Review of Hot Spots in China’s Public Opinion Research on Examination (2002-2021)

Abstract

Public opinion is a universal social phenomenon, and public opinion on examination is not isolated, but closely related to other social issues. This study reviewed the last two decades of public opinion research on exams in China, and explored the research hotspots and frontier topics in this field through Citespace keyword default clustering analysis and keyword automatic clustering analysis. The research found: 1) the development of communication media has created a centralized outbreak of online public opinion on exams; 2) state-secret and high-level selective exams have occupied the mainstream of the exam-related public opinion research in the past two decades; and 3) other forms of tests have gained increasing interest from all walks of life as the testing system continues to develop.