The Differences Between U.S And Chinese College Education System

It is the third month that I study in an American university. I noticed that there are some significant differences between Chinese college education system and U.S. college education system. First of all, it is obvious that the structure of class in each of these two education systems is different. In a Chinese university, school will divide all students in the same major into several classes. Each class has an appropriate number of students. In the following one or two semesters, the students in a same class will share a same schedule just like in high school. This makes students stick together more easily and strengthens the sense of teamwork. However, In American university, students are allowed to design their own schedule to fit their paces and habits, which implies that students usually study on their own. In addition, the value of participation in different education system is also divergent. For Chinese college students, participation is entirely trivial for their grades. This might relate to teachers because they don’t grade on class participation. On the contract, most of American instructors highly value the participation and respond of students. They think participation is a good way to reveal how much student can understand and master in class. Furthermore, a university in America usually pays more efforts to improve the quality of students’ school life, but a Chinese university doesn’t. In conclusion, each education system has its own advantage that worth to be learned for another.





citation: Geng, RONGFEI. "MFA Thesis: An Ideal University Life." photograph. designed by RONGFEIGENG. designed by RongFei Geng, Jun 15, 2013. Nov 13, 2015.




citation: Emily Goldberg. "lecture filled with MACBOOKS" photograph. Alive campus. designed by Emily Gold berg, July 4, 2014. Nov 13, 2015.