Vietnam: Who will decide to select Grade 4 Science textbooks officially used in general education institutions?

Who will decide to select Grade 4 Science textbooks officially used in general education institutions in Vietnam?

Under Article 18 of the Primary School Regulations issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, the regulations are as follows:

Textbooks, teaching equipment, reference materials, and local educational materials

1. Primary schools use textbooks approved by the Minister of Education and Training and selected by the provincial People's Committee for use in teaching and learning processes in primary schools within the locality. Teachers and students use the textbooks for teaching and learning activities to achieve the educational goals, content, and required qualities and capacities of students as stipulated in the primary education curriculum. The primary school must promptly and fully provide information on the textbooks used at the school for students and their families.

2. Teaching equipment used in schools must be from the list of minimum teaching equipment issued by the Ministry of Education and Training and other teaching equipment in accordance with the general education curriculum.

3. The school organizes the selection and provision of reference publications to serve the teaching and research activities of teachers as prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training; encourages teachers to use reference publications to improve the quality of education. No organization or individual is allowed to force students to buy reference materials.

4. Local educational materials are directed, compiled, and appraised by the provincial People's Committee to meet the needs and be appropriate to the local characteristics, in accordance with the requirements of the primary education curriculum's goals and content, and are approved by the Minister of Education and Training.

The Grade 4 Science textbooks are selected and officially used in the teaching and learning process in primary schools within the locality under the decision of the provincial People's Committee.

Who will decide to select Grade 4 Science textbooks officially used in general education institutions in Vietnam?  (Image from the Internet)

What are the Grade 4 Science textbooks used in general education institutions in Vietnam?

Under the list of Grade 4 textbooks used in general education institutions issued with Decision 4434/QD-BGDDT in 2022, the Grade 4 Science textbooks used in general education institutions in Vietnam include:

If the Vietnam Minister of Education and Training approves 03 Grade 4 Science textbooks, does the professional team need to select one?

Based on Article 7 of Circular 27/2023/TT-BGDDT, the regulation is as follows:

Procedure for selecting textbooks in education and training institutions

1. The Council develops a plan to organize the selection of textbooks for the education and training institution; assigns tasks to Council members.

2. Organize the selection of textbooks at the professional team

a) Based on the Council’s plan and criteria for selecting textbooks, the professional team leader prepares a plan for selecting textbooks for each subject structured within the professional team and reports to the leader before implementation;

b) Organize for all teachers of the subject within the education and training institution (including permanent, contracted, seconded, visiting, and joint school teachers) to participate in selecting textbooks for that subject;

c) No later than 20 days before the first meeting of the professional team, the professional team leader organizes for subject teachers to study the textbooks of the subject, write evaluation forms, and evaluate the textbooks according to the criteria for selecting textbooks;

d) the professional team leader organizes a meeting with subject teachers to discuss and vote to select 01 (one) textbook for that subject. If the subject only has 01 textbook approved by the Minister of Education and Training, the professional team selects that textbook without voting.

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In case the Minister of Education and Training approves 03 Grade 4 Science textbooks, the professional team leader organizes a meeting with the subject teachers to discuss and vote to select 01 Grade 4 Science textbook.