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REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN MINISTRY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

CONTENT: 1. General information 2. STEM Curriculum 3. Teachers (Grades 1-11) 4. STEM Education: Implementation Progress

General information Main languages of education: Uzbek Karakalpak Russian Schools: Population: 1-11 grades: 9,691 33.3 mln over 5.8 mln Tajik Kyrgyz Turkmen Kazakh School gender ratios: School survival rates Main foreign languages taught: (1-11 grades): 0,52 0,48 99.9% % of students who pursue tertiary 89.6 % 4.3 % 13:1 education: about 12% Pupils to teacher ratio (2018) 6.1 %

STEM Curriculum Uzbekistan is at early stage of introducing STEM into school curriculum Development of new National Public state educational 14 Presidential Education System standards and Development schools with STEAM curricula for general Concept 2030 curriculum to be secondary education (adopted 29 April, opened in 2019-2021 based on STEM 2019) (2019-2021)

STEM Curriculum Recent innovation In the classroom in the curriculum there is presently Existing problems an emphasis on • Present curriculum • critical and creative needs • In 2017, thinking Competency improvement; based state • New textbooks educational should be • use of ICT standards and developed; curricula were • Teachers capacity • problem solving adopted by the building is Cabinet of essential; • collaborative Ministers of the • School learning Republic of infrastructure and Uzbekistan equipment, including labs, should be renewed.

Teachers (Grades 1-11): Total number of teachers 442,881 Master’s Secondary Bachelor’s Degrees and specialized Degree above education (TVET) 56% 43.9% 0.1% 2 types of teacher training courses are available: 1. Regional Centers for retraining and in-service training of public education personnel once in 5 years (duration is 1 month – 144 hours). 2. Teacher Training courses of secondary school teachers. Once a week (during an academic year).

Teachers (Grades 1-11): Standard teacher training course curriculum (1 month, 144 hours) Module name Mathematics Physics Chemistry Biology Geography ICT 1. Legal and regulatory 12 12 12 12 12 12 basics of education 2. Teaching and learning 28 28 28 28 28 28 technologies and pedagogical skills 3. Using of ICT in the 16 16 16 16 16 16 educational process 4. Specialized subjects 82 82 82 82 82 82 4.1. Modern approaches 24 24 24 24 24 24 and innovations of teaching subjects 4.2. Methods of teaching 54 54 54 54 54 54 subjects 4.3. Selection Training 4 4 4 4 4 4 Module 5. Classification exam 6 6 6 6 6 6 Total: 144 hours

Teachers (Grades1-11): 11,449 30,004 ICT Mathematics teachers teachers (11.88%) (31.14%) 15,984 13,305 Biology Geography teachers teachers (16.6%) (13.81%) Total – 96,338 teachers 11,629 13,968 Chemistry Physics teachers teachers (12.07%) (14.5%)

STEM Education Implementation Progress adopt new improve improve the SES, curricula, teacher material and curricula and move to STEM retraining and technical training over a period advanced base of programs, of 3-5 years training schools develop (as in the case programs (laboratories textbooks of foreign conduct training computer and languages ) for teachers and classes) methodical improve their guidelines skills