WU Zunmin(Beijing Normal University)

　　Abstract：

　　Content standards and performance standards are used for different purposes. Content standards specify learning objectives for any of a particular school time and provide basis for assessments of learning outcomes. Performance standards are basically for tests. They describe the knowledge and skills needed for test takers to pass a test. Standards-based achievement assessments refer to a series assessment activities designed to assess whether students achieved what the curriculum standards required. Designers need to take a number of issues into consideration when constructing the assessment system. The present author believes that linking China’s Standards of English to content standards can greatly benefit both the designers of the assessment tasks and the users of assessment results. An analysis of middle school students' writing output illustrates how such linking can be done.

　　Key words：

　　content standards; performance standards; China’s Standards of English; curriculum standards

　　Source:

　　Journal of China Examinations, 2019(05)