Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Training Center in Vietnam

APEC Tsukuba International Conference V

Dang Van Hung, Ph.D.

Truong Bao Duy, MS.Ed.

CONTENT

Background

Current Status of Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam

Recommendations

Future Trends in Teaching and Learning in Vietnam

Most of the schools are ill-equipped with modern technologies;

There is a clear difference in the level of students between rural and urban areas; and,

Schools in big cities are better-equipped with facilities.

Centralized Textbooks

Centralized Textbooks

Merits Unifying core curricula Facilitating national exams Ensuring the quality of education across the country

Demerits Being unfair for students in areas of limited resources

Teaching Facilities

Chalkboards most frequently used user-friendly and familiar with teachers

Teaching Facilities

Whiteboards cleaner and user-friendlier

Cassette players and radios

Teaching Facilities

LCD Projectors LCD TVs

Power point E-materialsMoodleInternet

24 million people have had access to the

Internet

Surveys and sharing sessions on the evaluation of each teaching facility used must be conducted frequently to measure teacher attitude and willingness to utilize it;

It is strongly recommended that ICT be applied in classrooms;

Teachers need to welcome new initiatives; Teachers need to be trained on the use of new

facilities; and, Follow-up workshops need to be held to ensure new

facilities’ effectiveness.