BEIJING—China'seducationauthoritywilltightenthewidelycriticizedpolicyof“extracredits”forthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationtoensureafairerchanceforallexam-takers.Underthepolicyhighschoolstudentswh

　　BEIJING—China'seducationauthoritywilltightenthewidelycriticizedpolicyof“extracredits”forthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationtoensureafairerchanceforallexam-takers.

　　UnderthepolicyhighschoolstudentswhowinawardsinnationalOlympiccompetitionscouldget‘‘extracredits’，upto20pointsforthenationalcollegeentranceexam.Studentswithtalentinsportsandstudentswhoarefromethnicgroupscanalsobenefitfromthispolicy.Theextracreditshaveincreasedthesestudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamousuniversities.Someparentswerefoundtohavehelpedtheirchildrenfabricate(伪造)awardexperiencesorfalsifyqualificationstogetextracredits.

　　“Ithasharmededucationequality，”theministrysaid.

　　XiongBingqivice-chiefofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitutesaidthepolicyisdesignedtohelpstudentswhohavespecialtalentsbutmaybeweakinacademicperformancetohaveachancetoreceivehighereducation.uItwillstillbeneededbutitistimetomaketherulesfairer"hesaid.

　　Theministrysaiditwillreducetherangeofcompetitionswhosewinnerscangetextracreditsandlimitthewinnersprivileges(优先权).

　　Thenewpolicywillapplytostudentswhobeginhighschoolin2011itsaid.

　　ChenLeiamotherofa10-year-oldgirlsaidshewelcomedtheministry'spolicyadjustmentasshedoesnotwantherdaughtertobecomeanOlympiccompetitiongeek.

　　ButnotalltheChineseparentswelcomedthenewpolicy.“Itislikeathunderboltforme.My-13-year-oldsonhasspentsomuchtimestudyingOlympicmath，andparticipatedinsomanytechnologicalcompetitionsduringvacations.Itisuselessnow”saidDongWena43-year-oldmother.

　　Astudentsaid“Manystudentshavechangedthecurrentstudyplanandtheycanabandonthecompetition.Iwillbeinterestedinlearningthecourseswhichcanimprovemyabilities.”　

　　YuanGuirenministerofeducationtoldChinaDailythatthereformisanattempttoconsidertheoverallqualityofanapplicant.“ButthecountrywillnotstopthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationasitisstillthemostobjectivewaytoevaluatetalentinChina，”liesaid.

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