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Progress Report on the Education Reform
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Section 6 : Assessment Mechanism
(1) Basic Competency Assessments
Target
The Student Assessment helps teachers better understand
the learning needs and problems of students, so that timely assistance
can be provided to enhance their learning effectiveness. The System
Assessment provides the Government and school management with
useful information on students' standards at the levels of Primary
3, Primary 6 and Secondary 3 on a territory-wide and school basis.
Last Year's Progress
- The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority introduced
the computer-aided Student Assessment programme to all primary
schools in June 2003 and connected it to the supportive learning
and teaching materials through the Internet.
- Views are being collected from schools on the basic competencies
which students are expected to attain for the three subjects of
Chinese, English and Mathematics.
Tasks Ahead for
the Coming Year
- Improve and extend the Student Assessment to cover secondary
schools.
- Administer the System Assessment at Primary 3 level in mid-2004.
(2) Public Examination Reforms
Target
The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) strives
to enhance the flexibility of the public examination system with
a view to improving its interface with the curriculum reform and
providing a more comprehensive assessment of students' performance.
Last Year's Progress
- Appropriate questions were set for the Hong Kong Certificate
of Education Examination (HKCEE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level
Examination (HKALE) to put more emphasis on the assessment of
candidates' ability to apply what they have learnt to solve problems.
A flexible approach in awarding marks was adopted to encourage
independent and critical thinking.
- A school-based assessment (SBA) component was introduced to
some subjects of the HKCEE and HKALE so as to assess students'
performance more comprehensively.
Tasks Ahead for the Coming Year
- To conduct seminars to enhance communication with teachers and
to share with them the rationale underlying the setting of questions
and what are expected of candidates.
- To work closely with the CDI to turn the Chinese Language and
English Language examinations in the HKCEE into standards-referenced
examinations.
- To gradually extend SBA to other subjects in the HKCEE and HKALE.
Section 7 : Increase in Education Opportunities
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