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Outline:

Thesis Statement
College students have different coverage of examination in China and America

Topic Sentences:
A, Test preparation is different due to Schedule and Content difference

1, Schedule:
China: most courses only have midterm and final exams, some courses only have finals;
In my three years in the former University in China, I never know the exact test date until a week before the text
America: most courses will have two to three exams per semester and a lot of assignments and quiz;
Syllabus will be given at the beginning of the semester, you can know the schedule very well in order to prepare and organize your time
2, Content:
China: harder to prepare, cover more content one exam, less chances to have one to one teach help
America: lecture notes are very important; you have a lot of quiz and discussion class, which help you prepare your exam easier

B, during a test, students in America and China have different test time and format

1, Time difference:
America: some are 1 hour, even 10 minutes quiz;
China: often 2 hours, cover more contents
2, Ways difference:
China: paper exams
America: online quiz, some classes have special exam format (like my public speaking class, we will have 4 speech each 4-5minutes)

C, Test assessment in America and China are different in grading system and principles.
1, grading system:
China: do not have clearly value system in detail, you do not know how your grade will be very clearly, you can not handle your grades in the whole semester, just receive a score in the final;
America: you gain points; your grades will be based on your everyday’s work; you can have a general image about how many points you have earned already, and if you want to have an A, how much you need to improve or how many points you can lose
2, Principles:
China: you have more power to explain to your lecturer for making up grades; sometimes improving scores is possible
America: everything based on rules in detail (it has a very mature and detail assessment rules), more like a format. All you grades are based on the format, there is limited chances for you to explain your mistakes even your excuses sometimes are very reasonable. In most cases, the professor only say: “ I am so sorry.”

Conclusion：
College students have different coverage of examination in China and America. These differences are reflected in preparation, test, and evaluation periods.