Educational Psychology Exam Outline

Author: Ministry of Personnel of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Education Examination Center
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: The teacher qualification system is a state-mandated professional license system for teachers. In 1993, China promulgated the "Teacher Law of the People's Republic of China," which for the first time legally stipulated the implementation of the "teacher qualification system." To implement the "Teacher Law," in December 1995, the State Council promulgated the "Regulations on Teacher Qualification." In 1996, under the authorization of the "Teacher Law," the former Ministry of Education issued the "Interim Measures for the Recognition of Teacher Qualifications," completing the transition work for the teacher qualifications of educational and teaching staff in all levels and types of schools by the end of 1997. In September 2000, the Ministry of Education issued the "Implementation Measures for the (Regulations on Teacher Qualification)." By then, the legal and regulatory system of the teacher qualification system had basically taken shape. In January 2001, the Ministry of Education held the National Teacher Qualification Implementation Work Conference in Beijing, marking the entry of the teacher qualification system into a comprehensive implementation phase. The implementation of the teacher qualification system is a major event in the construction of the teacher force and a major event in the history of education. It is an institutional innovation in the construction of the teacher force and has a significant and far-reaching impact on strengthening the teacher force. The implementation of the teacher qualification system is beneficial in several ways: it helps to strictly control the entry of teachers, broaden the sources of teachers, attract more outstanding talents into teaching, and further optimize the teacher force; it helps to improve the quality of the teacher force and promote the professionalization of the teaching profession; and it helps to bring teacher management onto a scientific, standardized, and legal track. After the comprehensive implementation of the teacher qualification system, all Chinese citizens who are specifically engaged in educational and teaching work in various levels and types of schools and other educational institutions must possess teacher qualifications.