1. ESL 156 Comparative Culture Studies Presenter : Li, Dong ( Tony) Instructor : Professor Lyra Riabov

2. Introduction The Education ladder College Entrance Exam Problem1 Problem2 Solution Reference Compulsory education High school education High education

3. Unit: 1,000,000dollars 3-4%

4. 0.36 million 5 million 10 million 19 million 20 million Elementary school Middle school High school University & College Postgraduate Education

5. Percentage of children who enter school Total number:20m

6. vocational high school Senior high school 59.8 % (16,153) (14,693) Go to college & university Go to work vocational school

7. .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

8. FOR ARTS students subject of examination: 1.Chinese 2.Math for arts students 3.English 4.History, Politics (choose one) 5. Comprehensive test(Basic knowledge includes history, politics, geography, biology, chemistry, physics. Basic knowledge 1,2,3,4 is 150 score 5 is 30 score Total score is 630 FOR SCIENCE students subject of examination: 1.Chinese 2.Math for science students 3.English 4.Physics, Chemistry (choose one) 5. Comprehensive test(Basic knowledge includes history, politics, geography, biology, chemistry, physics. Basic knowledge 1,2,3,4 is 150 score 5 is 30 score Total score is 630

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

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

12. Educational System Most 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 knowledgeBe focus on the practice

13. Students competition highly competitionNot all Practical skill Not goodgood Attitude in class passivepositive Knowledge domain wideDepends on person

14. 2.Educational resources are unequal Big city and small town Normal school and key school East china and west china

17. Educational finance’s allocation

18. 1. Examination- oriented education system should be changed

19. 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

20. CHINA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NETWORK GOOGLE CHINA CHINA EDUCATION ONLINE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WIKIPEDIA (ENGLISH)