In this lesson, students will use video segments from China Prep to examine the culture of a Chinese prep school as its graduating class studies for the national college entrance exam. Contained within are lesson activities as well as video segments which can be used on their own or in conjunction with the lesson.

China Prep follows five Chinese students through their final high-pressure year at an elite high school in Sichuan Province.

Aaron Brown sits down with Vanessa Fong, assistant professor of education at Harvard University, whose work has focused on Chinese youth and identity.

Try these sample questions from China's national college entrance exam.

In this WIDE ANGLE web exclusive, five students and recent graduates share their experiences with these stressful, sometimes life-altering tests.

Learn more about China and its education system from these additional web resources.

The third installment of director Marije Meerman's production diary.

Judgment Day -- June 7, 2008. After three years of researching, writing, fundraising and filming, the two-day exam finally begins.

Director Marije Meerman blogs from China, where she's shooting a film about the gaokao, China's national college entrance exam.

As China's two-day National College Entrance Exam -- known as gaokao -- begins today, a swirl of activity is planned to ensure the best possible conditions for students to take the test that will determine their professional tracks within Chinese society.

The first students returned to school in Wenchuan, China, the epicenter of last month’s devastating earthquake, which killed nearly 70,000 people.