Band 7+: The following chart illustrates the distribution of different teaching methods used in three Californian universities. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart displays the percentages of various educational approaches applied in three higher education institutions.

Overall, project-based learning is mostly used in the universities of California Berkeley and Stanford, while teaching in the University of Southern California is largely based on lectures. Online learning is only actual in the University of Southern California.

In Stanford University, nearly half of education relies on project-based learning, and this is the highest percentage recorded among the universities. By contrast, in the universities of California Berkeley, around one third of lessons are conducted using this approach, while this figure for Southern California comprises only 10%. Considering the next more popular teaching method, lectures, the University of Southern California registers the highest percentage at 43%, while the figures for California Berkeley and Stanford were significantly lower at 16% and 22%, respectively.

In the University of California Berkeley, hands-on practicing accounted for the largest proportion of 29%, compared to the universities of Stanford (20%) and Southern California (4%). Meanwhile, online learning is used only in Southern California, comprising 18%. Group work is applied in approximately one fourth of education in both Californian universities, while students of Stanford University are less exposed to collaborative studying.