Reflection of class on Jan. 23^rd

  In my opinion, Chinese education is a typical education test-based accountability that getting a high score is the only target of education although Chinese educational department argued quality education for almost twenty years till now.

  As a result of test-oriented education, most Chinese students have a strong capability on passing test and getting a high score, but they are not good at cognitive and social skills such as problem solving and communication.

  Long decades of lecture giving education make most Chinese students became a thorough knowledge receiver that they don’t know how to learn individually by discovery or research. They are used to the solid teacher-centered learning and it’s the major reason that many educators proposed creative learning.

  Karen Cator said, “standardized test scores were an inadequate measure of the role of technology in school”. I think it’s the American status of educational technology. In China, teachers don’t need use technology for boosting students’ test score because there are lots of other ways to achieve it.

  The measure of educational technology in China is creativity that if technology could active students’ critical thinking and creative making. And it’s the major reason that many Chinese schools are establishing the Makerspace like America, Chinese educators and administrators want to lead a revolution of creativity by this way.

  I don’t know if makerspace learning could benefit for fostering students’ creativity in China, but I’m looking forward to anticipate its prosperity before long.