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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1987
ALL HALF-DAY SEMINARS WILL BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN YAU MA TEI BETWEEN JUNE 20 AND JULY 25.
TALKS WILL BE GIVEN BY THE OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATION RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF THE HONG KONG ATTAINMENT TESTS FOR PRIMARY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
PRINCIPAL INSPECTORS OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO JOIN THE DISCUSSION SESSION DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEMINARS,
SCHOOL HEADS ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE AIM OF THE SEMINARS WAS TO ASSIST TEACHERS TO BETTER PREPARE FOR THE EFFICIENT USE OF THE HONG KONG ATTAINMENT TESTS IN THEIR TEACHING AND GUIDANCE SO AS TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.
THE SERIES 111 OF THE ATTAINMENT TESTS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL WAS IN USE BY SCHOOLS FOR MATHEMATICS SINCE 1984 AND CHINESE AND ENGLISH IN 1985 WHILE THE SERIES OF THE TESTS FOR THE THREE SUBJECTS FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WAS MADE AVAILABLE BETWEEN JULY LAST YEAR AND LAST MONTH (MAY),
THE ATTAINMENT TESTS HAVE THE FOLLOWING FOUR MAIN FUNCTIONS:
* TO EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES
OF THE CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS CURRICULA HAD BEEN ACHIEVED AT EACH LEVEL AND TO KEEP RECORDS OF THESE RESULTS;
TO DIAGNOSE AREAS OF STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS IN THE THREE BASIC SUBJECTS FOR EDUCATION GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING:
* TO CHECK EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS OF THE THREE SUBJECTS
WITHIN SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF YEARS, LEVELS AND CLASSES, AS WELL AS THE SEX AND AGE OF PARTICIPANTS AGAINST THE OVERALL STANDARDS IN HONG KONG WITH A VIEW TO PLANNING A MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHING PROGRAMME OF INSTRUCTION FOR PARTICULAR GROUPS OF STUDENTS; AND
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TO IDENTIFY THE LESS ABLE STUDENTS FOR INTENSIVE TREATMENT IN ORDER TO BRING THEM UP TO THE STANDARDS OF THEIR CLASSMATES AT THE SAME LEVEL.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT IS HOPED THAT RESEARCH INTO THE TEST RESULTS CAN HELP IDENTIFY THE FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN SCHOOLS, AND EVALUATE VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES.+
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