[TaiwanNews]Students say new exam a breeze

Students say new exam a breeze
國中生認為國中基測題目簡單
2005-05-31 / Taiwan News, Staff Reporter / By Lu Chia-ying/Translated by Claire Lai 翻譯：賴美君

Teachers and examinees generally felt that test questions were relatively easy in most subjects after more than 300,000 junior high school students completed a two-day proficiency test yesterday.
逾三十萬國中生昨日完成歷時兩天的基本學歷測驗。普遍來說，教師與考生都覺得多數科目的考題相當簡單。

The 322,328 students who took the test have been referred to in the local media as "guinea pigs," because they are the first batch of students who have gone through the government's reformed elementary and junior high curriculum.
由於這322,328名的國中生是政府中小學課程改革後的首批考生，他們被當地媒體稱為「白老鼠」。

Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng said after the exams that the affirmative attitude of most experts, teachers and the media to the latest proficiency test indicated that the nation's educational reforms were moving in the right direction.
教育部長杜正勝在基測結束後表示，專家、教師與媒體對此次基測多抱持肯定態度，顯示國家的教育改革正逐漸收割。

He suggested that parents and students trust in the government's educational reforms, rather than insisting that the reforms have only brought a greater burden to students.
他建議父母與學生應信任政府的教育改革，不要堅持改革只會帶給學生更大負擔。

Examinees can take a second proficiency test on July 9 and 10 if they feel their performance this past weekend was not adequate.
假如考生認為上週末考試表現不佳，可於七月九日、十日參加第二次學測。

Students can decide whether the proficiency test will be the only determinant or simply a part of an overall record in deciding which high school they will attend in the future. In the past, students' fate would entirely depend on how they performed on the entrance exam.
國中生可以決定此次基測是否當作唯一的成績標準，或只做為所有基測成績的一部份，以決定未來就讀的高中。以前，學生的命運全然操縱在聯考時的表現。