全球化背景下的国际高中课程述评——以IB课程、AP课程为例

International High School Courses in the Background of Globalization——Analyzing and Commenting IB and AP Courses

I B课程和AP课程是很优秀的国际课程,被全球教育界认可为具有较高学业水准的教育项目,在全球范围内迅速发展壮大,成为国际学生考取国外大学的最理想选择。它们的课程理念先进,强化学生学习领域的拓展,崇尚实践和创新;它们的课程体系完备,基础课程、拓展课程、选修课程,满足学生发展的真实需要。述评这两种课程,研究学习这两种课程,对于思考完善当今国内的高中课程改革很有意义。

IB course and AP course are quite outstanding among the excellent international high school courses. They are considered as the education projects on relatively high level by the global educational field. They have been developing and expanding rapidly in worldwide ranges, and have become the most ideal choices for the international students who want to enter the foreign universities. The advanced idea of their courses strengthens the expansion of students＇ learning area, and advocates practices and creations. They have complete course systems, including fundamental courses, extended courses and optional courses, so that they can meet the real demands for students＇ development. Studying and analyzing these two courses will exert great significance to the present reform on high School courses in China.