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A cram school (colloquially: crammer, test prep, tuition center, or exam factory) is a specialized school that trains its students to achieve particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.
In education, cramming is the practice of working intensively to absorb large volumes of information in short amounts of time. It is also known as massed learning. [1] It is often done by students in preparation for upcoming exams, especially just before them.
Cram schools focus on teaching examination techniques as well as providing students tips on topics which may appear on the coming examination. [8] [2] Monthly tuition fees per subject in 2009 were approximately HK$400 (US$51) for each student. [2] The fee for a course, such as English, can be HK$100 per hour. [7]
in achievement, the definition of a good education is based on the results on standardized tests in reading and mathematics, for which children are tested in grades 3 through 8. “If a child fails the test, she is judged not to have received a good education from the school. If the school does not make
Many school teachers (i.e. tutors) earn supplementary income through tuition centres and agencies by offering tutoring in a range of subjects (predominantly in English, Maths and the Sciences). Some teachers "advertise" their tuition classes and coach those who attend their classes on how to tackle examination questions (i.e. test prep).
Front entrance of Lycée Henri-IV, in Paris, one of the famous Lycées providing access to Grandes écoles.. The Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (French pronunciation: [klas pʁepaʁatwaʁ o ɡʁɑ̃dz‿ekɔl], Higher school preparatory classes, abbr. CPGE), commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system.
Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...
Hagwon (Korean: 학원; ) is a Korean term for a for-profit private educational institution.They are commonly likened to cram schools.Some consider hagwons as private language centers or academies operated like businesses apart from the South Korean public school system. [1]