As the most international curriculum system at present, A-level is recognized by the whole world. However, with the increase of students and the increasingly fierce competition, three A's may not be able to get the Offer of famous schools.
As an important part of American high school education, AP test scores have been recognized by many universities, especially American universities. Excellent grades can be transferred to credits.
Supplement:
I. Advanced courses
The current situation of 1. Advanced courses:
A-level course is a local high school course in Britain, but it has developed into the largest and most influential international course in the world. Take CIE Examination Bureau as an example. At present, it offers courses in more than 9,000 schools in more than 65,438+060 countries.
When it comes to A-Level, we have to mention the British education system: KS 1-3, GCSE, ALEVEL. There are English schools with 13 years in China, such as Harrow International School; There are also four-year English high school courses, such as the Cambridge Center of Beijing Normal University; More are three-year English high school courses, such as the Sino-English school-running project in the middle school attached to the National People's Congress.
The academic system of A-LEVEL course is two years, and students can only apply for universities after completing IGCSE course (equivalent to senior one in China) and continuing A-LEVEL for two years. IGCSE course is equivalent to junior high school courses in China. Students who are not going to go to university in Britain will go directly to vocational and technical schools after two years of IGCSE. IGCSE course is recognized as the most mature system and the best junior high school course in the world. Students can connect A-LEVEL, even IB and AP courses well after learning IGCSE courses. This is why some IB schools will let students take IGCSE courses before IBDP, and the international department of some ordinary high schools will shorten IGCSE to one year according to China's academic system, so as to better connect students with A-LEVEL courses.
2. Curriculum: A-LEVEL, like IBDP, is also a two-year academic system, but the difference is that students can choose courses freely according to their own situation, generally taking 3-4 courses, just like most students who choose science in China, because this is a subject that China students are good at. Therefore, A-LEVEL course is called "foreign college entrance examination". A-LEVEL generally has to take four subjects in the first year and be reduced to three in the second year. Of course, this is the minimum requirement. If students have the ability, they can learn more subjects, which is also very helpful for applying for universities.
3. Course difficulty: A-level courses are generally 3-4 courses due to the loose requirements for students to choose courses, and many extracurricular activities are not required to participate. Compared with IB courses, A-level courses are generally less difficult. But the difficulty of single subject is not low. A-LEVEL will also have different examination bureaus, which means that different provinces in China can make their own propositions, and each school will choose different examination bureaus according to its own situation. In China, most of them are CIE and EDEXCEL. Among them, CIE is recognized as the most difficult. Some schools even choose different examination bureaus for different subjects, but the results of each examination bureau are recognized.
4. Evaluation method: Students in A-LEVEL courses have to take the exam twice every two years, and there is another opportunity to make up the exam in the first year. A-LEVEL exam will have different papers according to different subjects. For example, there will be three papers in science. The first paper is a multiple-choice question, the second is a question and answer, and the third is an experimental question. However, no matter how many papers there are, they will eventually be converted into A*, a, b and so on according to the percentage.
5. University application for accreditation: As the most international curriculum system at present, A-level scores are globally recognized. However, with the increase of students and the increasingly fierce competition, three A's may not be able to get the Offer of famous schools.
Second, AP courses.
1.AP Course Status:
20 12 in may, 2 million high school students from18,000 schools around the world took the AP exam. AP is a college course offered by American College Board, which is taught in high schools. Its purpose is to give some excellent students the opportunity to study university courses in advance and get university credits after achieving certain results. Taking AP course can not only show students' ability, but also save money. Although the AP course was originally set up to save some excellent students time and money after going to college, in some domestic schools, the AP course is set up as a high school course for applying for American universities.
Strictly speaking, IB, A-Level, IGCSE academic courses; AP, like SAT and TOEFL, is a standardized examination course.
2. Curriculum: AP has 22 majors and 34 courses, and students can choose their favorite courses. Some students take one or two exams from G9, and then gradually complete the subjects they want to take in the next few years.
3. Course difficulty: In this IB, A-LEVEL, AP course, from the overall knowledge difficulty of a single subject, AP is the most difficult (except some subjects). Among them, biology, calculus, chemistry, economics, psychology, history and so on. They are all courses for freshmen, but it is conceivable that some languages, such as French, Spanish and German, are difficult to complete the courses equivalent to three years and six semesters.
4. Evaluation method: you can take the exam once a year. Each exam is divided into two parts: the first part is multiple-choice questions, and the second part is free to answer questions. According to the different examination subjects, the examination content of each course will be different. Students can choose examination subjects according to their actual needs. The AP exam uses a 5-point system. Generally, scores above 3 points can be exchanged for credits.
5. University application for accreditation: As an important part of American high school education, AP test scores have been recognized by many universities, especially American universities. Excellent grades can be transferred to credits.