GAC courses In recent years, many domestic schools have offered GAC courses, which are called ACT global assessment certificates. It is an educational product under the ACT (American College Entrance Examination), the largest educational examination research institution in the United States. The characteristic is that the course is designed for students who are not native English speakers. It is a comprehensive pre-university course suitable for high school students and above. Compared with other international courses, GAC entered China a little later, but it is a good opportunity to make up for the shortage of students and education in China in the process of internationalization. Unlike A level and AP, which focus on subject study and examination, GAC courses are competency-oriented and focus on cultivating students' quality and ability in universities and future workplaces. The ACT exam is the final exam of this course, and american council on education ACE suggested that the university credits should be reduced or exempted at most by 565,438+0. This means that GAC graduates can apply for all four-year universities in the United States (nearly 3,000) and nearly 300 universities in other countries and regions around the world, including Commonwealth countries, and can apply for scholarships and university credit relief. At present, there are nearly 65,438+000 GAC courses authorized schools and teaching centers in China. In addition to China, secondary schools and universities in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Indonesia have also introduced ACT GAC courses.
Because it is designed for international students, the curriculum design and evaluation focus on the cultivation of ability and quality. Compared with IB, A Level, Canada and Australia international courses, GAC has a higher degree of integration with other curriculum systems and can be flexibly embedded in the existing curriculum of the school. For students who are unfamiliar with the international teaching system and have been studying in the traditional teaching mode in the early stage, or even Chinese teachers who are unfamiliar with China students, GAC courses may be easier to get started and help students get familiar with the transition faster. The GAC course is divided into three levels, and the content is from shallow to deep, step by step. Courses mainly include academic English, mathematics, computer, business, science, social science, psychology, autonomous learning skills, communication skills and so on. , as well as TOEFL, IELTS and ACT preparation elective courses. Students who have completed GAC courses can take many globally recognized American college entrance examination acts in our school, which is a great advantage for GAC students. Generally speaking, GAC course is not difficult and profound in discipline, but it is of great help to students' academic ability, learning skills and comprehensive quality. Judging from the feedback from some schools, Guangzhou Automobile graduates have sufficient stamina, and their abilities and potentials are particularly outstanding in undergraduate, graduate and even employment stages. It may be too hard for students who come out of the traditional exam-oriented education mode to take the IB exam. A level and AP may get high marks at that time, but they may not adapt to overseas study and life after they really go out. Students who come out of GAC courses seem to adapt quickly and are more comfortable in all aspects.
IB course IBDP is a two-year high school diploma course for students aged 16 to 19. This course provides internationally recognized higher education qualifications and has been recognized by many universities around the world. IBDP teaches in English, French or Spanish in schools in 140 countries. Students must enter an accredited IB school to study this course.
IB courses are distributed in six basic disciplines, including language and literature, language acquisition, humanities and sociology, science, mathematics and art. All students participating in the diploma program must choose one course from each of these six disciplines, and three of them are HL difficult courses.
In short, IB is highly recognized in the world, but not most students and domestic schools can survive. Students with wide knowledge, no partiality and strong ability can try.
A Level course A Level is an Advanced Level, which is an advanced course of international general secondary education in Cambridge. It is linked with the IGCSE (International Certificate of General Secondary Education) certificate of 14- 16 years old, and belongs to the international authoritative curriculum system in Britain. Generally, the educational system of level courses is two years. Cambridge International offers 55 courses to choose from. The school can offer any combination of subjects, but generally speaking, it offers ordinary math and physics students, plus economics/business. In the first year, students should choose at least 3-4 courses that interest them, and get AS certificate after passing the exam. In the second year, students can choose at least three courses in the AS exam to continue their studies, and obtain an A-level certificate after passing the exam. Evaluate at the end of each course. Test scores are divided into grades A* to E, where grade A* stands for the highest score and grade E stands for the lowest score. China students can apply for world-class universities such as Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany with Cambridge International A-level certificate. All universities in Britain recognize A level scores, and about 600 schools in the United States recognize them.
Many people think that it is close to the study habits of China students because it is a routine subject study plus exams, but it still needs hard work to get a few A* s or A's or B's required by the target university.
North American courses (AP) Some courses in Canada are not detailed here. Please refer to other answers. Here is a brief talk about AP. Pre-university course is a compulsory course in American universities, which is provided by American University Board. Not so much a course. In the eyes of schools and students in China, it is natural to emphasize exams and scores. At the beginning of the establishment of AP, its purpose was to provide high school students with excellent grades with more difficult courses and let them experience the difficult courses in the first year of high school. These courses can offset the corresponding course credits of some universities and take advanced courses in universities more quickly. You can also show students' academic ability before entering the university.
AP covers 7 categories and 38 subjects, including physics, chemistry, calculus and literature. Students can choose 3-5 courses according to their actual situation. Nearly 4000 universities in more than 60 countries around the world recognize AP credits as their admission reference standard.