Abstract: ＂Guide to Astronomy＂ is a professionally basal course for lower undergraduate students in the department of astronomy and for upper-class ones in the department of physics of Beijing Normal University to study general and systematic knowledge and some progress on astronomy. As a national top quality course, the innovation has been made in teaching contents and methods and the sparkling teaching achievement has also been produced during the recent years. However, the perfect evaluation system on study and examination associated with them is not build. According to small class in department of astronomy and large one in department of physics, some present contents and methods of evaluation system on study and examination are respectively introduced. In addition, the teaching assumptions are designed to continue to build the evaluation system during the application of teaching.

Key words: astronomy, teaching innovation, evaluation system on study and examination