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student might need to take at least eight or more, depending on the
semester and the courses offered. However, American students must
constantly keep up with their work throughout the semester: syllabi
are fairly strict, quizzes/exams can happen regularly, and researchbased essays are expected throughout the semester, especially if
one majors in the humanities or social sciences. Albanian students
have more classes, but from my limited knowledge, the evaluation
for these classes appears to be largely quantitative and testbased (end-of-semester final exam) as opposed to qualitative and
quantitative (tests but also other forms of evaluations throughout
the semester, along the way).
American students do not spend as much time in class; students
choose select their courses (with advice from a faculty advisor)
through an online student administration system. This selection
process means that students are not expected to be in class strictly
from 8 AM – 1 PM, or for a set block of time every day. Instead,
students might have an Introduction to Psychology class thrice
weekly from 10 AM - 11 AM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,
plus an extra hour-long discussion session on Tuesdays. Students
might then have other courses starting at 1 PM, 5 PM, or any other
time—the combinations are endless. US students therefore have
scattered schedules and must make the most of their time in
between classes.
From my observations, Albanian students are given class schedules )ѡ