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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.
Juku attendance rose from the 1970s through the mid-1980s; participation rates increased at every grade level throughout the compulsory education years. This phenomenon was a source of great concern to the Ministry of Education, which issued directives to the regular schools that it hoped would reduce the need for after-school lessons, but these directives had little practical effect.
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).
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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]
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