Education Commission11 December 2004
Progress of the Education Reform
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Assessment Reform
Enhancing the validity of the public exams Increased use of new question formats More open-ended questions More emphasis on application and
problem-solving
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Assessment Reform
Review of subjects 2 new subjects (Science & Technology, Integ
rated Humanities) Merged subject (Computer & Information Te
chnology) 5 HKCEE subjects and 3 HKALE subjects to b
e abolished in 2007
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Assessment Reform
School-based assessment 2004: A/AS-level Art, Engineering
Science, and Physics and CE Ceramics 2005: Computer & Information
Technology, Integrated Humanities, Science & Technology, Visual Arts
2006: Chinese History, History 2007: Chinese Language, English
Language
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Assessment Reform
3+3+4 assessment proposalsSchool-based assessmentStandards-referenced assessmentInternational recognition
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Assessment Reform
Chinese and English Language CE 2007 Reflect the new form of assessment
– Based on CDC teaching syllabuses– Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking– School-based assessment (20%)– Standards-referenced reporting of results (Levels
1-5)
Syllabuses and sample papers approved for both subjects
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Assessment Reform
BCA Student Assessment Student assessment for Key Stages 1 and 2
implemented, Key Stage 3 ready for implementation
Available items: Chinese (1507), English (1466), Mathematics (1364)
Usage: 638 schools registered users (88% of primary schools); peak of 87,000 users in March to April, declining to 22,000 logins in first week of July
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Assessment Reform
BCA Territory-wide Assessment Written tests administered to 75,000
students in 724 schools in July Oral assessment administered to 12-15
students in each school in May Results released to media 2 December Schools currently being briefed and
provided their results in confidence
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Assessment Reform
BCA Territory-wide Assessment 2004 Pass Rates: Chinese 83%, English
76%, Mathematics 85% Planning well advanced for
2005: P3 and P62006: P3, P6 and S3
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