The first National Forum for Education Science Popularization themed “what kind of homework do children need“ was held by NIES in Zhongguancun No.1 Primary School on 3 July 2021. Delegates from Ministry of Education, China Association for Science and Technology and Education Commission of Haidian District attended this forum and delivered speeches. Experts from Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference（CPPCC）, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Capital Medical University, East China Normal University, Shanghai Normal University and NIES made presentations.
As President Cui Baoshi puts it, educational research plays an important role in supporting and facilitating the reform and development of education in order to improve the quality of education in the new era. The National Forum for Education Science Popularization could act as the platform for disseminating education sciences and advancing educational research. It is hoped that researchers and institutes in education research should take the responsibility of popularizing education sciences.
Vice-president Yu Fayou chaired the forum. Experts from NIES, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, Haidian Institute of Education Sciences, Beijing Haidian Teachers Training College and Zhongguancun No.1 Primary School discussed the topic on “why homework becomes an issue”? More than 200 delegates from universities, research institutes in education and primary and secondary schools attended the forum. There are also more than 40,000 online views nationwide.
