E-cards will track Shanghai students' after-class activities

Primary and middle school students in Shanghai will be equipped with electronic student ID cards in the new spring semester, through which their after-school activities and social practices will be tracked to build personal growth records.

The e-cards are part of the city education authorities' efforts to push education reform, and to establish a more comprehensive evaluation system for students with the emphasis shifted from exam scores to comprehensive performance.

"We have been promoting comprehensive quality education among schools for quite a long time. But how to effectively evaluate students in this field remains a problem," said Ni Minjing, an official from the Shanghai Education Commission.