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Educational Psychology Research Project Heather Ryman EDU 372 Education Psychol P sychology ogy Due Date: July 22, 213 !nstructor: "ancy #$eit%er 

 

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&any 'elie(e that education in the United #tates is su)erior to any other country and $hile that may 'e true in some regards it could 'e $rong in others* &any countries are ran+ing higher than merica in almost e(ery single su'ject and ha(e 'een li+e that -or the )ast si. years at the (ery least* least* ccording ccording one researched source the United #tates ran+ed 11th in the glo'al ran+, /th in &ath and 11th in #ciences, $hile Ja)an ran+ed 0th in the glo'al ran+, th in &ath, and 3rd in #cience* "o$, $ith this in-ormation in mind there are more that ran+ higher 'ut it is still shoc+ing to see that a nation that is much smaller and su--ers -rom o(ercro$ding is a'le to 'est the United #tates in 'oth su'jects and in the glo'al ran+ too* his essay $ill 'e a com)arison o- the Ja)aneses educational system and the United #tates educational system* !n Ja)an education is (ery im)ortant im)ortant and starts at a (ery young age, 340 years o- age, and continues -or se(eral years* years* hey ha(e the o)tion o- going to high school or starting $or+* Ho$e(er, most students do go to high school and $ill $ill ha(e ha(e to test into the school in order to 'e allo$ed to attend the high school* &ost o- the time students $ill attend cram schools in addition to the need to test tes t into the high school they $ant to attend* 5ollege 5ollege is more laid laid 'ac+ and rela.ed  'ut is still still an educational -acilit -acility y ho$e(er they they dont ha(e to $or+ nearly as hard as they did did in middle school or high school* 6y the time a student has reached the age o- 2 they could ha(e earned their Ph* D* his is one o- many reasons that Ja)an sur)asses the United #tates in educational +no$ledge and academic in(estments* he United #tates s)ends most o- the time learning in 8indergarten to High school le(els* Ho$e(er, there are nursery school, also called )reschool or Pre48, grade le(el although it is not re9uired it hel)s the students learn things they $ill need to learn in 8indergarten* &andatory education is -rom the +indergarten +indergarten le(el to the age oo - 1* Ho$e(er, H o$e(er, most students continue on to graduation* he structure o- school is di--ere di--erent nt -rom area to area or e(en state to state 'ut

 

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generally there is little di--erence in schools and in some )laces they dont ha(e se)arate schools -or the di--erent grou) le(els* ;or e.am)le, in one area such as a smaller to$n they may only ha(e one school 'uilding that houses all the le(els just di--erent areas -or the di(ision o- middle school <Jr* High= and high school -rom the elementary* !n some o- the larger cities may ha(e se(eral districts and se(eral di--erent schools $hich creates a di(ision o- education re9uirements* !n order to attend a school in a di--erent district you $ould ha(e to )ay -or it 'y means o- tuition* he college le(el students must test to sho$ they can )artici)ate in the educational le(el* Ho$e(er, one thing that ma+es a huge di--erence in the educational (alues 'et$een Ja)an and the United #tates is that the United #tates has a strong -ocus on aathleti thletics cs and s)orts rather than academics* academics* he educational (alues (alues are 'ound to (ary -rom country and nation to country and nation ho$e(er the (ast di--erence 'et$een just these t$o educational systems ma+es one $onder  ho$ 'ad they are all in the end* Ho$e(er, one has to as+ also $hat educational system is the 'est one* Ja)an s)end more energy on academics and less on the s)orts )rograms and ma+es sure the students are academically more ready to $or+ in the $orld than the United #tates* hey also stress the im)ortance o- doing $ell in school 'ecause o- the school records -ollo$ them e(en ithey go to a di--erent school* lso students dont change rooms to go to di--erent classes instead the students stay in one classroom and the instructors change rooms* his $or+s $ell to include more time -or the students to learn the materials materials that the instructors instructors need to )resent* here is also more time in 'et$een classes so there is a 'reather 'et$een classes* his is usually 41 minutes in length* >hereas in merican students ha(e a'out 3 minutes 'et$een classes and they ha(e to mo(e to a ne$ classroom* Res)onsi'ility is something that is declined in merica com)ared to Ja)an as $ell* !n merica they ha(e janitors that ta+e care o- the school and clean it as $ell* he students are not

 

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held res)onsi'le -or the cleaning o- the school or $hen they ma+e a mess* !nstead outside hel) is  )aid to do this instead* !n Ja)an students must clean clean their res)ecti(e res)ecti(e classrooms classrooms $ith $ith the sta--* sta--* here are no janitors that are hired at a school 'ecause the res)onsi'ility is )ut on the students and -acility* !t is not uncommon -or students to ha(e to 'e at school until $ell a-ter the last 'ell* !n most cases they are there till -i(e )m* !t is a strict educational system in Ja)an 'ut it $or+s $ell -or them and $hile some o- the more strict rules ha(e 'een rela.ed in the last -e$ years they are still (ery strict o- ho$ to do things and education is no e.ce)tion* !ndi(idualism is not allo$ed in the educational system and $ill meet $ith s$i-t )unishment, -or e.am)le, i- a student comes school $ith dyed hair they $ill ha(e their hair s)ray4)ainted 'lac+ as they come to school* hey ha(e many strict rules and students can and $ill 'e e.)elled -or -ailing to -ollo$ the rules* !n merica the )ri(ate school $ill o-ten re9uire students to $ear uni-orms ho$e(er, -or the most )art students can $ear just a'out anything anything they $ant* !n Ja)an most elementary students can $ear anything they $ish ho$e(er, u)on entering middle school they $ear a uni-orm and ha(e se(eral to $ear including di--erent ones -or $inter and summer* here is also a di--erent school uni-orm -or the gym class and those are se)arated -rom 'oys and girls classes* !n conclusion, Ja)anese education is -ar -rom $hat is ha))ening in the majority o- the schools in merica* Educational authorities in merica could learn something 'y loo+ing at di--erent educational structures )resented in di--erent countries or nations* his means ste))ing out o- the com-ort %one o- many 'ut at the same time it $oul $ould d gi(e the United #tates 'etter educational standards and 'etter educational structure than e(er 'e-ore*

 

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