What is the role of the 17th Parallel in the Geneva Agreement? Will 9th-grade students in Vietnam learn the Geneva Agreement?

What is the role of the 17th Parallel in the Geneva Agreement?

The Geneva Agreement used the 17th parallel as a temporary military demarcation line to temporarily divide Vietnam into two regions after the war ended. The North was completely liberated and began the process of economic recovery and development, building a solid rear base for the struggle for national unification.

*Note: Information regarding the role of the 17th Parallel in the Geneva Agreement is for reference only./.

What is the role of the 17th Parallel in the Geneva Agreement? Will 9th-grade students in Vietnam learn the Geneva Agreement? (Image from the Internet)

Will 9th-grade students in Vietnam learn the Geneva Agreement?

Under Section 5 of the General education program for History and Geography at the lower secondary education level issued with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT stipulating the content of the 9th-grade History and Geography curriculum:

VIETNAM FROM 1945 TO 1991

- Vietnam in the First Year after the August Revolution

- Recognize the main measures to build and consolidate the revolutionary government, address economic, cultural, educational, military difficulties,... in the first year after the August Revolution of 1945.

- Describe the main features of the resistance against the French colonial invasion by the Southern people.

- Vietnam from 1946 to 1954

- Explain the causes of the outbreak of the nationwide resistance against the French colonial invasion (1946).

- Recognize and explain the strategies of the resistance against the French colonial invasion of the Communist Party.

- Describe the remarkable victories in the military, economic, cultural, diplomatic fronts,... during the resistance against the French colonial invasion.

- State the historical significance and the causes of victory of the resistance against the French colonial period (1945 - 1954).

- Vietnam from 1954 to 1975

- Introduce the notable achievements in building the socialist North (completing land reform, restoring and developing the economy, supporting the southern revolution, resisting the U.S. imperialist war of destruction,...).

- Describe the significant military victories of the Southern people in the resistance against the U.S., during the 1954 - 1975 period (Dong Khoi movement; defeating the strategies of "Special War", "Local War" and "Vietnamization of the War" by the U.S.; the 1968, 1972 general offensives; the Ho Chi Minh Campaign of 1975,...).

- State the causes of victory and the historical significance of the resistance against the U.S., saving the nation.

According to the above regulations, the content of the 9th-grade History and Geography curriculum will be Vietnam from 1946 to 1954.

This includes:

- Describe the remarkable victories in the military, economic, cultural, and diplomatic fronts,... during the resistance against the French colonial invasion.

- State the historical significance and the causes of the victory of the resistance against the French colonial period

- Introduce the notable achievements in building the socialist North

Thus, the Geneva Agreement may be taught in grade 9.

What are the requirements for assessment of educational results in 9th-grade History and Geography in Vietnam?

Under Section 7 of the General education program for History and Geography at the lower secondary education level issued with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, the requirements for assessment of educational results in 9th-grade History and Geography in Vietnam are as follows:

- The assessment aims to provide accurate, prompt, and valuable information on the extent to which the program's learning results for history and geography are met and the progress of students to guide and adjust the teaching activities of teachers and learning activities of students.

- The assessment is conducted based on the requirements for key qualities, general capabilities, and specific historical and geographical abilities as stipulated in the General Program and the History and Geography Curriculum;

- Besides theoretical content, it is necessary to enhance the assessment of student's skills such as working with maps, atlases, charts, diagrams, tables, pictures, observation, collecting, processing, and systematizing information, using outdoor learning tools, using technology and communication information in learning,... assess the ability to apply knowledge to specific situations, not focusing the assessment on the ability to recall historical or geographical knowledge; diversify assessment forms, and increase regular assessments for all students through different forms: assessment through observing classroom activities; assessment through learning portfolios, and learning products; assessment through learning project reports, practical results reports, and presentations on learning task results. Create conditions for students to participate in the assessment process of educational results.

- Educational results are assessed in both qualitative and quantitative forms through regular and periodic assessments, thereby aggregating a comprehensive assessment of the qualities, capabilities, and progress of students.