AcknowledgementsTimeisfleeting!Fouryearsofmycollegelifewillcometoanend.Datingbacktothepastinthisbright-coloredseason,strugglesandhardshipshavebecomeatraceofsweetmemory,andlaughterandtearshavealsobeensettled.Here,I’dliketoextendmyheartfeltthankstoallthosewhohavealwayshelpedandsupportedmeduringthefouryearsofmyundergraduatestudy.MydeepestgratitudegoesfirstandforemosttoAssociateProfessorLiaoYunquan,mysupervisor,whohasofferedmevaluablesuggestionsandconstantassistanceintheacademicstudies.Hehaswalkedmethroughallthestagesofthewritingofthisthesis.Withouthispatientinstruction,insightfulcriticismandexpertguidance,Iwouldn’tcompletethisthesissosmoothlyinsuchashortperiodoftime.Second,Iowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandclassmatesfortheircontributiontothisthesismadeinvariousways.Lastmythankswouldgotomybelovedparents,whohavealwaysbeengivingmespiritualencouragementandsupportallthetime.Inaword,myheartswellswithgratitudetoallthepeoplewhohelpedme.AbstractSchooleducationisanimportantpartofnationalconstruction,andgoodelementaryschooleducationhasagreatsignificancetolayasolidfoundationforchildren’sall-rounddevelopmentandcountry’sfuturistichumanresources.Thisthesisaimsatabetterunderstandingofschooleducation.Thispaperisstudiedthroughthemethodsofdocumentaryanalysisandqualitativeanalysis.Theauthorcomparativelyanalysesthefeatures,differencesandcausesofelementaryschooleducationbetweenChinaandAmericafromthestandpointofstatement,comparisonandreference.Finally,theauthordeeplyreflectsonthetwocountries’schooleducation.Accordingtothesedifferences,itisvitalforustolearnAmericanadvancededucationalconcepts,teachingmodesandteachingmethods.Simultaneously,itisbeneficialtogiveapushtoChina’seducationreform,enhancethequalityofteachingandboostthechildren’sall-rounddevelopment.KeyWords:elementaryschooleducation;children;China;America;differences摘要学校教育是国家建设的重要部分,良好的小学学校教育具有奠定儿童终身发展的基础和国家未来人力资源之根基的意义。这篇论文的目的是更好地理解学校教育,本文运用文献研究和定性分析,从陈述、比较到借鉴的角度出发,对比分析了中美两国小学学校教育的基本特征、差异及其形成原因,最后深刻反思中美小学学校教育。探析中美小学学校教育的差异,学习和借鉴美国先进的教育理念、教学模式和教学方法,对借鉴美国的创新教育、大力推动中国的教育改革具有重要的现实意义,对提高教学质量,促进儿童全面发展具有经济和社会效益。关键词:小学学校教育;儿童;中国;美国;差异ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction12.Introductiontoelementaryschooleducation.22.1Definitionofelementaryschooleducation.22.2Thecurrentstatusofelementaryschooleducation23.ThecomparisonofelementaryschooleducationbetweenChinaandAmerica.43.1ThefeaturesofChineseelementaryschooleducation.43.2ThefeaturesofAmericanelementaryschooleducation53.3ThedifferencesofelementaryschooleducationbetweenChinaandAmerica63.3.1Differenteducationalconcepts.73.3.2Differenteducationalpurposes.113.3.3Differentteachingmodes.124.CausesofthedifferencesinelementaryschooleducationbetweenChinaandAmerica134.1Differencesinculturalbackgrounds134.2Differencesinvalueorientations134.3Differencesinthinkingmodes.145.ThereflectionsofelementaryschooleducationbetweenChinaandAmerica.155.1Respectingchildren’sself-experimentinlearning.155.2Cultivatingchildren’scapacityofsocialinteraction.155.3Offeringchildrenappropriateguidance.166.Conclusion17Biography19AComparativeStudyofElementarySchoolEd...