标题：The rationale and development of skill modules in the new curriculum guidelines for vocational high schools and challenges in textbook transformation
出版社：National Institute for Compilation and Translation
摘要：The development of a skill module is a notable reform for vocational highschools in the curriculum guidelines of 12-year basic education. The modulefocuses on basic and multidisciplinary skills with the purpose of improvinghands-on skills for students in technical and vocational education (TVE). Thepurpose of this study was to explore the rationale and theory for the skill module,its development model and process, the challenges of and solutions fortransforming rationale into textbooks. The data was collected and analyzed viadocument analysis and semi-structure interviews with eight senior textbook editors.The main findings are as follows: 1. the rationale of skill module fitted inthe pragmatic and practical goals for TVE; 2. the use of a competency-basedapproach to generate skill modules that correspond to mainstream skill training;3. the development respected the diversity of professional clusters, while theprocess revealed the problem of belonging among clusters showing the need toreexamine classification; 4. setting up a regular communication channel for curriculumstakeholders is necessary to facilitate curriculum transformation; 5. continuingto monitor the gaps between the ideal of skill module and its practice intextbook development and teachings in schools.
关键词：curriculum guidelines of 12-year basic education; skill module curriculum;curriculum transformation
