Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Develops and Distributes Basic Academic Skills Assurance Handbook

Basic Academic Skills Guarantee Data Book. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education has developed a resource book to address learning gaps and ensure basic academic skills for students receiving basic academic support, and will distribute it to all elementary school teachers and students eligible for basic academic support in the Gwangju area.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education on the 12th, the resource book was developed to resolve learning deficits caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. It can be used as material for tailored learning support for students receiving basic academic support and for operating learning warm-up programs.

The resource book consists of seven volumes: ▲ Mathematical Ability Diagnostic Tools and Teaching Materials ▲ Listening and Speaking ▲ Reading ▲ Writing ▲ Numbers and Operations ▲ Shapes ▲ Measurement. It contains content that greatly helps improve elementary students' basic academic skills by selecting, diagnosing, and correcting minimum achievement standards.

The "Mathematical Ability Diagnostic Tools and Teaching Materials" can diagnose and prescribe the mathematical concepts and understanding that 1st and 2nd grade elementary students must know through the math curriculum. After the diagnostic test, it can also be used for in-depth diagnosis and teaching materials for the corresponding deficient elements.

For the three Korean language areas of listening and speaking, reading, and writing, and the three math areas of numbers and operations, shapes, and measurement, the resource book is linked to a total of 139 units, including 50 Korean units and 89 math units related to minimum achievement standards.

Meanwhile, since 2019, the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education has extracted and selected 104 minimum achievement standards necessary to ensure basic academic skills from the national-level achievement standards in Korean and math subjects. In 2020, a checklist for minimum achievement standards in basic academic skills was formalized to be used for student diagnosis and guidance.

Superintendent Jang Hwi-guk stated, "'Learning Connection with Teachers' is an essential resource to ensure basic academic skills so that no student is left behind in the learning process and all children grow together." He added, "We will continue to do our best to expand educational opportunities for students experiencing learning deficits, recover learning losses, and ensure basic academic skills."

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