What criteria to choose a set of textbooks?

(NLDO)- Choosing a suitable set of textbooks plays an important role in ensuring stability, quality and effectiveness nationwide.

A set of textbooks is considered suitable when it fully meets the following groups of criteria:

Complete, synchronous and diverse system of learning materials

Choosing a suitable set of textbooks plays an important role in ensuring stability, quality and effectiveness nationwide.

A suitable set of textbooks needs to ensure comprehensiveness and consistency, covering all subjects, educational activities and supplementary materials, providing students and teachers with adequate teaching and learning tools.

Specific criteria include: Textbooks for all subjects as required by the 2018 General Education Program, including subjects that few students choose or special subjects.

Respond to local needs through the development of consistent and appropriate local educational materials.

Building a rich digital learning materials ecosystem: interactive exercises, audio, video , animation, practical materials, training materials, teacher's books, workbooks...

Has a strong teacher training and development system: online and in-person training, providing professional materials and regular support.

Sufficient capacity in human resources, finance and technology to develop digital learning materials, apply artificial intelligence and deploy smart education models according to the Government 's orientation.

Reasonable price, optimizing costs for society

A suitable set of textbooks must ensure reasonable prices, reducing the financial burden on parents, students and the state budget.

Points to consider:

- The editing - design - printing - publishing process is optimized to save costs.

- The retail price of the textbook set is low compared to the general market price.

- Production costs are based on the principles of savings, efficiency, transparency and compliance with state management instructions.

Widely selected and stable in practice

A suitable set of textbooks must gain high trust from teachers, parents and students, be widely used, and help minimize disruption during implementation.

Limit the need to re-purchase books every year; Reduce pressure on teachers in training and changing learning materials; Create stability in teaching, assessment and educational management; Convenience when organizing inter-school, inter-provincial or nationwide activities.

Ensuring security and safety in supply and operation

The selection of textbooks must consider the ability to ensure adequate, timely and stable supply under all conditions.

Key points include:

- Has a clear legal basis, no risks regarding copyright or ownership.

- The textbook implementing unit must be able to supply widely, even when profits do not meet expectations, to meet political tasks in conditions of natural disasters, epidemics or market fluctuations.

- Has a strong enough printing and distribution network covering from urban areas to remote areas and islands.

- Proactively edit and update textbook content according to program adjustments or requirements of management agencies.

- Facilitate the implementation of policies such as free textbooks, ordering or bidding using the state budget.

Appropriate in terms of teaching methods and assessment

A suitable set of textbooks needs to ensure consistency in philosophy, teaching methods and approaches, creating convenience for teachers and learners.

Ensure connectivity and consistency from grade 1 to grade 12, avoid dispersion and contradiction in educational perspectives.

Convenient for professional management in schools, building teaching plans, organizing teaching by topic.

Easily organize testing and evaluation in the direction of developing qualities and capacities.

Reducing the burden on teachers in the context of many localities restructuring the education management apparatus.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tieu-chi-nao-lua-chon-mot-bo-sach-giao-khoa-196251208111751043.htm