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Correcting errors in textbooks by re-pasting the page is the most effective way to eliminate the flaw, said the acting director. Evgeny Bazhenkov, Director of the Institute for Modernization of Educational Content. Before that, the department sent a letter to schools asking them to paste the “Interesting to Know” section on the eighth page of a ninth grade chemistry textbook.
The Institute for the Modernization of Educational Content directed school teachers to paste into chemistry textbooks information about the alleged benefits of soft drinks in treating cancer. The institute’s letter, which was sent to school administrations, was published by ZN.UA on December 24.
The document says that the publisher “Gramota” has prepared an insert with a new text, which it is recommended to paste in the “Interesting to know” section after the first paragraph. The new tab is about what salt is iodized for.
“Please bring this information to the teachers’ attention and arrange to paste the above text for use in the educational process of the updated version of the eighth page of the textbook” Chemistry. Grade 9, “the letter says.
This is what the page looks like in an uncorrected tutorial. Photo: zn.ua
Public performance Institute director Evgeny Bazhenkov said that this is not the first time this method has been used to correct errors in textbooks.
“This is common practice and the terms of an agreement with a publisher, which stipulates that in the event of an error, the publisher reprints the corresponding page on its own and sends it to educational institutions. And this is the most effective way to remove quickly deficiency. Since the textbooks are with the students, “he said. he.
According to Bazhenkov, the textbook passed an examination in 2018, but after a wave of criticism caused by information that soda supposedly cures cancer, it was not further reviewed.
The new version of the tutorial will be released in 2022, he added.
The author of the textbook is Maria Savchin. It was recommended by the seal of the Ministry of Education and Science and was published in 2017 with a circulation of 40,175 copies, the Ministry of Education said.
The Ministry of Education said on December 24 that it seeks to “comprehensively solve the problem of the poor quality of educational literature published in the last five years.” In this sense, the Ministry of Education announced on December 15 the selection of candidates for the expert commissions and groups of experts in the field (sectorial), which will last until January 15. In the first nine days of selection, the agency received more than 20 applications.
Scientists, scientists and pedagogists, pedagogical workers, teachers, methodologists, translators, translators, psychologists, specialists in the field of information technologies and representatives of civil society institutions can participate in the work of expert groups, the ministry said. it’s a statement.
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