Literacy intention is the improvement of ability intention, integrating reality and necessity, emphasizing the active acquisition and application of abilities. Under the new curriculum standards, teaching is guided by core competencies, and teaching evaluation promotes learning, teaching improvement, curriculum refinement, and academic monitoring. Exam evaluation will change based on the principle of integrating teaching, learning, and evaluation.

The direction of test question design towards the concept of literacy

The four main directions of test question assignment were discussed to promote the cultivation of students' literacy. Firstly, emphasis should be placed on contextualization, which means conducting assessments in real problem contexts and reducing the need for purely memorizing knowledge. For example, in the 2023 and 2024 college entrance examination English listening tests, dialect accents and increased speaking speed should be added to test students' language application abilities in practical situations. Secondly, increase the openness of the test questions and test students' ability to ask questions and evaluate conclusions, such as the English writing task for the college entrance examination, which requires students to construct scenarios based on actual life situations and propose solutions. Thirdly, enhance the speculative nature of the test questions by stimulating students' enthusiasm for exploration through reading materials, such as comprehension questions for articles on space garbage disposal, which require students to analyze information and make inferences. Finally, emphasis should be placed on the integrity of the test questions, and students' knowledge application, action ability, and attitude performance should be tested through large tasks. For example, the continuation of reading questions requires students to creatively express themselves in combination with practical situations. These directions collectively point to the cultivation of literacy, which is a positive exploration of the concept of literacy.

Suggestions for improving the test question system aimed at cultivating literacy

The English test questions for the college entrance examination need to be improved to reflect the concept of literacy. It is recommended to reduce multiple-choice questions and increase short answer and evaluative questions to develop critical thinking. Introducing micro exploration report questions to enhance students' comprehensive abilities and improve their research and exploration spirit. Increase the proportion of writing, expand the scope of subject matter, examine language expression and logical thinking, and promote comprehensive improvement of literacy.