Entrance examination

be a standardized college entrance exam. When students take the college entrance exam they demonstrate to other schools at what level they are capable of working at, unfortunately, one wrong move could determine their classes or if they can be accepted into their school of choice. Standardized college entrance exams are not useful in depicting students’ academic…

My schooling began when I was about 3-years-old in my country – Jamaica. It was called “basic school” that is the equivalent of kindergarten. There I learned letter sounds in the alphabet, writing the letters and simple mathematics. The building was one large room, with seating that resembled parks tables with the benches attached. The seating capacity for one bench was four. If, the classroom was over crowned six students was put together. My home was close to the school, so I walked to…

Art museums have always been compared to older ceremonial monuments such as palaces and temples (Duncan, 1995, p. 242). Museums over the course of history have taken their architectural design ideas from the adorned designs of religious temples and palaces. This has been a long-standing practice of museums borrowing architectural forms from monumental ceremonial structures of the past (Duncan, p. 242). Museums adopted the grand embellishments of temples to show the importance of what was inside.…

science. The sciences were chemistry and physics, and the math went into calculus. These schools were places that harbored great students that were above average since to get into the schools you needed to pass entrance requirements. Not only is the entrance exam a way to select the best, the entrance requirements also decide if the candidate is capable of understanding mainly math. Math was the biggest focus in this time because these schools were primary supporters of the building up army…

High school students in China have very different school lifetime than American high school student because it is common that they have a constant class timetable instead of a flexible school schedule. In American, high school students can choose their favorite class to study, and they can make their own school schedule. But in China, school administrators would formulate an identical class schedule for every same grade high school student. Many Chinese high school students really want to have a…

noble and moral objective. One must seek sound advice from the elders or those who had faced similar challenges in fulfilling the quest so that one can avoid failure or the same pitfalls. Let’s take the case of a desire to do well in an examination. There is immense pressure from the family and friends to do well in addition to the fear and doubts whether they can fulfil those expectations. Families especially, place very high expectations on their children to perform well in their…

In today’s world, many industrialized nations compete with one another for academic supremacy. The United States and Japan are the main contenders of this education rivalry. In America, teachers push their students to become the best. This, in turn, breeds competition amongst students in which compete with one another to earn the top spot. In Japan, teachers encourage their students to work together in a cooperative manner. Although the American and Japanese education systems may seem similar,…

college entrance examinations measure mathematical and verbal reasoning skills. SAT Score: Generally the SAT is scored out of 2400. For the purpose of this paper the SAT score will only pertain to two portions: math and reading, the highest possible score is 1600. SAT Average: Refers to the average SAT scores of both private and public institutions, or the average SAT score of either private or public institutions. University: an educational institution designed for instruction,…

and practical skills. Standardized test, such as SAT and ACT test, don’t determine a students full potential of entering college. Steven Syverson points out that before the 1900s, colleges had individual exams to gain admissions. The individual examinations became a problem; therefore, a group of 12 colleges and universities from the…

The comparison of the educational systems in England and China reveals the philosophical values of education. According to Chua (2011: 63) ‘Western parents try to respect their children’s individuality […] [whereas] the Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing them for the future, [by] arming them with skills and work habits’ thus emphasising the impact that cultural differences can have upon education. Due to global competiveness, both countries perspectives…