1. Textbook Analysis

Introduces the position and content of "Scientific Legislation" in the People's Education Press high school political education textbook. It is located in the third unit of "Politics and Rule of Law" and is one of the key components of comprehensively governing the country by law. The chapter is divided into two main sections: the first, "The Connotation of Scientific Legislation," explains the legislative bodies and the necessity of scientific legislation; the second, "Advancing Scientific Legislation," demonstrates how China promotes scientific legislation and fosters democracy.

2. Student Analysis

Analyzes the characteristics of high school freshmen in terms of cognitive traits and knowledge background. Students tend to think in concrete, visual, and intuitive ways and have limited understanding of the relationship between legislation and individuals, resulting in low learning interest and classroom engagement. In terms of knowledge, students generally know that China's legislative body is the People's Congress but have limited understanding of legislative procedures and the specific requirements of scientific legislation.

3. Teaching Objectives

Clarifies the teaching objectives, covering essential knowledge, key competencies, disciplinary core literacy, and public participation. Essential knowledge includes the connotation, principles, and significance of scientific legislation, as well as its requirements. Key competencies emphasize the importance of comprehensively advancing the rule of law and scientific legislation as its prerequisite. Disciplinary core literacy encompasses political identity, scientific spirit, legal awareness, and public participation, aiming to foster students' recognition of the scientific and democratic nature of China's legislation, strengthen their legal consciousness, and encourage active participation in socialist rule-of-law construction.

4. Approach and Structure

Introduces the design approach, framework, and structure of the issue-based teaching on "Scientific Legislation." The teaching approach revolves around the topic "Advancing Scientific Legislation to Achieve Good Laws and Good Governance," with three aspects: teaching process, disciplinary content, and situational design. The teaching framework adopts issue-based instruction, unfolding through four threads: topics, scenarios, activities, and tasks. The teaching structure centers on the main topic "How Much Do You Know About Scientific Legislation?" with three stages—topic decision, topic description, and topic argumentation—each guided by sub-topics throughout the lesson.

5. Key Points and Challenges

Explores the core concepts and fundamental principles of scientific legislation, emphasizing the importance of understanding and mastering its connotation in teaching. It also highlights the specific requirements for advancing scientific legislation as a key teaching focus. Additionally, the chapter identifies the challenge of effectively conveying and explaining these requirements to students to ensure deep comprehension and application.

6. Pre-Class Preparation

Outlines the pre-class preparations for the issue-based teaching design on "Scientific Legislation." Students are required to research the 2015 amendments to the "Legislation Law" and gather relevant materials. Teachers are responsible for printing and distributing the article "Amendments to the Legislation Law: Clarifying 'Tax Rates by Law'—Interview with Zheng Shuna, Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee" in class.

7. Teaching Process

Through issue-based teaching design, explores the importance of advancing scientific legislation to achieve good laws and governance. First, by comparing the rule-of-law policies in the 1978 Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee and the 2012 18th CPC National Congress report, it emphasizes that comprehensively governing the country by law is a systematic project, with the new era demanding higher standards for national rule-of-law construction, shifting legislative requirements from "having laws to follow" to "scientific legislation." Next, by analyzing the amendment process of the "Legislation Law of the People's Republic of China," students learn about the legislative process, recognize the principles of scientific legislation, and understand effective ways to advance it. Then, by reading the 2023 "Legislation Law" content, students engage in group discussions on the principles and effective methods of scientific legislation. Finally, through analyzing interview materials on law amendments, students learn by doing, enhancing their ability to select materials and construct arguments. The chapter aims to help students understand the standards of scientific legislation and methods to advance it, enabling better participation in the process of comprehensively governing the country by law.

9. Homework Design

Introduces the homework component of the issue-based teaching design on "Scientific Legislation," requiring students to watch Episode 1 of "Rule of Law in China," titled "The Strong Upholders of the Law."

10. Teaching Reflection

Discusses how high school political education teachers can use issue-based teaching design, with the 2015 amendments to the "Legislation Law" as a focal point, to guide students in gathering materials, conducting group research, and engaging in discussions to enhance their core legal literacy. Teachers respect students' autonomy, create topic-based scenarios, and stimulate learning interest. However, shortcomings in the teaching design are noted, such as varying quality in student materials, overly verbose content, and excessive teacher intervention. The author hopes to better understand students in the future, optimize teaching design, and improve classroom effectiveness.