What are procedures for textbook appraisal in Vietnam?

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Pursuant to Article 16 of the Regulation on standards and procedures for development and revision of textbooks; standards for textbook developers and organization and operation of the National Textbook Appraisal Council issued together with the Circular 33/2017/TT-BGDDT, the procedures for textbook appraisal in Vietnam are as follows:

1. Within 15 days before the first meeting of the Council, copies of the sample textbook shall be sent to the members of the Council by the textbook appraising unit.

The members of the Council shall study the samples and provide their evaluation in accordance with Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of this Circular.

2. The Council shall discuss the content of the sample textbook in accordance with Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of this Circular.

3. The members of the Council shall:

a) Evaluate and classify the sample textbook as "satisfactory”, “partially satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory” in accordance with Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of this Circular;

b) Make general evaluation and classify the sample textbook as "satisfactory”, “Acceptable” or “unsatisfactory”;

- The sample textbook is classified as “Satisfactory" if all the contents prescribed in Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of this Circular are classified as "satisfactory”;

- The sample textbook is classified as “partially satisfactory" if all the contents prescribed in Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of this Circular are classified as "satisfactory” or “partially satisfactory”, and the contents specified in Article 4are classified as “satisfactory”;

- The sample textbook is classified as “unsatisfactory” in cases other than those mentioned above.

4. The Council shall classify the sample textbook as:

a) “satisfactory” if the sample textbook is classified as “satisfactory” by at least 3/4 (three-fourths) of the members of the Council;

b) “partially satisfactory” if the sample textbook is classified as “satisfactory” and “partially satisfactory” or only “partially satisfactory” by 3/4 (three-fourths) of the members of the Council;

c) “unsatisfactory” in cases other than those mentioned above.

Above are procedures for textbook appraisal in Vietnam. Please refer to the Circular 33/2017/TT-BGDDT for further information.

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