Western and Chinese Education中西方教育差别.pptVIP

By Andy Alice.Y Susan Lydia The focus thinkings in education The US ·inductive or operational thinking tends to be used. ·Operational thinking—— to learn information and skills in order to promote practical operations in the real world. ·where to find facts how to use them creatively. China ·exam-oriented thinking ·basic objective—— gain knowledge for its own sake ,especially for admission tests. ·How to gain a good mark to get into a good school. Class discussions The US ·Encourage informal discussions and QA sessions during their classes, seminars, or training events. ·They feel there is genuine value in audience participation. China ·They think mechanical memory is more efficient. ·Sometimes using QA sessions but not often. ·Teachers are the center of the class. Teaching methods The US ·experiential learning ·problem solving ·case studies ·participation activities. China ·expository method ·QA method ·demonstration method ·experimentation ·heuristic method Attitude to books The US Books are sources of opinions or interpretations, not sole authority. China Books compiled by the person in authoritiy are the authority answer of our examinations. Cheating Plagiarism similarity that it is okay to help each other when studying, etc. but it is not okay to help them on the actual test or on papers they are to turn in as their own work. To give another student the answers to a test is cheating. I think the western view about cheating is similar to chinese culture. These are to demonstrate the student’s progress and to determine if they have met the objectives of the course. If they have not met the objectives, they should not pass and will have to take the course again. difference Western teachers hate cheating and it can be grounds for failing the class or dismissal from college In general, Chinese teachers are not so strict. They hope their students can get high scores in their class .But the staff of the school still check special strict. The diff