The Journal of The Korean Association of Geographic and Environmental Education ISSN:1226-511X(Print) 2586-5641(Online) 한국지리환경교육학회지

Recently, the Ministry of Education of China announced the revised ｢Geography Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education (2022 Edition)｣. This study analyzes the key points of the recently updated geography curriculum guidelines for compulsory education. The findings of this study are summarized as follows: First, four key competencies of geography in the compulsory education stage—harmony between humans and the geographical environment, synthetic thinking, regional perception, and geographic practice—are developed under the fundamental task of moral education of human nature. Second, students are guided to understand the earth, the home of humanity, in the following order: “universe-earth-surface-world-China” through the composition and contents of the geography curriculum in the compulsory education stage. The content of the geography course, in particular, emphasizes the importance of geographical practice exercises based on the study of interdisciplinary themes and enhances the bond between the course and the course. Third, for the first time, the academic quality standards for compulsory education have been developed, reflecting the academic achievement standard and development level of geography’s key competencies. Fourth, the compulsory education stage of the geography curriculum is developing in the direction of “deep teaching-learning”, focusing on the provision of individualized feedback for students and the process-centered assessment of teaching and learning.