"Examination"or"Accreditation":Accreditation Admission Program and the Reform of the Evaluation of American Secondary Schools
In the 1870s,the accreditation admission program pioneered by University of Michigan is a major reform of the evaluation mechanism of American secondary school education.The accreditation program of University of Michigan had undergone three stages of development,namely,initiation,implementation and adjustment.The accreditation authority and responsibility are continuously differentiated and moved down,the accreditation courses are continuously enriched and diversified,and the accreditation organizations and standards are continuously standardized.In the 1890s,the accreditation admission program has rapidly expanded across the United States and formed regional accreditation,which has become the most important admission method for American universities other than examination,and its accuracy,effectiveness and fairness had caused questions and debates.As a comprehensive and procedural evaluation method with qualitative as the main goal,the project plays an important guiding and educating function in addition to the selection function.On the basis of integrating reasonable factors of various evaluation methods,including examination and accreditation,American colleges and universities have established a comprehensive and diversified evaluation mechanism,focusing on the comprehensive inspection and training of students'comprehensive quality.It also pays attention to the discovery of students with special talents,to avoid the problem of one-sided emphasis on test scores and cramming for tests.
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