1. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam
Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Training Center in Vietnam
APEC Tsukuba International Conference V
Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam
Dang Van Hung, Ph.D.
Truong Bao Duy, MS.Ed.

2. CONTENT
Background
Current Status of Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam
Future Trends in Teaching and Learning in Vietnam
Recommendations

3. Background
Most of the schools are ill-equipped with modern technologies;
There is a clear difference in the level of students between rural and urban areas; and,
Schools in big cities are better-equipped with facilities.

4. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status
Centralized Textbooks

5. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status
Centralized Textbooks
Merits
Unifying core curricula
Facilitating national exams
Ensuring the quality of
education across the
country
Demerits
Being unfair for students in
areas of limited resources

6. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status
Teaching Facilities
most frequently used
user-friendly and familiar
with teachers
Chalkboards

7. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status
Teaching Facilities
Whiteboards
cleaner and user-friendlier
Cassette players and
radios

8. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status
Teaching Facilities
LCD Projectors
LCD TVs

9. Future Trends in Teaching and Learning in Vietnam
Power point
Internet
Moodle
E-materials
24 million people have
had access to the
Internet

10. Recommendations
Surveys and sharing sessions on the evaluation of each teaching facility used must be conducted frequently to measure teacher attitude and willingness to utilize it;
It is strongly recommended that ICT be applied in classrooms;
Teachers need to welcome new initiatives;
Teachers need to be trained on the use of new facilities; and,
Follow-up workshops need to be held to ensure new facilities’ effectiveness.

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