Title:
DESIGNING AN INSTRUCTIONAL PORTFOLIO SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY TEACHING UNDER AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Authors:
Nguyen Duc Vinh

Abstract:
This paper clarifies the design of an instructional portfolio system for organizing History and Geography teaching in primary schools under an experiential learning approach, in order to meet the requirements for developing students’ qualities and competencies in accordance with Vietnam’s 2018 General Education Curriculum. The portfolio system is viewed as an integrated pedagogical toolkit that supports teachers in coherently planning and orchestrating the entire teaching-learning process: from developing an overarching instructional plan; designing plans for experiential learning activities; preparing worksheets, assessment tools, and criteria; compiling summary templates for aggregating and processing outcomes; to designing lesson plans. The study combines theoretical research methods, a current-situation survey, and mathematical statistics to collect and analyze data from several primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Keywords:
Instructional portfolio system; experiential learning approach; History and Geography; primary education; Ho Chi Minh City.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2026.9116

Date of Publication: 26-02-2026