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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1992
TTRA QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARENTS
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COMMENTS ON THE TARGETS AND TARGET-RELATED ASSESSMENT (TTRA) INITIATIVE WILL BE SOUGHT FROM PARENTS OF PRIMARY 4 STUDENTS NOW STUDYING AT THE 20 GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHERE THE TTRA IS BEING INTRODUCED AS A PILOT SCHEME.
THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A SENT TO PARENTS EARLY NEXT YEAR, A DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH WILL BE SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION
FROM THEIR CHILDREN IN THE
"WE HAD IN FACT SOUGHT COMMENTS SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER PERIOD AND WE ARE NOW COMPILING THE FINDINGS, THE
SPOKESMAN SAID.
THERE WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP
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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THESE STUDENTS
NEXT JUNE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT ΤΟ CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE PILOT SCHEME BEFORE UNIVERSAL IMPLEMENTATION AT ALL PRIMARY 4 CLASSES IN MAY NEXT YEAR.
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MONITORING INCLUDED A MEETING HELD TODAY FOR THE PRINCIPALS THE 20 PRIMARY SCHOOLS DURING WHICH COMMENTS AND EXPERIENCES WERE EXCHANGED.
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY THE ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, MR CHU SAU-KUEN.
CHINESE,
"INSPECTORATE OFFICERS OF THE THREE BASIC SUBJECTS ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS ALSO REPORTED ON THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH TEACHERS TRYING OUT THE SCHEME, HE SAID.
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THE PRINCIPALS WERE TOLD THAT WHILE SOME TEACHERS HAD DIFFICULTY ADJUSTING TEACHING CONCEPTS AND THE TIMETABLE, OTHERS FOUND THE SCHEME ENABLED THEIR STUDENTS TO BE MORE PARTICIPATIVE IN DISCUSSIONS AND IN EXPRESSING OPINIONS.
"WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE NEED TO EDUCATE PARENTS ON TRADITIONAL CONCEPTS OF HOMEWORK AND STUDY WHICH WILL BE REPLACED BY INTERACTIVE PROJECTS AND RESEARCH, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED, CITING DICTATION AS AN EXAMPLE WHICH COULD BE REPLACED BY HOLDING CLASSROOM QUIZZES INSTEAD OF WRITING OUT PASSAGE.
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