- Liceo scientifico
Liceo scientifico (in Italian, "Scientific High School") is a
secondary school type inItaly . It lasts 5 years (students of about 14-19 years of age).Students follow a specific pattern of courses that covers a large range of disciplines:
Italian language and literature,history ,philosophy ,Latin ,mathematics ,physics ,foreign language (usually English or French, but many schools offer different courses),life sciences ,art history andchemistry . It offers a complete and widespread range of knowlegdge, allowing its students to attend most University courses.Traditionally, a Liceo scientifico follows a specific pattern for weekly lessons as described below. Please notice the difference between the "biennio" (the first two school years) and the "triennio" (the remaining three), which is characterised by higher skill requirements and different subjects. The minimum days of lessons per year are 200.
Subject Biennio Triennio I II III IV V Italian language and literature4 4 4 3 4 Latin language and literature4 5 4 4 3 Foreign language and literature (usually English) 3 4 3 3 4 History of Italy and Europe3 2 2 2 3 Geography 2 0 0 0 0 Philosophy 0 0 2 3 3 Mathematics 5 4 3 3 3 Physics 0 0 2 3 3 Life and Earth Science 0 2 3 3 2 Drawing andArt History 2 2 2 2 2 Physical Education 2 2 2 2 2 Catholicism or other activities [namely, for students who decide not to follow this course]1 1 1 1 1 Weekly lesson hours 26 26 28 29 30 Many insitutes offer other plans of study; the most common (in the whole Country) are: “sperimentazione linguistica” (with additional 3 hours per week of a Second foreign language) and “sperimentazione Piano Nazionale di Informatica P.N.I.” with the following plan:
Subject Biennio Triennio I II III IV V Italian language and literature4 4 4 3 4 Latin language and literature4 5 4 4 3 Foreign language and literature (usually English) 3 4 3 3 4 History of Italy and Europe3 2 2 2 3 Geography 2 0 0 0 0 Philosophy 0 0 2 3 3 Mathematics 5 5 5 5 5 Physics 3 3 3 3 3 Life and Earth Science 0 2 3 3 2 Drawing andArt History 2 2 2 2 2 Physical Education 2 2 2 2 2 Catholicism or other activities [namely, for students who decide not to follow this course]1 1 1 1 1 Weekly lesson hours 29 30 31 31 32 Different patterns can be followed by single institutes, usually about the teaching of
computer science and other scientific disciplines.Final Exam
Since
1999 , the final test (in Italian, "maturità" - comparable to the British A-level) lasts four days and generally consists in:
# anItalian language writing test, common to all Italian secondary schools - where knowledge of literature, history, geography, politics and/or general culture is needed;
# amathematics written test, usually dealing with the principles ofreal analysis ,trigonometry ,geometry andlinear algebra ;
# a written test called "terza prova" ("third test"), dealing with some or all of the remaining subjects;
# an hour-long oral exam, where students are generally asked a number of questions ranging all the subjects and programs of the last year attended.Notes
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