Test results for textbooks used in junior high schools will be announced from April next year, and the number of ``QR codes'' that connect to digital teaching materials has increased significantly in textbooks that have passed the exam. While there has been an increase in the number of descriptions that reflect social conditions, such as the state of diverse families and gender diversity, there have also been multiple cases in which revisions have been made due to approval opinions.
On the 22nd, a council on textbook certification by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was held, and 101 of the 104 textbooks submitted for this certification, including 103 for junior high schools and 1 for high schools, were approved based on the opinion of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. I passed after making some modifications.
In the textbooks that passed, 97 out of 100 junior high school textbooks contained two-dimensional codes "QR codes" that lead to digital teaching materials, and this number has increased significantly, and according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, QR codes, which are two-dimensional codes that connect to digital teaching materials, are included in 97 out of 100 junior high school textbooks. The number has increased approximately 1.7 times since the previous test in 2019.
In addition, the number of textbooks that included descriptions of sexual diversity such as ``LGBTQ'' increased from 16 points in the previous test to 26 points, and the number of textbooks that included descriptions of diverse family forms such as separate surnames for couples and same-sex marriage increased from the previous test. increased from 6 points to 13 points.
On the other hand, these descriptions received multiple approval opinions, and in some cases textbook companies removed images of the rainbow flag, which symbolizes gender diversity, when revising the textbooks.
In addition, the invasion of Ukraine was mentioned in 19 subjects including all civics textbooks, the Children and Families Agency and children's rights were mentioned in many subjects, and Major League baseball player Shohei Otani appeared in five subjects. did.
On the other hand, in this exam, one item in junior high school technology was not passed, and two items in junior high school history textbooks were marked as ``incomplete'' with no determination of pass or fail because ``examination procedures require close examination.'' . As far as we can confirm, there has been no precedent for this, and we will announce the results at a later date.
The textbooks that passed the exam will be adopted by local boards of education this summer, and will be used in junior high schools nationwide from April next year.