THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1994
14
MAJOR MILESTONE TOWARDS LEARNER-CENTRED EDUCATION
* * * * *
(TOC)
WILL BE
INTRODUCED
THE 1
THE TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM PROGRESSIVELY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, AS RECOMMENDED BY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TOC, STARTING WITH PRIMARY CLASSES OF 70 SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER 1995, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON TOC, WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS "A TOC MAJOR MILESTONE TOWARDS LEARNER-CENTRED EDUCATION", MR WONG SAID
IN THE TERRITORY IN WOULD BE
ALL PRIMARY 1 CLASSES EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 1996.
BY
PACKAGE SCHOOLS, FOR TEACHERS AND A
MR WONG SAID THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TOC WOULD BE REINFORCED AN INTENSIVE PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME, A FULL OF
SUPPORT MATERIALS AND ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE SETTING UP OF REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRES STRENGTHENED TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME.
"INITIALLY, TOC WILL COVER THE SUBJECTS OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS," MR WONG SAID.
BY
"IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE EXTENDED TO HIGHER LEVELS YEAR BY YEAR. SEPTEMBER 2000,
TOC WILL BE ADOPTED THROUGHOUT
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
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MR WONG EXPLAINED THAT TOC IS AN INITIATIVE EDUCATION COMMISSION
NO. 4 AND IS DESIGNED REPORT QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
ALL CLASSES IN
ORIGINATING FROM TO IMPROVE THE
AND STIMULATING
LEARNING
AND
"TOC HELPS SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP CLEAR TARGETS
EFFECTIVE TEACHING, APPROACHES FOR MORE LIVELY AND ASSESSMENT," HE SAID.
AND
"BETTER OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PUPILS TO LEARN
TOC WILL BE MORE SUITED TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY TO THINK CREATIVELY. TO PUPILS' ABILITIES AND NEEDS."
WHAT PUPILS
"THERE ARE SPECIFIC LEARNING TARGETS TO DESCRIBE NEED TO LEARN IN EACH STAGE, ENABLING TEACHERS TO ASSESS THEIR PUPILS' TO PROVIDE MORE PROGRESS MORE
AND SYSTEMATICALLY, AND ACCURATELY INFORMATION ON THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF PUPILS.
PUPILS'
ARE
"IN THIS WAY, TOC MAKES IT
TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND TO INITIATE EARLY REMEDIAL ACTION WHERE THEY FALLING BEHIND.'
It
THE
THE BY THE
TOC, MR WONG SAID IN REACHING THE DECISION TO IMPLEMENT GOVERNMENT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE FEEDBACK FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN PILOT SCHEME, VOLUNTARY TRY-OUT SCHOOLS AND VIEWS EXPRESSED PUBLIC ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT OF THE ADVISORY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TOC.
COMMITTEE
HAS
THE BEEN
"THERE IS WIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT AND SPIRIT OF TOC.
TRY-OUT VOLUNTARY
SCHOOLS, FROM FEEDBACK, PARTICULARLY POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING."
/MR WONG