CHINESE EDUCATION ---PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE

E DUCATION S YSTEM IN CHINA Kindergar-ten Pre-school class Primary school Junior middle school Regular senior middle school Technical school Graduate school University College Short-term vocational university Compulsory education Higher education Secondary education Elementary education Pre-school education

DO YOU KNOW? Do you know the total population of students in different levels of schools in China? 230 million * US population is only about 300 million

Do you know the total population of students in different levels of schools in China?

230 million

* US population is only about 300 million

Unique Features of Chinese Education Seperation of arts and science ---Senior high school students have to choose between concentrating their studies on the sciences or the arts. ---help students stay competitive in college entrance exam by choosing preferred subjects. * Different voices : "Students should study both arts and science so they can have comprehensive development and become more flexible in using their knowledge." "Abolish the current system of division? We have to study nine subjects? Finally we will study everything and have learnt little."

Unique Features of Chinese Education

Seperation of arts and science

---Senior high school students have to choose between concentrating their studies on the sciences or the arts.

---help students stay competitive in college entrance exam by choosing preferred subjects.

* Different voices : "Students should study both arts and science so they can have comprehensive development and become more flexible in using their knowledge." "Abolish the current system of division? We have to study nine subjects? Finally we will study everything and have learnt little."

National Entrance Exams for College “ The conductor of the whole educational system.” “ Most pressure packed examination in the world." * “3+1” model --- Arts : Chinese, Maths, English + combination of history/politics/geography Science : Chinese, Maths, English + combination of physics/chemistry/biology --- Students list choices of universities in order of preference . ---Admission is decided on the results of the entrance exams ; * interviews;

National Entrance Exams for College

“ The conductor of the whole educational system.”

“ Most pressure packed examination in the world."

* “3+1” model

--- Arts : Chinese, Maths, English + combination of history/politics/geography

Science : Chinese, Maths, English + combination of physics/chemistry/biology

--- Students list choices of universities in order of preference .

---Admission is decided on the results of the entrance exams ; * interviews;

TEACHER EDUCATION IN CHINA Normal university --- National level : Beijing Normal/ East China Normal --- Provincial level: Most provinces in China also have their own normal universities or teacher colleges. Education department in ordinary universities

Normal university

--- National level : Beijing Normal/ East China Normal

--- Provincial level: Most provinces in China also have their own normal universities or teacher colleges.

Education department in ordinary universities

Educational Master’s degree in Subject Teaching 3 year teaching experience requirement. * Training mode l: ---Focus on professional development ---More courses than an academic degree --- Thesis requirement lower than academic degree ---On-the-job way; Takes 2-3 years; Off-the-job way for a whole year accumulatively.

Educational Master’s degree in Subject Teaching

3 year teaching experience requirement.

* Training mode l:

---Focus on professional development

---More courses than an academic degree

--- Thesis requirement lower than academic degree

---On-the-job way; Takes 2-3 years; Off-the-job way for a whole year accumulatively.

Tuition Free System *Purpose ---to address the problem of educational inequity and to solve the severe problems of teacher recruitment in rural areas *Procedures --- Free undergraduate education. ---At least ten years as primary or secondary school teachers after graduation. ---At least 2 years working in primary or junior middle schools in rural areas for those who go to work in urban schools should first spend

Tuition Free System

*Purpose

---to address the problem of educational inequity and to solve the severe problems of teacher recruitment in rural areas

*Procedures

--- Free undergraduate education.

---At least ten years as primary or secondary school teachers after graduation.

---At least 2 years working in primary or junior middle schools in rural areas for those who go to work in urban schools should first spend

Teachers’ social status in China An old joke about being a teacher in China ---Extremely high respect from parents and students ---Low salary/Poor working conditions

Teachers’ social status in China

An old joke about being a teacher in China

---Extremely high respect from parents and students

---Low salary/Poor working conditions

FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN CHINA Too much emphasis on English in China? --- Pre-school --- K-12 ---Higher education How English is taught in China? http://www.56.com/n_v156_/c40_/22_/4_/zzh-xm_/122586932527_/165040_/0_/38986237.swf

Too much emphasis on English in China?

--- Pre-school

--- K-12

---Higher education

How English is taught in China?

http://www.56.com/n_v156_/c40_/22_/4_/zzh-xm_/122586932527_/165040_/0_/38986237.swf

VIDEO USED IN 5 TH GRADE ENGLISH CLASS IN CHINA

ICT IN SCHOOLS IN CHINA ICT & National curriculum reform movement --- ICT curriculum in schools: within the new curriculum framework, ICT has been set as a required course from Grade 3 to 12. The goal is that all elementary schools and secondary schools offer ICT education before 2010. --- Teaching-learning approach : to encourage learner-centered teaching approaches; to offer an ICT-enhanced interactive environment.

ICT & National curriculum reform movement

--- ICT curriculum in schools: within the new curriculum framework, ICT has been set as a required course from Grade 3 to 12. The goal is that all elementary schools and secondary schools offer ICT education before 2010.

--- Teaching-learning approach : to encourage learner-centered teaching approaches; to offer an ICT-enhanced interactive environment.

Real situation of ICT use in schools in China --- Teachers ‘ positive attitude towards ICT have rarely been reflected in their actual practice. * Why : Lack of support from leaders in school “ Our principal would rather all the students in the school don’t go online. Even though they know that students can communicate with each other about academic study, they are afraid that students will spend time surfing online for entertainment---that is not what they would like to see!!” ----A high school teacher in Shanghai * Demo-classes

Real situation of ICT use in schools in China

--- Teachers ‘ positive attitude towards ICT have rarely been reflected in their actual practice.

* Why : Lack of support from leaders in school

“ Our principal would rather all the students in the school don’t go online. Even though they know that students can communicate with each other about academic study, they are afraid that students will spend time surfing online for entertainment---that is not what they would like to see!!”

----A high school teacher in Shanghai

* Demo-classes

Digital Divide in China Although ICT has developed quickly and are continuing to develop at a very fast speed, the situation is that today China faces a severe digital divide.

Digital Divide in China

Although ICT has developed quickly and are continuing to develop at a very fast speed, the situation is that today China faces a severe digital divide.

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL GAP “ A thousand miles of journey begins with one step.” Investment of the state government in ICT in rural schools

“ A thousand miles of journey begins with one step.”

Investment of the state government in ICT in rural schools