As soon as the scientific examination is over, it’s time for the examiners to get busy.
The marking office is here.
Because the number of people participating in this imperial examination set a new record in history, more than 50,000 people participated in this imperial examination, and new examination content was also added.
Therefore, the marking task this time is also very heavy.
After the examiner Wang Shouren's application, the emperor also specially arranged for all important ministers such as the cabinet ministers in the central government and the six ministers to participate in the examination.
On the one hand, it is to realize the importance that the imperial court attaches to this imperial examination. After all, this is the first imperial examination held in the Zhengde Dynasty, so of course it must be taken seriously.
Secondly, because this time new test content has been added and a score system has also been introduced, it is also necessary to set rules and tone for future imperial examinations.
Therefore, sending all the ministers from the court to participate in the examination was to fully ensure the fairness and impartiality of the imperial examination.
"Everyone!"
"This scientific examination adopts a score system, which is very different from previous grading. When grading each examination paper, we will grade it from 0 to 100 points. 100 points is the highest score and 0 points is the lowest.
point."
"What kind of test paper should be given a 0? That is, the answer paper that is completely divorced from the test questions of this scientific examination will be given a 0 point. A test paper with a score of 60 points is considered a passing test paper."
"A test paper with a score of 70 and 80 points is a relatively satisfactory test paper, and a test paper with a score of 90 or more is an excellent test paper, so when you grade it, you can grade it based on such a standard."
"Of course, everyone has their own standards. Each of our test papers needs to be scored by five marking officers, and the average score is the final score."
Wang Shouren looked at the ministers of the DPRK and China present and explained the scoring situation this time in detail.
In the past, when marking papers, if the examiner thought it was OK, they would put a circle on it, and if they were not satisfied, they would put a cross. There would be at least three examiners to mark the papers. If there was any dispute or disagreement, the chief examiner would make the final assessment.
Every qualified examination paper must ultimately be reviewed by the examiner before it can be considered qualified. If the examiner feels that the writing is not good, then it is not good.
Therefore, the examiner has great power, and the examiner's personal preferences and political opinions have a great influence on the candidates.
But now it has been changed. Five examiners will score and average the score. The examiner does not decide the final score. This greatly reduces the impact of the examiner's personal factors on the score.
You must know that sometimes the same test paper has huge differences in the eyes of different people. Some people like gorgeous and talented articles, while others like meaningful and unpretentious articles. This is
Naturally there will be a huge difference when it comes to scoring.
If you are lucky and meet an examiner who likes your style, congratulations, the probability of high school will be greatly improved. If you are unlucky and meet an examiner who doesn't like your style, you will probably fail.
This is the advantage of introducing the score system. Five examiners score and average it to calculate the final score. The influence of the examiner's personal preferences is greatly reduced.
"Got it, Your Majesty!"
Everyone said in unison, and then began the marking process.
More than 50,000 test papers have to be evaluated in just a few days. At the same time, statistical scores must be calculated and the final rankings must be derived. This workload is very large.
Liu Jin picked up a test paper and browsed it very quickly.
"0 marks!"
"It's a direct departure from the question. The question Lao Wang asked this time is indeed a bit too biased."
Liu Jin unceremoniously scored 0 on it. The imperial examination also has its own strict standards. Those who are out of touch with the questions will naturally get zero points. There is nothing to say about this.
"About 40 points. The question is correct, but the content is really a mess. I don't know what I'm talking about."
"30 points, nothing to say."
Liu Jin kept turning over the test papers one after another, but there were still very few that were really good at writing.
"Well, this is pretty good, I can give it 75 points!"
Finally, Liu Jin also saw a good test paper and directly gave it a high score of 75 points.
With such a high score, it can be said that this answer sheet is definitely a very good answer sheet, but of course it cannot be said to be excellent.
Time was passing slowly, and everyone was constantly grading. Liu Jin was a little tired, so he stopped temporarily, and then walked around to see how everyone was grading.
Because the point system was introduced for the first time, everyone was more cautious when grading.
This is different from the past. In the past, I thought I could draw a circle, but now I have to specify how many points to give, and the points need to be carefully considered.
Even if you are satisfied with the test paper, you still have to think about how many points to give, whether it is very satisfactory or moderately satisfactory. This requires careful consideration and consideration.
