national curriculum
Two main types of schools in Britain are...
state and private
You have to pay for state schools.
FALSE
which are the 3 Rs?
Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic
Which schools do not have to follow national curriculum?
private schools
Public school in the USA is equal to...
High school
Grammar school
Britain does not suffer from a shortage of teachers.
FALSE
What is the SAT?
scholastic achievement test
It is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the US
the part of the boarding school where students sleep is called...
dormitory
In Britain today, about 8 per cent of children are educated outside the state system.
TRUE
What kind of exams are taken mostly by people around the age of18 who wish to go on to higher education?
A levels (advanced)
Education in the UK is compulsory from the age of.....to.....
5 to 16
When was the national curriculum introduced?
1997
What is a comprehensive school?
does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement
Undergraduate education leads to a bachelor ̓s degree.
TRUE
First big exam at the age of 16 is called:
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
Public school in the USA is equal to...
High school
Grammar school
What is national curriculum?
the body documents which specifies what children in state schools are supposed to learn at each stage in their school careers
When did The Supreme Court of USA decided to use the principle of separate-but-equal educational facilities for the races to achieve ‘racial balance’ ?
1954
What does GPA stand for? (is the measure used to summarise your academic achievement)
Grade point average