In 2024, there will be an important reform in the physical examination of middle school enrollment in Zhengzhou, with the total score increased to 100 and the examination items increased to 5, including 1 compulsory examination, 2 random examinations and 2 optional items. According to the requirements of the reform plan of physical education examination for middle school enrollment in Zhengzhou (Trial) issued by Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of education, the reform plan will be implemented from the 2024 junior middle school graduates (i.e. the seventh grade students who will enter the school in the autumn of 2021).

Change 1: the total score is increased to 100 points

The goal of the reform of middle school entrance examination in Zhengzhou is to improve students’ physical health and sports skills in multiple dimensions and elements. From 2024, the total score of Zhengzhou middle school entrance examination has been increased from 70 to 100, which is composed of process evaluation (30 points) and final evaluation (70 points).

Among them, the process evaluation is based on the objective data such as the test results of national students’ physical health standards, physical education attendance rate and physical education examination results. It is under the unified leadership of Zhengzhou Education Bureau, organized by the education bureaus of development zones and districts and counties (cities), and implemented by junior middle schools The “process evaluation” will be conducted once in the two academic years of Grade 8, with 15 points for each academic year.

The summative evaluation is a summative evaluation conducted in the second semester of grade 9, which is uniformly organized and implemented by Zhengzhou Education Bureau.

Change 2: comprehensive investigation of four evaluation types

The second important change of the new scheme is to add new evaluation types and enrich the examination items. The final evaluation of middle school entrance examination in Zhengzhou will comprehensively investigate the students’ physical health and sports skill level through four evaluation types.

On the basis of maintaining the “quality” evaluation, the evaluation items of “sports skills, endurance and health skills” have been enriched and improved, and “basketball dribble shooting, football dribble shooting, volleyball mat, swimming and cardiopulmonary resuscitation practical operation” have been added as sampling and selective examination items.

Specifically, one minute rope skipping, 50 meter running, solid ball throwing and standing long jump are quality items; Basketball dribble shooting, football dribble shooting and volleyball mat are sports skills; Long distance running (1000 meters for men and 800 meters for women) and swimming (100 meters for men and women, unlimited swimming strokes) are endurance events; The practical operation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a health skill project.

Change 3: test items increased to 5

The final evaluation organizes the examination through three categories: compulsory items, sampling items and selective items.

1 required item, with a full score of 20 points. The project is endurance test long-distance running (men’s 1000m, women’s 800m).

There are 2 sampling items, with 15 points for each item, a total of 30 points. One item is selected from the quality examination items (1-minute rope skipping, 50 meter running, solid ball throwing and standing long jump); Take a sample test from the sports skill test items (basketball dribble shooting, football dribble shooting, volleyball mat).

There are 2 optional items, with 10 points for each item, a total of 20 points. The examinee has never selected two of the three quality test items, one health skill item (cardiopulmonary resuscitation practice) and one endurance item (swimming).

Among them, the sampling items are determined by on-site sampling, and the time is arranged at the end of the first semester of grade 9. Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of education will invite deputies to the National People’s Congress, members of the CPPCC, representatives of discipline inspection and supervision departments and representatives of students’ parents to participate in the project selection ceremony. The notary department will notarize the selection process and results on site and release the results to the society.

Zheng Bao all media reporter Zhang Qin and Wang Hong