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0 05/24/2014 PROF. DR. CHAN YUEN FOOK
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Overview • Preschool
• Elementary education
• Secondary education
• Higher education
• Comparison to
Germany and the UK
education
• Education Fees
• Comparison to
Malaysia Education
System
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Education System U.S.A
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The differences between
Private and Public schools
Private school Public school
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• Tuition fees or scholarship
• 10 % of all students
• Select their students
• Uniforms
• Financed by taxes
• Supported by funding
• Majority of students
• Some have dress codes
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Preschool (Nursery School) • Usually between the ages of three
and five
• Education before the age of six
• To develop children through planned
programs
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• Social competence (playgroups / sharing etc.)
• Listening skills
• Several activities (painting, educational games
etc.)
What do children learn in Preschools?
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Elementary Education • Primary school
Provides instructions in skills of mathematics, reading, basic
grammar, social studies, geography etc.
• Elementary school First year: kindergarten
From 5/6 to 11 years
1st grade to 6th grade
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Junior High School • Includes seventh, eighth and ninth grade
• More independence
• Compulsory subjects: Science, mathematics, social
sciences, physical education
• Electives
• Extracurricular activities
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Senior High School • Built around 1960 in USA
• Originated in Scotland:
Edinburgh’s Royal High
school 1505
• Prepares young people for
the adult world
• Final four years (9 up to 12)
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How a High School works
• School attendance: until graduation or age of 16
• Full-time school • Begins in late august or early September • Ends in late may or early June • 36 weeks a year • Strict discipline during class time • Possibility to have lunch in school • Extracurricular activities • Graduation • High school diploma
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Extracurricular Activities
• Performed by students outside the normal
curriculum
• Voluntary
• Usually organized by students
• First appearance in the 19th century
• First activity: literary societies (Harvard & Yale)
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Homeschooling • Approx. 1.5 million children (2.9 %)
• Moral or religious reasons
• Dissatisfaction with academic instruction
• Effective teaching; individual
• To avoid negative social pressure
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Types of High Schools
• Can be sub classed in
o Magnet High School
o College preparatory High School
o Special High School
• Offer classes for advanced students
• General education for average students
• Remedial courses for those who are struggling
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Higher Education: Educational Institutions
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1.Carnegie Classification
2.College
3.Community College
4.Degree-Granting Institution
5.HBSU (Historical Black College or University)
6.Higher Education
7.Hispanics-Serving Institution
8.K-12 Education
9.Land Grant Institution
10.Liberal Art College
11.Postsecondary Education
12.Private Institution
13.Tribal College
14.University
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Degree and Educational Levels Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree or
Baccalaureate Degree
Certificate
Class Standing
Degree
Degree seeking Student
Doctorial Degree or Doctorate
Dual Degree
Fifth-Year Senior
Gap Year
Graduate Student
Graduate Study
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Joint Degree
Junior
Leave of absence
Master’s Degree
Non-degree Student
Postgraduate Education
Professional Degree
Professional Student
Professional Study
Retention Rate
Senior
Sophomore
Terminal Degree
Transfer student
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Credit and Instruction • Academic credit
• Accreditation
• Accredited
• A-F Grading
• Audit
• Capstone
• Co-curricular
• Course
Description
• Course Load
• Credit by
Evaluation
• Credit by Exam
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• Credit Conversion
• Credit Load
• Curricular
• Curriculum
• Distance Education
• Full load
• Fulltime status
• Grade Conversion
• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Resident credit
• Transfer credit
• Withdrawal
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Academic Calendars
• 4-1-4 system
• January Term
• 4-4-1 system
• Modular System
• Quarter System
• Semester System
• Summer Session
• Trimester System
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Overview:
Comparison to Germany and
the UK
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USA – Germany
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Education in the
United Kingdom
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A-Level
First School
Middle School
Upper School
GCSE
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USA
Average: 12.000
– 16.000 US$
p.a.
Range:2.000
US$ (community
college)
up to 40.000
US$ (most
prestigious
universities) p.a.
UK
Scotland:
£2700 for 4
years
England,
Northern Ireland
and Wales: up
to £ 9.000 p.a
(effective since
2012)
Germany
No tuition fees in
most States
In Bavaria,
Baden-
Wurttemberg and
Lower Saxony:
Up to 1000 Euro
p.a.
Tuition Fees
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Postgraduate Tuition Fee
(Master)
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In Malaysia, primary education and secondary
education make up 11 years of free education.
Malaysia Education System
The admission age to the first
of primary education is
seven. Primary schooling is
mandatory to all children
between the ages of 7 and 12.
Students sit for common
public examinations at the
end of primary, lower
secondary and upper
secondary levels.
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REFFERENCES:
1. Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States
2. Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Malaysia
3. Blog:Studymode by Faizmail
http://www.studymode.com/essays/The-Comparison-Between-Education-
System-In-48898074.html
4. Journal article: Problems Facing American Education
http://www.nationalforum.com/Electronic%20Journal%20Volumes/Boyer,%20
Ashley%20Problems%20Facing%20American%20Education.pdf
5. http://www.forumea.org/UndersatandingtheUSEducationslSystem.cfm
Education Abroad Glossary
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SHARING PART
OPINION
Q & A
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