The University of Macau (UM) hosted a seminar on mainland and Macao curriculum development and teaching materials compilation, which was jointly organised by the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) of the Macao SAR Government and the Institute of Curriculum and Textbook Research of the Ministry of Education. During the seminar, a UM professor presented a research report titled ‘Enhancing Students’ Patriotism through Moral and Civic Education’. The report, based on student learning data over the past five years, shows that national education in the Macao SAR has been highly effective and a systematic implementation model has been established.
Lai Kuan Ju, research assistant professor in the Faculty of Law (FLL) at UM, was the author of the report. The report details how the Macao SAR Government has leveraged the respective strengths of universities and associations to develop a national education system. The introduction of general education courses on the Constitution and the Basic Law in universities has significantly strengthened the weaker aspects of national education in primary and secondary schools, particularly in terms of national knowledge and interest in the two laws. In particular, the empirical results of the implementation of national security education through these courses have proven to be appropriate and effective. The report also suggests that primary and secondary schools should focus on imparting knowledge and increasing students’ interest in the subject in order to achieve better learning outcomes.
The report also highlights the development and preliminary testing of teaching materials for moral and civic education, a collaborative effort between DSEDJ, the Centre for Constitutional Law and Basic Law Studies of FLL, and the Macao Basic Law Promotion Association. All the primary and secondary school teachers who attended the training session for the teaching materials found the materials useful for teaching.
In addition, representatives from DSEDJ, the Centre for Constitutional Law and Basic Law Studies of FLL, and the Macao Basic Law Promotion Association had a meeting on the development of teaching materials.
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