ESL 156 Comparative Culture StudiesPresenter : Li, Dong ( Tony)

　 Instructor : Professor Lyra Riabov

ESL 156 Comparative Culture StudiesPresenter : Li, Dong ( Tony)

　 Instructor : Professor Lyra Riabov

• Introduction• The Education ladder• College Entrance Exam• Problem1• Problem2• Solution• Reference

Compulsory educationHigh school educationHigh education

Unit: 1,000,000dollars

3-4%

0.36 million

5 million

10 million

19 million

20 millionElementary school

Middle school

High school

University & College

Postgraduate Education

Percentage of children who enter schoolTotal number:20m

vocational high school

Senior high school

59.8%(16,153)(14,693)

Go to college & university

Go to work vocational school

.Examination was held by ministry of education..Different places may have different examination papers and rules… The person who want to go to college and universities must have exam…. The school you entering depends on your score

FOR ARTS studentssubject of examination:1.Chinese2.Math for arts students3.English4.History, Politics (choose one)5. Comprehensive test(Basic knowledge includes history, politics, geography , biology , chemistry, physics. Basic knowledge1,2,3,4 is 150 score5 is 30 scoreTotal score is 630

FOR ARTS studentssubject of examination:1.Chinese2.Math for arts students3.English4.History, Politics (choose one)5. Comprehensive test(Basic knowledge includes history, politics, geography , biology , chemistry, physics. Basic knowledge1,2,3,4 is 150 score5 is 30 scoreTotal score is 630

FOR SCIENCE studentssubject of examination:1.Chinese2.Math for science students3.English4.Physics, Chemistry (choose one)5. Comprehensive test(Basic knowledge includes history, politics, geography , biology , chemistry, physics. Basic knowledge1,2,3,4 is 150 score5 is 30 scoreTotal score is 630

• Fill out the application before you have exam• It is impossible to apply the university which is

the same level at one time

An example of the applicationAdvanced acceptance :The university of Hong Kong or QingHua University (No.1)The first choice: FuDan university (No.6) or one university in Hong KongThe second choice: Shanghai University (No.85)The third choice: University of shanghai for science and technology (after 150)

1.~Most top universities are public2.~There are more than 2,300 universities and colleges

Educational SystemMost public schools are better than private schools

Many private schools are also excellent

The college entrance exam paper is not the same

SAT use the same paper

exam-oriented education education for all-round development

Be focus on the basic knowledge Be focus on the practice

Studentscompetition highly competition Not all

Practical skill Not good good

Attitude in class passive positive

Knowledge domain

wide Depends on person

2.Educational resources are unequal

Big city and small town

Normal school and key school

East china and west china

Educational finance’s allocation

1. Examination-oriented education system should be changed

Problem 1 *Reducing the gap between different places and different level

Problem 2 *Giving more chances to students to have tests*Assess students from in in all ways

• CHINA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NETWORK

• GOOGLE CHINA• CHINA EDUCATION ONLINE• MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA• WIKIPEDIA (ENGLISH)