FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1991
GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE NEW ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR SCHOOLS
HAS APPROVED
EDUCATION
COMMISSION'S THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK OF ATTAINMENT TARGETS AND RELATED ASSESSMENTS TO COVER INITIALLY THE CORE SUBJECTS CHINESE,
3
A LEVEL,
GOVERNMENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS UP TO SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SECONDARY
TO
HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS MOVED FROM A SELECTIVE ONE
FREE AND COMPULSORY ONE IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN RECEIVE NINE YEARS OF EDUCATION.
THUS "ASSESSMENT
LONGER NO
NEEDS
то PLAY THE PRIMARILY SELECTIVE ROLE WHICH IT HAS PLAYED IN THE PAST," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WILL PROVIDE
NEED
AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, THE EDUCATION COMMISSION SAW THE
ON INFORMATION
THE FOR A NEW ASSESSMENT SYSTEM WHICH
TO PLAN THEIR STUDENTS' STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES TO ENABLE TEACHERS FUTURE TEACHING.
EMPLOYERS AND PARENTS WITH A THE GOVERNMENT, SET AND MONITOR EDUCATIONAL
**THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO PROVIDE CLEAR STATEMENT OF STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS; AND ENABLE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, TO STANDARDS," HE SAID,
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORE SUBJECTS
SUBJECT TO RESEARCH, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE FRAMEWORK OF TARGETS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR THE THREE BE COMPLETED OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS CAN SPOKESMAN SAID.
BY
1994,
THE
OTHER MEASURES RELATED
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, ALSO ENDORSED TO THE NEW ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. THESE MEASURES ARE:
(A)
AT
(B)
(C)
OF THE PUBLIC THE REPLACEMENT STAGE PRESENT THE
LEVEL BY THE NEW FORM OF EXAMINATIONS AT SECONDARY 5 ASSESSMENT SHOULD NOT BE PURSUED;
UP
THE APPROPRIATE ATTAINMENT TARGETS AND LEVELS BE DRAWN AND TRIED OUT, THE RELATED ASSESSMENTS BASED ON CRITERION- INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REFERENCING PRINCIPLES
THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS BE DESIGNED
AND THE MEANS TO GUIDELINES AND MATERIALS BE PRODUCED,
INVOLVING
AND TESTED,
ENABLE TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT THE FRAMEWORK BE DEVELOPED ;
IN
THE
PLANNING,
TEACHERS DEVELOPMENT WORK RELATING TO THE FRAMEWORK;
RESEARCH
AND
BE INVOLVED
(D)
INSTITUTIONS
CONCERNED
WITH
TEACHER
EDUCATION SHOULD
DESIGN COURSES TO ENABLE IMPLEMENT THE FRAMEWORK;
NEW
AND EXISTING TEACHERS
ΤΟ
(F)
THE NEW TARGET-RELATED REFERENCING
ASSESSMENTS BASED
PRINCIPLES
SECONDARY 3 SHOULD REPLACE AS ASSESSMENTS;
CRITERION- AT PRIMARY 3. PRIMARY 6 AND FAR AS POSSIBLE EXISTING
ON
/(F)
SCHOOLS SHOULD