The newly revised Civics and Social Development Subject (Citizenship Subject) of the Education Bureau has been implemented at the Secondary 4 level this school year to replace the current Liberal Studies subject. The first DSE Civics subject will be held in 2024, but textbooks that have not passed the assessment can be accepted. use.
The Education Bureau finally announced today (6th) the first batch of "Applicable Written Forms" for the Citizenship Subject, listing six sets of textbooks for the fourth grade, with prices ranging from RMB 188 to RMB 288.
After checking the materials, two sets were published by Hong Kong Educational Books Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Commercial Press. Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems", edited and reviewed by Legislative Council members Deng Fei and Li Haoran, and Basic Law Committee member Chen Hongyi.
The Education Bureau announced today (June 6) the "Applicable Written List" for the Civics Department, listing six sets of textbooks.
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Six sets of books related to five publishers' age records are not on the list
Six sets of applicable textbooks come from five publishers, including Ming Pao Education, Jiaotu, Yaji, Mingchuang and Modern. The bureau listed a number of comments, including that the relevant textbooks meet the objectives and goals of the curriculum guidelines, and the content effectively matches the requirements of the curriculum. And for independent use, etc.
Li Haoran, a member of the Legislative Council, also served as editor and reviewer
According to the list, there are two sets of books on the list, including “New Milestones in Civic and Social Development – Theme 1: Hong Kong under “One Country, Two Systems” and “New Vision for Civil and Social Development – Theme 1: Hong Kong under “One Country, Two Systems” .
According to the notice of book list information sent by Jiaotu to the director of the school's civics department and teachers, the editors and reviewers of the two sets of books are Legislative Council members Deng Fei and Li Haoran, and Basic Law Committee member Chen Hongyi.
Confidentiality of the review process and reviewers
The Education Bureau stated on its website that the textbook review work is carried out by the review team established by the bureau, which includes reviewers inside and outside the bureau. The process and content must be kept confidential, and the identities of reviewers must also be kept confidential to ensure that they Be able to conduct evaluation work fairly, impartially and professionally without interference, pressure and prejudice.
It is strictly forbidden to disclose the contents of textbooks and teaching materials before the review process is completed
Earlier, some publishers sent samples of Secondary 4 textbooks that had been reviewed in the first round to schools. The Education Bureau reiterated that before the review process is completed, publishers are strictly prohibited from disclosing any content of the textbooks and their associated learning materials or teaching materials in any form.
If there is a violation, follow-up actions will be considered according to the severity of the violation and the publisher's past record, including issuing a warning, postponing the upload of the textbook information to the "Applicable Book List" webpage of the Education Bureau, or even suspending the acceptance of textbooks from the publisher concerned Waiting for a trial period.
It is reported that Lingji, one of the major textbook publishers, also submitted relevant textbooks for review, but was not on the list.
The Civics Curriculum has been implemented at Secondary 4 this school year.
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Publication subject to further verification and verification of content accuracy
The bureau has repeatedly emphasized that the evaluation report will not list all the areas that need to be revised in detail, and the suggestion is only a partial example. Therefore, the publisher will be reminded that after receiving the textbook evaluation report, it must re-read the textbooks submitted for evaluation. According to the recommendations of the report, the parts of similar nature should be revised accordingly, and the accuracy of the content of the textbook should be further verified and verified, rather than only following up on the improvement recommendations listed in the report.
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