Education in UK and US

UK vs US 
Education System
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UK vs US 
Education System

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Slide 2 - Video

00:59
Children of what ages are obligated by law to go to school?

Slide 3 - Open question

01:33
What is a "state school"?

Slide 4 - Open question

02:12
What is the difference between independent schools and public schools?

Slide 5 - Open question

03:04
What is the English equivalent of the Dutch "Cito toets"?
A
GCSE
B
11 Plus
C
A-levels
D
SAT

Slide 6 - Quiz

03:26
What are GCSEs?

Slide 7 - Open question

04:51
When you have taken your AS-levels, this can be compared to our
A
VMBO-BK
B
Havo
C
VMBO-T
D
VWO

Slide 8 - Quiz

05:28
What is a vocational college?

Slide 9 - Open question

06:19
In both secondary school and at University you are graded in numbers (as opposed to letters).
A
True
B
False

Slide 10 - Quiz

06:58
What are "red brick universities"?

Slide 11 - Open question

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Slide 12 - Video

05:06
Klas 5 middelbare school
Groep 1 en 2 basisschool
Voor kinderen van 6 t/m 9 jaar
Klas 3 middelbare school
Sleep naar de juiste equivalent.
Kindergarten
Junior year
Freshman year
elementary school

Slide 13 - Drag question

07:06
What are the different years in college called?
First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
sophomore
junior
freshman
senior

Slide 14 - Drag question

In what ways is the British school system different from the one we know in the Netherlands?

Slide 15 - Open question