What differences are there between university and school education?

the school education is the basic education because there all the students in creative position and not matured ...............and the university student have a creative and  mature mind..........!

In Universities you can learn as much as you can: the discretion is yours.

High School:

Mostly formal study in class

Attendance is compulsory and is recorded in most classes. Absences require notes from parents.

Generally, students must remain on school premises between set school hours.

You learn by absorbing and understanding the information given to you by your teachers.

Most of your study occurs inside the classroom.

Time is arranged and managed for you.

You are expected to read and prepare short assignments that are often discussed and re-taught in class.

Set hours for class attendance. Fixed timetable.

Work is managed and prioritised by teachers.

Teachers remind students when work is due and will 'chase up' late work.

Constant feedback on your progress.

Teachers will discuss your progress with you and your parents.

Learning what is already known.

Having the ability to reproduce what has been taught in the form in which it was presented.

Solving the kinds of problems you were shown how to solve.

Limited forms of assessment.

Frequent access to teaching staff.

Face-to-face teaching. Mostly takes place in the classroom.

Limited class sizes - generally no more than35 students.

High school grounds are limited in size to a few hectares.

Set and co-ordinated program. What is learned in one subject tends to support things learned in another.

Years11 and12 build towards a single set of exams.

Limited range of acceptable responses to assignments - often indicated by teachers.

Students are all the same age. May live in the same locality. Mostly Australian residents.

University :

Lots of independent study outside the classroom.

Attendance is often not taken in lectures, but usually is for tutorials. Absences are not followed up and parents cannot provide notes.

Students are free to come and go from campus at any time.

You are required to think critically, generate new ideas and learn independently. You are also required to find a large amount of materials on your own for assessments.

A significant amount of study takes place outside your classes. You need to study at least2 to3 hours outside of class for each hour spent in class.

Time is self-managed. Time management becomes a vital skill.

You are assigned substantial amounts of reading and writing which may not be directly addressed in class.

Depending on your course, contact hours can appear low. Flexible and varied timetable that you arrange yourself.

Scheduling study and preparing for class is the responsibility of the student.

Lecturers and tutors will not chase students for work. It is your responsibility to manage and prioritise your work and get things done on time.

Less frequent feedback.

Laws prevent teaching staff from disclosing information about your progress or results to anyone other that the student.

Critical and analytical thinking: extending and speculating on what is known.

The ability to apply what you've learned to new situations

The ability to solve new kinds of problems.

Varied forms of assessment.

Less frequent access to academic staff.

A range of different classes taught in different ways. Lectures, tutorials, computer-based or online learning, laboratory or field work, sit-down or take-home exams.

Classes might be very large. Some may number100 students or more (more than500 for some first-year classes!)

Universities are usually much larger than even the biggest high schools. They often have more than one campus. along with numerous research centres and facilities, plus colleges and residences.

Flexible and variable program. What is learned in different subjects can offer different, even conflicting views.

Continued assessment over three to five years. Building on knowledge.

Broader range of acceptable responses to assignments. Students have more opportunity to offer their own analysis.

Students are from different socioeconomic, age and cultural groups. Lots of international students.