Entering the Classroom: Case Studies and Analysis of the New Junior High School Chemistry Curriculum

Author: Wang Zuhao
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This series of books was jointly organized by the "Professional Support Work Group for Teaching" of the Ministry of Education's Basic Education Curriculum Reform and the curriculum standard groups of each subject. It was guided by the Basic Education Department of the Ministry of Education and the Development Center for Basic Education Curriculum and Textbooks. The editorial board members include the heads of experimental areas, reviewing experts, and key members of the curriculum standard development teams. Vice Minister Wang Zhan of the Ministry of Education wrote the preface for this series. The series includes 16 volumes: Primary School Chinese, Primary School Mathematics, Primary School Science, Junior High School Chinese, Junior High School Mathematics, Junior High School Science, Primary and Junior High School Arts, Primary and Junior High School Fine Arts, Primary and Junior High School Music, Primary and Junior High School Physical Education and Health, Junior High School Physics, Junior High School Biology, Junior High School Chemistry, Junior High School Geography, Junior High School History, and Junior High School History and Society.
Each volume consists of two main parts: The first part includes reviews and reflections by the "Professional Support Work Group for Teaching" of the Ministry of Education on classroom teaching practices since the implementation of the new basic education curriculum, as well as reviews and reflections by the curriculum standard development teams of each subject on the new curriculum experiments. The second part presents several case studies that emerged during the experimental process of the new curriculum, categorized according to subject characteristics. These cases reflect the various changes brought about by the implementation of the new curriculum and showcase teachers' teaching practices, as well as the challenges and dilemmas they encountered during the reform. Each case is rooted in teaching practice, but its focus extends beyond teaching to broadly cover aspects such as educational concepts, teacher-student relationships, teaching and learning methods, teacher professional development, textbook use, and curriculum resource development.
This series was compiled by collecting case studies from experimental areas through the "Professional Support Work Group for Teaching" of the Ministry of Education's Basic Education Curriculum Reform and the curriculum standard groups of each subject. The standard groups reviewed and selected the cases for publication, making this series both instructive and enlightening. It serves as a primary reference for frontline teachers in new curriculum training, daily teaching, and continuous education, as well as an important reference for educational and teaching researchers of all kinds.