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The establishment urges the establishment of a central textbook library Cai Ruolian refutes: it is difficult to cope with differences in student learning ability

2021-02-09T13:34:08.228Z


The Legislative Council's Subcommittee on the Development of Textbooks and Teaching Materials for Kindergartens, Primary and Secondary Schools held a video conference today (9th) to discuss the compilation, review and complaints of textbooks. Some establishment members proposed that


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2021-02-09 21:23

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The Legislative Council's Subcommittee on the Development of Textbooks and Teaching Materials for Kindergartens, Primary and Secondary Schools held a video conference today (9th) to discuss the compilation, review and complaints of textbooks.

Some institutional members proposed that a "central teaching material bank" should be established to monitor school-based teaching materials.

Tsai Ruolian, the deputy director of the Education Bureau, responded that the decision to use the teaching materials must be decided by the entire subject team of the same school teachers. The process is professional and scientific, and the decision is not based on the preferences of a teacher.

She also pointed out that considering that it takes time to review school-based textbooks, unifying textbooks cannot cope with differences in students' learning abilities, and will damage teachers' motivation, etc., teachers should leave "adjustment space" to decide how to teach, which is most beneficial to students' learning.

The Deputy Secretary of the Education Bureau, Ruo-lian Choi, believes that the accountability is now highly accountable and teachers should reserve the space to make their own teaching materials.

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Education Bureau accepts public complaints and reviewed textbooks

The Deputy Secretary of Education, Ruo-lian Tsai, stated that under the current textbook review and review mechanism, the Education Bureau will not directly participate in the book revision process. Instead, it will provide guidelines and review textbooks suitable for printing and publication for inclusion in the applicable book list.

In order to ensure fairness and justice, the identities of both parties to review books will be kept confidential to avoid conflicts of interest. A confidentiality agreement is set up to ensure that reviewers can work professionally without pressure and prejudice.

She pointed out that if the public has opinions or complaints about the books in the bibliographic list, they can directly lodge them with the Education Bureau and the publishing house. The bureau will follow up and review and improve the current review mechanism in due course. If necessary, the booksellers can be requested to make appropriate amendments. Or amend the version; the Education Bureau has set up an inspection mechanism to remind teachers to select materials that meet the objectives of the curriculum in an objective and balanced manner.

Cai Ruolian pointed out that the existing monitoring mechanism can already pay attention to classroom conditions. Schools can decide based on different stakeholders and school conditions. The Education Bureau will not prevent schools from installing, and it is not an administrative order.

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Whether to install CCTV in the classroom is handed over to the school to decide

Several established legislators suggested that the bureau should install closed-circuit televisions in classrooms to monitor teachers.

Cai Ruolian said that teachers have the most influence on teaching quality. The Education Bureau has always used electronic technology to improve teaching quality. She reiterated that under the current monitoring mechanism, principals, subject heads, and staff of the Education Bureau can pay attention to classroom conditions. As for whether closed-circuit televisions are installed in the classrooms, schools Depending on different stakeholders and school conditions, the Education Bureau will not prevent schools from installing, and it is not an administrative order.

Ruolian Tsai believes that local teachers have the ability to record the annual teaching progress according to the learning needs of students. When using teaching materials, when selecting teaching materials, in addition to the teacher in charge, the entire subject group must also conduct discussions. The process is professional and scientific.

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Refers to the teaching materials are not arbitrarily decided by the teacher

Some Members suggested that in order to facilitate accountability, a central database should be set up to collect teaching materials produced by teachers.

Tsai Ruolian responded that the Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Bureau has developed its own teaching materials for schools, and during the inspection process, they will also absorb good teaching materials and share them with all teachers in Hong Kong.

She pointed out that tens of thousands of students in Hong Kong have different abilities and interests, and it is difficult to take care of students with different abilities and learning interests in a unified teaching material.

Cai Ruolian pointed out that one of the basic professional abilities of teachers in Hong Kong is to revise the annual teaching progress according to the differences in the learning ability of students, setting out teaching methods, methods and evaluation results. Each school will have a detailed self-evaluation record for each subject; and the school uses teaching materials At the time, in addition to the teachers who developed the textbooks, the entire subject group must also discuss the textbooks. The process is professional and scientific, and it is not arbitrarily decided according to the teacher’s preferences. Under a high degree of accountability, she believes that teachers should have room for adjustment. "The curriculum is dynamic. It's not that after writing a textbook



, it will stay the

same and speak straightforwardly."

Cai Ruolian emphasized that if someone suspects that someone has deliberately misled a student, he will investigate whether it is a problem of ability or professional ethics, but will not give up multiple learning measures.

Liang Zhixiang pointed out that there are textbooks to compare the rivers between China and the United States.



Legislative Councillor Liang Zhixiang claimed that he obtained a copy of English reading materials from Fotan Peiji Primary School, which was introduced in the background of the rivers of the United States and China. The Yellowstone River in the United States is accompanied by flowers and crystals every day. Feeling happy, while the Chinese rivers smelled badly and black, and pedestrians dumped sewage and left nothing to grow. He "is dying." He questioned whether professional biases would be handled in the future and how the teaching materials and teacher training would be handled in the future.

In response, Cai Ruolian pointed out that individual cases may not do well in letting students understand all the facts and respect different cultures and facts. There are even teachers who only focus on the development of language skills when selecting materials without examining the content of values.

But she said that after long-term discussions in the society and the professional development of teachers, teachers have been asked to strengthen the establishment of positive values. The bureau has noticed that teachers' awareness of selecting materials has increased significantly, and hopes that the unsatisfactory teaching materials can be corrected with the joint efforts of the teaching community.

Cai Ruolian said that the cost of textbooks issued by booksellers is high, and they are quite nervous about whether they can be included in the applicable bibliography list. She believes that the current rigorous procedures for reviewing textbooks can effectively check.

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The high cost of publishing textbooks by booksellers is sufficiently rigorous

Regarding the textbooks published by booksellers, Cai Ruolian said that the textbook review team is composed of the Education Bureau’s specialized team, serving principals, teachers or scholars. The list of relevant talents is collected by the Education Bureau through daily inspections, subject activities, etc., according to their level of subject Master and be familiar with it, invite them to participate in group work on a voluntary basis, and examine the quality of textbooks from multiple angles.

She believes that the evaluation criteria can be improved over time and will also take into account the latest situation that the community is paying attention to.

She also pointed out that the cost of textbooks issued by booksellers is quite high, and they are nervous about whether they can be included in the list of applicable books. She believes that the current practice of reviewing textbooks can be rigorous and effective.

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