Understanding The American Education System
Understanding the American Education System
READING QUESTIONS
I.
Circle
the correct meaning for each of the following words in the passage
- Degree
a.
A
legal grade of crime or offense, especially a murder.
b.
A
unit in any various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness.
c.
A
qualification given to a student after she/he has completed her/his studies in higher education
Answer: C. a qualification given to a student
after she/he has completed her/his studies in higher eduction
- Course
a.
The
route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road or river.
b.
A
series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, typically leading to a
qualification.
c.
A
dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts
of a meal
Answer: B. a series of lectures or lessons in a particular
subject, typically leading to a qualification
- Switch
a.
Change
b.
Control
c.
Create
Answer: A.change
- Excel
a.
To
show superiority
b.
To
show inferiority
c.
To
show mediocrity
Answer : A. To show superiority
II.
Decide
whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false one.
- In the United States, children began their
primary school at the T F
age of seven.
Answer:
(F) In the United States, children their
primary school at the around age six
- Another name for middle school is junior high
school. T F
Answer: (T)
- Students who finish grade 12 will receive a
diploma. T F
Answer: (F)
After graduating high school (12th grade), U.S. students may go on to
college or university.
- A community college is a four-year college. T F
Answer: (T)
5. A student usually decides on his/her major as soon as he/she graduates T F
from high school.
Answer: (F) In the first two years of study will generally be required to take a wide variety of classes in different subjects, commonly known as prerequisite courses: literature, science, the social sciences, the arts, history, and so forth
6. Many students choose to take their prerequisite courses at a four-year T F
college.
Answer: (T)
7. A major is an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student T F
formally commits.
Answer:
8. The American education system is a very rigid system. T F
Answer: (F) The American education system is a very flexible
III. Provide brief answers to the following questions.
1. What is an Associate of Arts (AA)?
2. Name five common prerequisite courses!
3. Provide an example of a major!
4. What is the name of the degree awarded to students who pass their four-year college education?
5. What is college or university study known as?
2. Literature, science, the social science, the arts, history
3. For example, if someone’s major is journalism, they will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
4. A Bachelor
5. Higher education
IV. Reading discussion (Group work)
1. How is the college/university system in the U.S different from the college/university system in Indonesia?
2. Which one do you prefer: to decide on your major early in your college year or later?
3. What do you choose social science?
4. What do you think can be improved from the college/university system in Indonesia?
characteristic of the American higher education system is that you can change your major multiple times if you choose.The American education system is very flexible
2. early in college year
3. because IPS includes all the lessons such as geography, history, economics, political science, pkn, etc.
4. discipline, improving competitiveness and quality of educationsociolog
5. A student usually decides on his/her major as soon as he/she graduates T F
from high school.
Answer: (F) In the first two years of study will generally be required to take a wide variety of classes in different subjects, commonly known as prerequisite courses: literature, science, the social sciences, the arts, history, and so forth
6. Many students choose to take their prerequisite courses at a four-year T F
college.
Answer: (T)
7. A major is an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student T F
formally commits.
Answer:
8. The American education system is a very rigid system. T F
Answer: (F) The American education system is a very flexible
III. Provide brief answers to the following questions.
1. What is an Associate of Arts (AA)?
2. Name five common prerequisite courses!
3. Provide an example of a major!
4. What is the name of the degree awarded to students who pass their four-year college education?
5. What is college or university study known as?
Answer
1. transfer degree2. Literature, science, the social science, the arts, history
3. For example, if someone’s major is journalism, they will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
4. A Bachelor
5. Higher education
IV. Reading discussion (Group work)
1. How is the college/university system in the U.S different from the college/university system in Indonesia?
2. Which one do you prefer: to decide on your major early in your college year or later?
3. What do you choose social science?
4. What do you think can be improved from the college/university system in Indonesia?
Answer
1. the college/university system in the U.S a very unique characteristic of the American higher education system is that you can change your major multiple times if you choose.The American education system is very flexible
2. early in college year
3. because IPS includes all the lessons such as geography, history, economics, political science, pkn, etc.
4. discipline, improving competitiveness and quality of educationsociolog
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