Nghe An will announce the results of selecting textbooks for grades 2 and 6 before April 5.

This year, under the new regulations, the institutions will introduce and the provincial textbook selection council will research and vote on the selection.

To effectively implement the textbook replacement, the Department of Education and Training has issued an implementation plan. Accordingly, the selectiontextbook(SGK) must follow the correct procedures according to Circular No. 25/2020/TT-BGDDT dated August 26, 2020 of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Specifically, from the beginning of March, based on the sample textbooks for each subject approved by the Ministry of Education and Training, schools will select textbooks based on criteria and on the basis of local socio-economic characteristics, teaching conditions of educational institutions and student level requirements. After assessment, each institution will vote by secret ballot to select at least 1 (one) textbook for each subject.

After grade 1, from the school year onwards, grade 2 students will change textbooks according to the new program. Photo: MH

The results of the schools will also beDepartment of Education and Trainingsynthesize and transfer to the Provincial Textbook Selection Council. Then, the members of the Subject Textbook Selection Council focus on discussing and voting by secret ballot to select 1 or several textbooks for each subject and synthesize and report the research results in writing to the Council Chairman.

Finally, the Department of Education and Training will synthesize the results of textbook selection by the Councils and submit a document to the Provincial People's Committee. It is expected that the Provincial People's Committee will review, decide to approve the list of textbooks and announce the selection results before April 5, 2021.

It is known that, in order to evaluate the quality of books, the Provincial Textbook Selection Council will be selected from those with expertise and capacity, of which 2/3 are heads of professional groups and teachers directly teaching in the classroom. According to the plan, each subject will have its own evaluation council and representatives from each region.

According to regulations, the selected textbook must receive more than 1/2 (one-half) of the votes in agreement.

In case no textbook for a subject receives more than 1/2 (one-half) of the votes in favor of selection, the Council will discuss and vote again until there is at least 1 (one) textbook for each subject receiving more than 1/2 (one-half) of the votes in favor of selection.

Previously, Minister of Education and Training (MOET) Phung Xuan Nha signed a decision approving the list of textbooks for grades 2 and 6 used in general education institutions.

The textbooks listed by the Minister of Education and Training belong to 4 publishing units, including: Vietnam Education Publishing House; Pedagogical University Publishing House; Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University Publishing House; Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House.

For secondary school students, textbook replacement will start from grade 6. Photo: MH

To ensure the progress and quality of research and textbook selection by localities, the Ministry of Education and Training has directed publishers to provide pdf versions of textbooks approved by the Minister on the publisher's website before February 21, 2021 and provide accounts for administrators and teachers of grades 2 and 6 to learn and research training materials on using textbooks online.