(1) In exam-oriented education, teachers aim at entering higher schools, evaluate students by their ability to master knowledge and skills, and focus on instilling knowledge, which is education for yesterday; On the other hand, quality education advocates the spirit of innovation and encourages students to think hard, paying attention not only to students' knowledge and skills, but also to their efforts. It is a future-oriented education.

(2) The knowledge of exam-oriented education is the education of a few people; Quality education pays attention to the development of all students.

(3) Exam-oriented education adopts simple egalitarianism and follows a certain pattern across the board; Quality education focuses on cultivating students' personality.

Similarity between quality education and exam-oriented education;

(1) In the form of teaching organization, both exam-oriented education and quality education are based on the class teaching system, and students are the main body of learning.

(2) There will be exams in quality education, but only as a means to evaluate students.

(3) The inheritance relationship between quality education and exam-oriented education under the condition of sublation.