Talk:Gaokao

message: It would be very helpful to have a link to an official sample test, or even better -- a retired actual test, in the way that many standardized tests release old versions for study purposes. I realize the test is in Chinese, but presumably the English and Math sections should be somewhat accessible to non-Chinese speakers.
Also, the format of the test remains unclear -- are these essays? multiple choice questions? short, free-response questions, etc?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.228.13.136 (talk) 14:15, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Sample tests?

message: Can anyone provide a rough idea of percentiles and cutoffs for most schools? It would help put scores into perspective. Also, the article doesn't mention the acceptance rates to chinese univerisities- what are they?
: No one does percentiles in China. For PKU for instance if they have say 100 slots for Beijingers, they take the top 100 scorers who applied for PKU from Beijing. Percentiles do not matter at all since it varies so much year by year and major by major. Yialanliu (talk) 20:27, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The max score is different for each province. So it is not comparable across provinces. At the same time, each province tests differently so the % don't matter either. Yialanliu (talk) 20:26, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Percentiles?

message: That's the plain name of the examination, and plus, "college" does not mean higher education in most parts of the English-speaking world outside the United States. There, "college" is more likely to mean secondary colleges than tertiary. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 03:37, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  College --> Higher/Tertiary educaiton 

message: I think a lot of things need citations here as someone else metioned already. If someone could go through this and cite what they wrote or else it's going to be need pruning with new numbers since statistics that should be easy to find (180 PKU admissions for Beijingers, percentages from various provinces in 2010 who got into top ranked colleges), I am not able to find via Google and Google Scholar.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yialanliu (talk • contribs) 20:31, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need Citations 

message: Social-science-oriented area (文科倾向) includes these four exams:
# Chinese literature
# Mathematics, social science version (i.e. easy version)
#  Foreign language (usually English)
#  "Social science subjects altogether" (文综 , short for 文科综合), including history, politics, and geography
Natural-science-oriented area (理科倾向) includes these four exams:
# Chinese literature
# Mathematics, natural science version (i.e. difficult version)
#  Foreign language (usually English)
#  "Natural science subjects altogether" (理综 , short for 理科综合), including physics, chemistry, and biology
So please be careful the exact English translation. We should translate the full names into English.
P.S. It is interesting that geography is in the "social science subjects altogether" exam, while it is actually natural science.
--Yejianfei (talk) 17:55, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  文科倾向 and 文综 are not the same. 理科倾向 and 理综 are not the same. 

message: Xue Kao 学考 is a kind of preliminary Gao Kao that 2nd year (Senior 2) students sit. Students sitting Xue Kao typically complete subjects like Geography and Politics and lighten their study burden before attempting Gao Kao.
Benhinton (talk) 08:22, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  We have a similar thing, while we call it "Hui Kao" (会考). --Yejianfei (talk) 12:39, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where in this article might it be appropriate to add a section on Xue Kao 学考 

message: National_Higher_Education_Entrance_Examination#Examination_scope_(in_most_areas) and National_Higher_Education_Entrance_Examination#the_types_of_the_exam_questions_(in_most_areas,_in_2018) look like trivia rather than actual important fact that should go into an encyclopedia entry; and these information there don't cover the whole nation anyway. I think they can be removed? User670839245 (talk) 08:46, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  trivia-ish sections 

message: In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Gaokao 2020 will be postponed for one month (July 7 and 8) Hubei Province and Beijing will later make their own arrangements on when the exam will take place. Source http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xxgk/s5743/s5744/202003/t20200331_436662.html . 
I'm not sure whether to add this info to the English wikipedia page, nor do I know the best way to do so. So I'm just dumping this info here and whoever might help can go ahead.
User670839245 (talk) 04:46, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info regarding COVID-19 and the exam in 2020 

message: Obviously, I'm not Chinese, but I am curious to know. Here in Canada, we use the dreaded/beloved TI-84. Félix An (talk) 15:43, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey  this sounds like a forum question. Talk pages are not a forum, they are a place to discuss about the article only. Please see WP:FORUM. ETI 15TrSF (Chat Box) 18:19, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are calculators allowed on the Gaokao? 

message: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_College_Entrance_Examination#English
The references given in this section don't seem to contain the info which is shown in this article.  
For example English says book 1 is: 
Compulsory Course 1 (Book 1)
Unit 1 Friendship
Unit 2 English around the world
Unit 3 Travel journal
Unit 4 Earthquakes
Unit 5 Nelson Mandela – a modern hero
yet, when the reference is: 
https://gaokao.eol.cn/gkdg/yy/201712/t20171215_1573576.shtml
which seems to just be about pronunciation and content about the English language.  
It could be that I'm just missing it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.20.114.121 (talk) 02:38, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where is syllabus content actually found in reference? 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: Unopposed move   (t · c) buidhe 12:04, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: National College Entrance Examination →  – Per WP:COMMONNAME. "Gaokao" is clearly the most common name used to refer to this exam, as revealed by search results in the newslookup.com search engine for the year 2019: "Gaokao" yields 5127 results, "National College Entrance Examination" yields 102 results, and the rarely used alternative "Gao kao" yields only two results.  Mysterymanblue  01:44, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 30 January 2021