Chapter 15 describes a number of characteristics of Japanese education that may account for the high achievement levels among Japan's youth, although we are not yet sure which of these characteristics are of crucial importance. Which three of the characteristics do you believe are most significant to Japan's high achievement levels? Describe the characteristics and explain why you think they are
important. Can or should the United States try to copy Japan with regard to these characteristics? Be sure to give reasons for your position.
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students may identify any three characteristics (intense parental involvement, length of school year, careful planning and delivery of a national curriculum, large amounts of homework, less variability in achievement thanks to support for slower students, emphasis on students' character and sense of responsibility, educators' sense of responsibility for student learning, the relatively high status and authority of Japanese educators, school schedules with time for counseling and planning, lessons that deemphasize rote learning, rigorous examinations for entry into the teaching profession, language patterns that facilitate learning, and outstanding day-care facilities). Students' responses should be assessed on the basis of (1) how accurately they identify and describe three characteristics, (2) how well they explain the potential link of the three characteristics to high achievement, and (3) how sound their reasoning is in identifying potential implications for the United States.
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