CHALLENGES TEACHERS FACE IN IMPLEMENTING THE NATURAL SCIENCE  CURRICULUM IN THE 2018 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Dao Ngoc Chinh; Dao Van Toan; Nguyen Phung Tam; Phan Thi Bich Loi; Nguyen Thi Thanh; Pham Thi Bich Dao

Nguyen Thi Thanh*	thanhnt@gesd.edu.vn	The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 101 Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Pham Thi Bich Dao	daoptb@vnies.edu.vn	The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 101 Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Phan Thi Bich Loi	loiptb@vnies.edu.vn	The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 101 Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Dao Ngoc Chinh	chinhdn@vnies.edu.vn	The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 101 Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Dao Van Toan	toandv@vnies.edu.vn	The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 101 Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
	vanhth@vnies.edu.vn	The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences 101 Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Phung Tam	nguyenphungtam@vnu.edu.vn	VNU University of Education, Vietnam National University Hanoi 144 Xuan Thuy street, Cau Giay district, Hanoi, Vietnam

Summary:

This paper analyzes survey data to identify the challenges and difficulties faced by Natural Science teachers in implementing the 2018 General Education Program. By examining factors related to professional training, infrastructure, and teaching assignments, the paper clarifies the challenges teachers face when implementing the curriculum. The research findings indicate that a significant proportion of teachers face difficulties in conducting integrated learning activities, designing assessment tasks, and organizing practical activities and experiments. Based on the identification of these challenges and their underlying causes, as well as the teachers’ expectations, the paper proposes several solutions to gradually address these obstacles and enhance the effectiveness of implementing the Natural Science curriculum.

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Keywords:

natural science

integrated subjects

challenges

Teachers

2018 General Education Program.

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Journal:

No. 11, November 2024

VIETNAM JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

THE VIETNAM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

CHALLENGES TEACHERS FACE IN IMPLEMENTING THE NATURAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN THE 2018 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM