Study on the Statistical Characteristics of Location Factors Questions in the National Unified Entrance Examination for Colleges and Universities of China during 2011-2021

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10.2991/978-94-6463-042-8_179How to use a DOI?

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Location Factors; geography examination questions; statistical analysis; National Unified Entrance Examination for Colleges and Universities

Abstract

It is of great reference value for teachers and students in teaching and learning to clarify the proposition characteristics of geography examination questions in the National Unified Entrance Examination for Colleges and Universities (NUEECU). This paper was designed to investigate the characteristics of quantity and score distribution, topics, form of material presentation, and questioning mode of geography questions of location factors by using the data of the comprehensive ability test of liberal arts in the NUEECU during 2011-2021. The results showed that the quantity and score of geography questions of location factors showed a fluctuating upward trend at rates of 1.65 questions per year (7.8 points per year) before 2019 and reversed after 2019 at rates of -4.50 questions per year (-20.0 points per year). In terms of topics, the proportion of geography questions in industry, agriculture, and service industry decreased successively, but the proportion of geography questions of service industrial location factors might increase in the future. Choice questions mainly presented materials in the form of text description, while comprehensive questions mainly presented them in the form of a combination of text description and pictures, among which a combination of text description and maps was the most common form. The primary questioning mode of geography questions were reasons, summary, and advantages and disadvantages, respectively, to test students' comprehensive ability.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wei Yan
AU  - Qi Yang
AU  - Minghua Liu
AU  - Yaogeng Tan
AU  - Jia  Ning
AU  - Jiawen Wang
AU  - Yifan Wang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - Study on the Statistical Characteristics of Location Factors Questions in the National Unified Entrance Examination for Colleges and Universities of China during 2011-2021
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on mathematical statistics and economic analysis (MSEA 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1252
EP  - 1259
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-042-8_179
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-042-8_179
ID  - Yan2022
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