TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1994
THE PACKAGE WEIGHS ABOUT SEVEN KILOGRAMS EACH AND THE ENTIRE STOCK IS TAKING MORE THAN THREE WEEKS TO BE DELIVERED то SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
DESPATCHED WITH THE SUPPORT MATERIALS ARE PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ITEMS INCLUDING TWO DIFFERENT PAMPHLETS, A POSTER AND AN 11- MINUTE VIDEO TAPE TO PROMOTE AND EXPLAIN THE RATIONALE, AIMS AND SCOPE OF TOC TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS. THE PROMOTION ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE WEALTH OF TEACHING AND REFERENCE MATERIALS WOULD GO A LONG WAY TO HELP TEACHERS ACQUIRE A MORE IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF TOC AND TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM IN DUE COURSE.
"IT IS THE RESULT OF MONTHS OF HARD WORK OF A LARGE TEAM OF SUBJECT SPECIALISTS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. SOME OF THE MATERIALS ARE PREPARED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT TOC WILL BE INTRODUCED PROGRESSIVELY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG, STARTING WITH PRIMARY 1 CLASSES OF 70 SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER 1995. THE SCHEME WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL PRIMARY 1 CLASSES IN SEPTEMBER 1996.
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THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT TOC WAS AN INITIATIVE ORIGINATING FROM EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 4 AND IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
IT HELPS SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP CLEAR TARGET'S AND STIMULATING FOR MORE LIVELY AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING, LEARNING
APPROACHES ASSESSMENT.
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CONSEQUENTLY, BETTER OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY TO THINK CREATIVELY. TOC WILL BE MORE SUITED TO PUPILS' ABILITIES AND NEEDS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN TOC, LEARNING WILL BE IMPROVED BECAUSE PUPILS ARE ENCOURAGED
то TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES TO INQUIRE, TO DEVELOP CONCEPTS,
MAKE CONNECTIONS AMONG IDEAS, TO COMMUNICATE, TO REASON AND ΤΟ SOLVE PROBLEMS RATHER THAN TO LEARN BY ROTE.
"IN OTHER WORDS, PUPILS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR LEARNING. IN FACT, TRYOUT SCHOOLS HAVE REFLECTED THAT PUPILS ARE MORE MOTIVATED TO LEARN AND THEY ARE ABLE TO RELATE THEIR DAILY LIFE EXPERIENCE TO THE CLASSROOM LEARNING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"INITIALLY, TOC WILL COVER THE SUBJECTS OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND
MATHEMATICS.
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IN TOC, THERE ARE SPECIFIC TARGETS TO DESCRIBE WHAT PUPILS NEED ΤΟ LEARN IN EACH STAGE, ENABLING TEACHERS TO ASSESS THEIR PUPILS' PROGRESS MORE ACCURATELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY.
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PUPILS ARE ASSESSED WITH REFERENCE TO TARGETS RATHER THAN TO OTHER PUPILS. MORE INFORMATION ON THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES PUPILS IS PROVIDED.
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