East Asian students do well on tests because high-stakes testing is culturally ingrained and has roots going back thousands of years.
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High Stakes Testing
East Asian students do well on tests because high-stakes testing is culturally ingrained and has roots going back thousands of years.
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High-stakes testing equips many people with basic skills but limits creativity, empathy, judgment, and collaboration.
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"...the matter is that East Asia is a testing culture. High -stakes testing is fundamental and ingrained in the culture. It has roots that..."
"...is being trained to do well on the Gaokao. So high -stakes testing, what we find is that because China has a high -stakes..."
"And that's where China is most lacking right now."
"...minority of parents who are disgusted with the test oriented, high stakes testing system that we have nowadays in China. So as David says,..."
"...10 years. Plans to shift China from, you know, a high -stakes testing system into a more progressive model. And so, as David was..."
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