Theoretical base of the educational system "Shengben"

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of creating an innovative model of teaching Chinese pupils. It takes into consideration the new requirements for the modernization of the education system in China. The solution to this problem is to develop the independence and creativity of the student’s personality on the basis of the humanistic paradigm of education and the concept of lifelong learning. Currently, the main purpose of Chinese school students is to obtain high marks and scores in «gaokao» (analogue of the Russian unifed state exam). However, social surveys show that Chinese children rarely use the knowledge gained at school in everyday life. They feel lack of creative initiative, it is easier for them to perform their training tasks than to offer their own solutions. These are the consequences of the traditional system of education used in Chinese schools, called «Shiben». The main role in the educational process within this system belongs to the teacher. In the innovative training system «Shengben», proposed in the article, the curriculum is focused on the learning child, which is an important resource, the main subject and the end point in the educational process. In accordance with the system «Shengben», the main component of educational success is providing children with more freedom of choice and autonomy. The teacher gives students the opportunity to be active, to learn to ask questions and solve them, to gain new knowledge and to fnd different ways image/svg+xml128 to apply them. This approach creates a completely new way of thinking in children. Such kind of training makes the personal potential of students most evident. Students themselves become «masters of the process of obtaining knowledge.» As a result, children have a desire for self-education and self-development. Study under this model formes the fexibility of thinking, the ability to analyze and make decisions, critical thinking skills, creativity, develops emotional intelligence and the ability to interact with other people, that is, formes the key skills that one needs in the modern world. The result of our study is the theoretical and methodological justifcation of the training system by the method of «Shengben». It has received an international application, is constantly developing and improving.