When grading, everyone is more cautious. Even the test papers that are relatively satisfactory are usually in the 70s or 80s. It seems that no one has scored 90 points yet.
"It seems that the introduction of the point system is correct. Under the point system, the evaluation is relatively fair and just."
Liu Jin walked around and nodded slightly.
In the past, I just made circles and crosses. I don’t know how satisfied I am with this, but it still has a great impact, especially for the candidates in the middle section. Sometimes it takes luck to get into high school.
After reading the grading of the eight-legged essay, Liu Jin also came to the new grading office next door.
The subject marking for new exams is relatively simple.
Because all questions have standard answers, you only need to grade based on the answers. Right is right and wrong is wrong, so grading is relatively simple and much faster.
Of course, only lower-ranking officials from the DPRK and Central Government will participate in the new school examinations. They do not need to have high standards. They only need to mark the examinations according to their answers.
"How about it?"
"How is the new exam going?"
Liu Jin walked in with a smile on his face, and everyone else also saluted when they saw it.
"Mr. Liu, this is very unsatisfactory."
"Everyone's scores are very low, and only a handful of people's scores are okay."
"Obviously, people don't know much about the new knowledge."
"Yes, yes, for this 100-point test paper, most people only get 20 or 30 points, but a very small number of people can reach the passing score of 60 or more."
"The current statistics show that the score is only over 80 points at most."
"Our imperial examinations are designed to only select one out of a hundred. Only a very small number of people do well in the examination, and that is normal."
"Everyone, please continue marking the papers. I'll take a look at them."
Liu Jin said with a smile.
Then he picked up some test papers and read them carefully.
The questions given this time are not difficult, and can even be said to be very simple. Most of the contents are from elementary and middle schools. As long as you have read the books and knowledge related to your new studies, it should not be difficult to pass the exam.
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However, it is obvious that the scholars of this period still had their own pride. They were unwilling to learn the content of the new studies, thinking that the new studies were heretical, miscellaneous and unpopular.
There are very few people who are willing to read the New Learning books and learn some of the above knowledge, and many people are even extremely opposed to the New Learning.
Who would have thought that this time I would take a new exam, and naturally the result would be a complete failure in the exam.
"From now on, it's time to learn the new knowledge."
"It is necessary to read the books of sages, but if you only read the Four Books and Five Classics, it would be strange if you don't fall behind and get beaten."
Liu Jin even laughed.
Is Confucianism really useless?
Obviously not, Confucianism also has its merits, but during the development of Confucianism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had basically reached a dead end, lost its vitality, and began to seriously hinder and limit social progress and development.
The dominance of one family restricts thought, creativity and imagination, and always limits intellectuals to the few books written thousands of years ago, which they can study over and over again.
There are countless research books and auxiliary books of various dynasties in the past dynasties, but they are meaningless and have no effect on social progress.
This is the fundamental reason why the East gradually lagged behind the West during the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
When I traveled through time, I naturally wanted to change this, constantly promote the advancement of science and technology and society, break the tradition of Confucian dominance, and break the shackles that restrict thoughts. Only in this way can we continue to be strong.
Look at Europe now. Europe at this time is much worse than the Ming Dynasty. However, this kind of Europe has made rapid progress and rapid development in the next few hundred years of history, and finally established the global
hegemony and status.
Are they making rapid progress?
No, it’s not that they are making rapid progress, it’s that we are standing still and going downhill, which is why we have a history of hundreds of years of suffering.
Even in the 21st century, we are still paying for the backwardness of the past, and we are still suffering from discrimination and bullying.
But in fact, in the current Ming Empire, the Ming people simply looked down on Europeans. In the eyes of the Ming people, Europeans were barbarians, synonymous with filth, ignorance, slaves, and many other things.
In the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, all the world except the east is a barbarian land, and they are all barbarians who do not know how to educate themselves. The people of the Ming Dynasty during this period were extremely proud and confident.
Suddenly, Liu Jin thought of many, many things, and was filled with emotions in his heart.
In order for the scholars of Ming Dynasty to learn and learn new knowledge and content, to broaden their horizons and enrich their knowledge, I have also worked hard and worked hard for decades before incorporating the newly learned content into the highest level of Ming Dynasty.
Among the imperial examinations at the level.
I believe that in the future, this new learning will gradually be learned by more and more scholars, which will naturally change their views and understanding of the new learning.
