"Textbook Analysis and Practice" Grade 11 Geography Upper (3rd Revised Edition)

Author: Zhang Shaojun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: To enable "Textbook Analysis and Practice" to fulfill its unique function as a "second textbook," the People's Education Press and Yanbian Education Press have collected reasonable suggestions for the revision of "Textbook Analysis and Practice" through multiple channels. They have invited domestic education experts and distinguished teachers from cities such as Huanggang in Hubei Province, Qidong in Jiangsu Province, Wuxi, Taiyuan and Datong in Shanxi Province to conduct a comprehensive third revision of the entire book. The revised "Textbook Analysis and Practice" exhibits the following outstanding features:
Authority – Based on the new teaching syllabus issued by the Ministry of Education and the newly revised senior high school textbooks by the People's Education Press, the editorial departments of the People's Education Press guide the writing process and review the manuscript.
Novelty – Paired with the newly revised textbooks by the People's Education Press, it incorporates the latest educational concepts and the teaching expertise of renowned educators. It focuses on the latest college entrance examination models and question design approaches across the country, reducing outdated questions, avoiding biased ones, and carefully compiling dynamic questions while pioneering new ones to inspire critical thinking.
Forward-Thinking – Emphasizing the requirements of quality-oriented education, it highlights the cultivation of students' innovative spirit and practical abilities. It creates a large number of exploratory exercises closely linked to production, daily life, and social hot issues, as well as potential test questions reflecting the latest trends in college entrance examinations, to develop and enhance students' divergent thinking skills.
Practicality – The third revision focuses on refining analysis and practice, adhering strictly to the principle of classroom instruction and exercises being synchronized. It emphasizes clear and concise explanations, insightful analysis, and precise guidance. It highlights the novelty of content, the flexibility of format, the appropriateness of question quantity, and the reasonable balance of difficulty levels. It pays attention to examining key knowledge points, thinking skills, exploration points, divergent points, and the key steps in solving problems.
Scientificity – Following the learning patterns and the laws of cultivating thinking abilities, it progresses step by step, emphasizing the five-step upgrade of ability development: knowledge summary, learning suggestions, potential development, knowledge-skill attainment training, and comprehensive ability training. It scientifically conducts both performance tests and potential tests for students, fostering and enhancing their agility, scientificity, depth, and divergent thinking.
Thinking is the core of intelligence, and it is also a reflection of ability. The characteristics of thinking are an important research topic in quality-oriented and innovative education. In China, teaching students to engage in independent learning, attempt to explore doubts, discover knowledge, seek learning patterns, and conduct scientific training in thinking skills, as well as performance and potential tests, represents a new teaching approach.