Basic Connotation of Learners’ Core Qualities

It took the core quality research group three years to focus on research. After reviewing of the Ministry of Education Basic Education Curriculum Expert WorkingCommittee, the research results are ultimately formed, and the following six learners’core qualities are established.

Development of cultural basis

Culture is the root and soul of human existence. Cultural foundation puts emphasis on the acquisition of knowledge and skills in all fields of arts and science, mastery and application in the outstanding achievements of human wisdom, conservation of inner spirit, the pursuit of goodness, beauty and becoming the persons with profound cultural foundation and higher spiritual pursuit.

Profound humanities foundation

The solid humanistic development mainly covers formation of elementary skills, emotional attitude and development of life value, humanistic feelings, aesthetic temperament and interest and other basic points by learning, comprehension use of humanistic knowledge and skills.

Scientific spirit

The scientific spirit mainly refers to the formation of value standard, way of thinking and behavior in learning, understanding, knowledge and using scientific knowledge and skills that include rational thinking, critical questions, encouraging exploration and other basic key points.

Independent development or autonomous development

Autonomy is the fundamental attribute of people as subjects. Independent development, focusing on the ability to effectively manage people’s study and life, to understand and discover self value, to explore their own potential, to effectively deal with the complex environment, the achievements of the color of life, makes people have a clear direction in life.

Learning how to learn

Learning to learn mainly refers to students’ comprehensive performance in the formation of learning awareness, learning method choice, learning process evaluation and control and other aspects which include being willing to learn and good at learning, reflective and information consciousness and other basic points.

Healthy life

Healthy life includes students’ comprehensive performance in understanding self, developing physical and mental, planning life and other aspects, cherishing life, healthy personality, self-management and other basic points.

Social participation

Sociality is the essential attribute of human being. Social participation, emphasizes one can handle the relationship between self and society, cultivate the moral principles and norms of behavior which are observed and implemented by the modern citizens, enhance the sense of social responsibility, enhance the spirit of innovation and practical ability, promote the realization of personal value, social development and progress, develop personal ideals and beliefs and daring to play.

Responsibility obligation

It mainly covers the formation of the emotional attitude, value orientation and behavior when students deal with social, national, international relations and other aspects. It covers social responsibility, national identity, international understanding and other basic points.

Practical innovation

Practical innovation mainly indicates the formation of practical ability, innovative awareness and behavior of students in daily activities, problem solving, adaptation to the challenges and other aspects which contain labor awareness, problem solving, technical applications and other basic points.