SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1994
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TRACHERS ASSURED OF TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM SUPPORT
OF
PREPARATORY WORK HAS STARTED ON THE PRODUCTION OF A SERIES
WITH THE FOUR VIDEO TAPES TO FAMILIARISE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
ORIENTED CURRICULUM TEACHING METHOD AND TECHNIQUES UNDER THE TARGET
CURRICULUM EDUCATION (TOC), CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, DR JULIAN LEUNG, SAID.
DEPARTMENT'S
то THE 11-MINUTE THE NEW SERIES, WHICH WILL BE IN ADDITION INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TAPE ALREADY PRODUCED FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND THE AND SALIENT COMPRISES A PUBLIC,
CONCENTRATING ON CONCEPTS TAPE FEATURES FOR TEACHERS AND THREE OTHER SUBJECT-SPECIFIC TAPES TO TEACHERS OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS EXACTLY HOW TO TEACH RESPECTIVE SUBJECTS UNDER TOC.
SHOW THE
DR LEUNG SAID THE TAPES WITH USEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS OF CLASSROOM HOME WITH TEACHING WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING TEACHERS FEEL AT TOC.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SERIES WILL BE READY BEFORE
SEPTEMBER
1995.
NEEDED NOT
BR WORRIED ABOUT THE DR LEUNG SAID TEACHERS
HAND A NUMBER OF OF TOC AS THE DEPARTMENT HAD IN IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT MEASURES, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF A WEALTH OF TEACHING AND WHICH HAS REFERENCE MATERIALS, WEIGHING ABOUT 7 KILOGRAMS PER SET, BEEN SENT TO SCHOOLS.
SAID
IT WOULD
ASSUME THAT TOC BROUGHT TO BE WRONG HE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OR THAT TOC WAS GOING TO STRAITJACKET EXISTING GOOD PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS.
THE
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HE
STUDY FOR CHINESE, THE PROGRAMMES OF "QUITE THE CONTRARY, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS, WHICH TOC COVERS INITIALLY, EVOLVED FROM EXISTING SYLLABUSES WITH WHICH TEACHERS SHOULD BE VERY FAMILIAR, SAID.
LIBERTY ΤΟ DESIGN RESOURCES AND CHANGES IMPOSED ON
"SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS ARE GIVEN A LOT OF
AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO THEIR THEIR OWN STRATEGIES STRENGTHS AND NEED NOT BE AFRAID OF ANY ABRUPT THEM."
INCREASED,
EXPERIENCE FROM THE TRYOUT SCHEMES HAS ALSO SHOWN THAT ALTHOUGH THE WORKLOAD IN THE FIRST YEAR OF PRACTISING TOC HAS BEEN WORKLOAD IN THE SECOND YEAR OF PRACTICE IS NOT A PROBLEM.
SAID
"IN THE 1993-94 TRYOUT SCHEME, 85 PER CENT OF THE SCHOOLS TEACHERS HAD DESIGNED THEIR OWN TASKS FOR TRYOUT CLASSES AND FELT THAT THEIR PREPARATORY WORK HAD BEEN FRUITFUL, RESULTING IN STUDENTS MORE INTERESTED IN THEIR LEARNING AND BETTER-MOTIVATED IN CLASS."
STAGES,
SCHOOL
BEING
VISITS
DR LEUNG SAID UNLIKE THE TRYOUT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICERS IN PHASE 1 OF IMPLEMENTATION IN WOULD BE MINIMAL AND PRE-ARRANGED, BUT THE OFFICERS WOULD MAKE EFFORT TO BE AVAILABLE TO GIVE A HELPING HAND WHEN CALLED UPON.
BY
1995-96 EVERY
/TRAINING PROGRAMMES