Core literacy refers to the values, necessary character and key abilities that individuals show when they comprehensively use the knowledge, concepts and methods they have learned to solve practical problems in the face of complex and uncertain situations in an information-based, globalized and learning society. The key to core literacy is values, emphasizing the ability to solve real, complex problems.
The educational reform pointing to core literacy is a systemic change. First, we need to refine the big concepts and concepts of each discipline under the guidance of core literacy, that is, by refining the contributions that each discipline may and should make in cultivating students' core literacy, we should run through the whole process from knowledge points to discipline education goals. Second, we need to choose learning content based on core literacy, that is, to solve the problem of "what to learn".
At the national level, this is reflected in the development of teaching materials;At the school and teacher level, it is manifested in the school-based and student-oriented exploration of teaching materials according to the learning situation. Third, we need to design teaching processes and teaching methods to ensure that the core literacy goals are implemented, that is, to solve the problem of "how to learn". It is necessary to change from "knowledge-oriented" teaching to "core literacy-based" teaching, and from "teaching-centered" classrooms to "learning-centered" classrooms. Fourth, we need to design evaluation criteria and evaluation methods that are compatible with the teaching objectives and methods of core literacy cultivation. Evaluation will guide and motivate teachers to adhere to and adhere to literacy goals in their teaching.
The implementation of core literacy cultivation is not only the selection and change of teaching content, but also the systematic change guaranteed by the transformation of learning methods and teaching modes. In order to truly realize the change of learning mode and teaching mode, it is necessary to deeply understand how people learn, and it is necessary to return to the essence of learning, and return to learning is the exploration of problems. In this process, learners can not only have an in-depth exploration of the external world, but also realize the construction of their own spiritual home, which should be the original intention of learning.
Because learning is no longer just about putting the knowledge of the external world into the mind, but also about the learner's continuous self-discovery and self-solving of problems, exploring the world, recognizing himself, and developing rationality. Project-based learning is one of the ways to embody the essence of this kind of learning. Project-based learning should guide students to find and solve problems in real situations, and discover new problems in the process of solving problems, care for and ignite students' enthusiasm for learning, guide students to experience the external world including subject knowledge, and develop internal interest in disciplines and the external world.
The most important value of project-based learning is the continuous exploration of problems, which is the essence of learning. The process of exploration is not only to realize the exploration of the external world, but also to constantly question oneself, constantly form one's own values, and constantly form one's own spiritual world in the exploration of the external world. This is something that we need to advocate for in the future of learning.