Correspondence education is a kind of distance education activity by means of communication. Students are mainly taught by correspondence, supplemented by face-to-face instruction. Teaching links include self-taught textbooks, face-to-face tutoring, exchange of questions and answers, concentrated experiments, internships, evaluation assignments, stage tests, final exams or exams, graduation design or writing papers.
The organizers are correspondence schools, full-time schools or approved institutions, organizations and other institutions. The State Council 1980 approved "Opinions of the Ministry of Education on Vigorously Developing Correspondence Education and Evening University in Ordinary Colleges and Universities" stipulates that students who have completed the prescribed courses and passed the examination will be awarded graduation certificates by the host schools, and their academic qualifications will be recognized by the state; After completing all subjects and passing the exam, a certificate of academic achievement will be issued.
Correspondence education originated from the promotion movement of British universities in 1960s (65438-2009), and correspondence schools were established in capitalist countries after 1980s. In China, the Commercial Press established a correspondence agency at 19 14. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), correspondence education has made great progress.
Correspondence education held by colleges and universities refers to the teaching plan and syllabus of corresponding majors in full-time colleges and universities. Through strict examination system, graduates are guaranteed to reach the level equivalent to similar majors in full-time colleges and universities. We should do a good job in the construction of teaching materials and gradually compile teaching materials with the characteristics of correspondence education. In addition, according to the needs of teaching work, we should rely on the relevant units to establish correspondence stations, or take measures such as roving counseling to strengthen the organization, management and learning guidance of correspondence students.