美国教育简介American_education

美国教育制度简介American_education

American Education

美国教育制度简介American_education

Content★ General introduction to American education ★ Four levels of education ★ Higher education ★ Grades, exams and qualifications Exercises

美国教育制度简介American_education

General Introduction Respect for education State-administrated rather than nation-administrated 12 years of free public education School year School holidays School gradesback

美国教育制度简介American_education

Respect for educationEducation is like a big window opening. Americans are proud of the fact that the window of knowledge is never slammed shut for any of the nation’s citizen. All American children are offered 12 years of free public education & most good students can get financial help to continue their studies for many more years. Adults who wish to attend school also find many opportunities.

美国教育制度简介American_education

Administration At the state level, there is the state board of education教育委员会 which is responsible for establishing policies. At the district level, each local school district has a governing board管理委员会 which is responsible for the hiring of professional and support staff, determining curriculum, etc.

美国教育制度简介American_education

School year1. two-semester systemfall 9-12 spring 1-5 spring 1-55-7 days 3 weeks to one month 5-7 days 3 months

2. three-semester systemfall 9-12Thanksgiving Day Winter holiday Spring holiday in March Summer holiday

Summer 6-8

美国教育制度简介American_education

School GradesLevel/Grade Typical Age (at the end of the school year) Under 6 11-12 12-13 4-5 13-14 5-6 6-7 14-15 7-8 15-16 8-9 16-17 9-10 17-18 10-11

Preschool Middle School Various optional programs, 6th Grade such as Head Start 7th Grade Pre-kindergarten8th Grade School Elementary Kindergarten High School 1st Grade 9th Grade (Freshman) 2nd Grade 10th Grade (Sophomore) 3rd Grade 11th Grade (Junior) 4th Grade 12th Grade (Senior) 5th Grade

美国教育制度简介American_education

II. Four Levels of Education1. Preschool Education 2. Elementary Education Secondary Education 3. Post-secondary Education(Higher Education)

美国教育制度简介American_education

1. Preschool Education No mandatory (强制的，必须的)pre-kindergarten program Families responsible for preschool or childcare Daycare Center---from infancy to 3/4 year-old preschool education--- 3/4 -5 year-old Kindergarten--- from 5-year-old (beginning of compulsory education)

美国教育制度简介American_education

2. Elementary and Secondary Education ★12 academic levels – grades. ★ Generally, one academic year(from September to June) is required to complete each grade. ★ Academic work---learning to read, write & do arithmetic---begins when the child enters first grade, at about age 6.

美国教育制度简介American_education

Two Ways to divide elementary and secondary educationElementary School or Grades 1-8 Grammar School High School Grades 9-12

Elementary SchoolJunior High School Senior High School

Grades 1-6Grades 7-9 Grades 10-12

美国教育制度简介American_education

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Higher Education in United States

美国教育制度简介American_education

3. Higher EducationLOGO

The US is world leader in education. In 1825, England had only two universities: Oxford and Cambridge, while the US had over fifty universities. By now, there are ove

r 2,000 universities and colleges throughout the United States. The system of higher education in the US has 3 principal functions: teaching, research and public service.

美国教育制度简介American_education

3.1 Classifications of higher education LOGO Doctoral-level institutions Master’s comprehensive colleges and universities Specialized institutions/Training technical schools Two-year institutions/community colleges (两年制的社区大学)

美国教育制度简介American_education

Colleges four-year undergraduate institutions may be publicly or privately funded, or funded by a religious group文学学士BA degree(Bachelor of Arts) 理科学士BS degree (Bachelor of Sciences) 工科学士BEdegree (Bachelor of Engineering) 硕士学位 Master’s Degree(MA/MS/ME) 博士学位 Doctor’s Degree(Ph.D=Doctor of Philosophy)

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美国教育制度简介American_education

Technical Training Schools

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Ranging from 6 months to 4 years offering a wide variety of technical skills, like hair styling, business accounting and computer programming etc. may be publicly or privately funded, or may be funded by religious group and charity organizations

美国教育制度简介American_education

Community Colleges

ranging from 6 months to 2 or more years. nearly always publicly funded offer training for a variety of jobs has academic programs Receive an associate degree(准学士学位) after completing a two-year program

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美国教育制度简介American_education

LOGO 3.2 How to Select a College/University

Five categories of higher education Curriculum Public or Privatethree sources of income: Student tuition, endowments (捐助，资助), and government funding.

Big or small

美国教育制度简介American_education

3.3 Success of Applications for a College Education

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student’s high school records recommendations from their school teachers the impression they make during interviews at the university their scores on the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SATs)

美国教育制度简介American_education

Higher educationSuccessful applicants at colleges and universities are chosen on the basis of: LOGO

a. their high school records;. b. recommendations from their high school teachers; c. the impression they make during interviews at the university; d. Their scores on the SATs or ACT.SATs学术能力评估测试 是美国高中生的所谓“高考”,但能否读四年制大学并不取决于一个 SAT 分数。 SAT 由美国的 College Board举办，在美国领土上每年举办7次，其它地方每年6次。考试用 英语。SAT成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国名校学习及奖学金的重要 参考。

GRE: Graduate Record Examination 美国研究生入学考试

美国教育制度简介American_education

LOGO 4. College Entrance Examinations

SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test 学习能力评估考试(Mathematics & English Reading &English Writing)

ACT: American College Test 美国大学考试

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