Understanding the American Education System

READING QUESTIONS

I. Circle the correct meaning for each of the following words in the passage

1. Degree

c. A qualification given to a student after she/he has completed her/his studies in higher education.

2. Course

b. A series of lectures or lessons in aa particular subject, typically leading to a qualification

3. Switch

a. Change

4. Excel

a. To show superiority

II.Decide whether these statement are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false one.

1.       F

2.       T

3.       F

4.       T

5.       T

6.       F

7.       T

8.       F

III. Provide Brief answers to the following questions.

1.       What is an Associate of Arts (AA) ?

Answer : Is an academic transfer degree designed for students who will ultimately be pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree at a four year college / university that is not math or science oriented.

2.       Name five common prerequisite courses!

Answer : Commonly known as prerequisite courses : literature , science, the social sciences, the arts, history, and so forth.

3.       Provide an example of a major!

Answer : For example if someone’s major is journalism, they will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

4.       What the name of the degree awarded to students who pass their four-year college education?

Answer : They will earn an Associate of arts (AA) transfer degree and then transfer to a four-year university or college.

5.       What is college or university study known as?

Answer : College or university studi known as “ 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?

Answer : college system in the U.S its very unique, in American higher education system is that you can change your majors at some point in their undergraduation studies. Often students discover a different field that they excel in or enjoy. The American education system is very flexible.

2.       Which one do you prefer: to decide on your major early in your college year or later?

Answer : at the beginning of the year, because itcan be more focused  to the department and instead of wastring time, to try othersmajors.

3.       Why do you choosesocial science education?

Answer : because we like it, want to deepen social science so that we can have a high school science and can be applied properly

4.       What do you think can be improved from the college/university system in Indonesia

Answer : there is no awareness from students to learn independenty, theway of learning not effective, student are less active. The learning process only emphasizes the knowledge about the majors is taken.