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The shift from a centralized planned economy to a market economy has brought drastic changes in mainland China at the end of the 20th century. It was apparent school education has to change to meet the challenges of the changing society. Education reforms that were started in year 2000 aim to prepare a new generation of school children for a new century. As part of the school curricula, reforms in biology teaching transitioned from a content-oriented to inquiry-based learning environment. There were three phases in the reforms in the past ten years: the identification and development of the new national school biology curricula and teaching materials (for both middle school and senior high school), trial implementation of the new curricula, and implementation to all schools. Teaching strategies and styles have been a main theme in the reform process. The reforms also include helping teachers to change their beliefs.
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The shift from a centralized planned economy to a market economy has brought drastic changes in mainland China at the end of the 20th century. It was apparent school education has to change to meet the challenges of the changing society. Education reforms that were started in year 2000 aim to prepare a new generation of school children for a new century. As part of the school curricula, reforms in biology teaching transitioned from a content-oriented to inquiry-based learning environment. There were three phases in the reforms in the past ten years: the identification and development of the new national school biology curricula and teaching materials (for both middle school and senior high school), trial implementation of the new curricula, and implementation to all schools. Teaching strategies and styles have been a main theme in the reform process. The reforms also include helping teachers to change their beliefs.
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