—show how the exam system shapes schooling, serves state interests, inspires individualistic attitudes, and has lately become a touchstone in US education debates.
The Highest Exam provides a detailed, research-driven survey of the gaokao, China’s high-stakes college entrance exam. Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li—past test-takers themselves—show how the exam system shapes schooling, serves state interests, inspires individualistic attitudes, and has lately become a touchstone in US education debates.