美国教育ppt课件
Curriculum in elementary school Academic year
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Secondary Education
Junior high school --the intermediate between elementary school and senior high school
When a student is 16 years old, to what kind of school may he or she go? _______________________________________
What qualities do you think American universities are looking for when they decide who will be admitted? ______________________________________
Types of Higher Education
University College Technical training institution Two-year community college
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Chapter 5 Education
Part Two American Education
Learning Focus
Elementary Education Secondary Education Home Schooling Undergraduate Study Graduate Study Famous Universities
American education puts more emphasis on developing critical-thinking skills.
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Home Schooling
Parents teach their children at home. Due to moral and religious reasons
Senior high school
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Secondary Education
There is no entrance exam to go to high school.
In high schools, subjects become more specialized.
Undergraduate Study
Post-secondary education up to the level of a bachelor’s degree
Can you list some names of famous American universities? __________________________________________
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Americans regard education as the means by which the inequalities among individuals are to be erased and by which every desirable end is to be achieved. --George S. Counts (1889-1974)
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Higher Education
University history and types Undergraduate study Graduate study Famous universities
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Functions of Higher Education
Teaching Research Public service
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Before You Read
Warm-up
What courses are taught in American elementary schools? _______________________________________
Higher Education
Began with the founding of Harvard College in 1636
Choose the students based on the following aspects: ◆ high school records ◆ recommendations from their high school teachers ◆ the impression during the interview ◆ the scores in SAT
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Elementary Education
Most students usually start elementary school at the age of six.
The first acadห้องสมุดไป่ตู้mic institution that a child attends