Bohunt Chinese School
Bohunt Chinese School was an experiment that took place at the Bohunt School in Liphook, Hampshire, United Kingdom in 2015.[1] The experiment involved 50 year nine students at the school being educated by Chinese teachers using traditional Chinese teaching methods for a period of four weeks. This included mostly lecture-based teaching and 12-hour shifts at school.[2][3]
At the end of the experiment, the academic achievement of the 50-pupil group that received Chinese education was compared with an equivalent group of their peers through an assessment carried out by an independent board. In the assessment, pupils in the Chinese-educated group performed 10% better than their other peers in maths and science.[4]
This experiment was broadcast by the BBC as part of a three-episode documentary.[5]
References
- ↑ "Would Chinese-style education work on British kids?". BBC News Magazine. BBC. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ Espinoza, Javier (August 19, 2015). "Pupils taught by Chinese outpace their peers in experiment". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ Wollaston, Sam (August 5, 2015). "Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School review – a comic clash of cultural differences". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ Harding, Eleanor (August 18, 2015). "British pupils taught maths and science by Chinese trounce peers: Children who did 12 hour days led by teacher writing on a board performed 10% better in test". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ↑ Halls, Eleanor (August 11, 2015). "Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School: Why Britain's education system should embrace China's teaching methods". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved August 29, 2015.