Comparative Study on the Admission Examination System of Master’s Degree Students in Education between China and the United States —Based on the Perspective of Institutional Logic Theory
The formulation and application of the entrance examination system for master’s degree students in education is a systematic project affected by many factors. Based on the theory of institutional logic, this paper analyzes the differences between the entrance examination systems for master’s degree students in education between China and the United States. From the perspective of the purpose of system formulation and the subject of educational decisionmaking, the differences in the national behavior logic of the two countries are compared; from the perspective of different demand orientations of the employment market, the differences in the market behavior logic of the two countries are compared; from the perspective of admission targets, specific processes and examination contents, the differences in the behavior logic of universities in the two countries are compared; finally, from the perspective of individual behavior logic, the differences in the preparations made by students in universities in the two countries to pass the examination are compared. Based on the comparison and analysis, the entrance examination system for master’s degree students in education in my country should be optimized from the following dimensions: the dimension of decision-making subjects should organically combine “state control” with “university autonomy”; the dimension of enrollment and admission standards should change from “examination-oriented education” to “qualityoriented education”; the dimension of enrollment examination procedures should replace “unified management” with “personalized services”; the dimension of market demand should accelerate the gradual transition from “knowledgebased” to “ability-based”.