Abstract: Course examination is an important part of the teaching process. It is an important method to check the students' learning situation, evaluat the teaching effect and feedback of teaching information. But only by a final exam paper, it is difficult to reflect the students' learning attitudes and ability of analyzing and solving problems. pointing at current existing problems of examination methods in agricultural universities, sevearal test methods were proposed and practiced, such as group discussions +PPT oral test, optional topics+data searching+PPT oral test, field pumping oral test and amending paper test etc.. Using group discussions+PPT oral test and amending paper test as examples, the mode execution and implementation effect of the methods were introduced in details, which will be helpful to course test reform and practice in the major of biotechnology and laying a tentative foundation for exerting the leading roles of examination in cultivating talents in universities.

Key words: examination methods, agricultural universities, practice of teaching