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THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1974
NEED FOR PRACTICAL SCIENCE COURSE STRESSED
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A PRACTICALLY ORIENTED SCIENCE COURSE BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SCOTTISH INTEGRATED SCIENCE SCHEME IS THE TYPE OF COURSE NEEDED IN HONG KONG, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION CCHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), HR. ARTHUR BROWN SAID TODAY.
WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TAKING PART IN A PILOT. PROJECT, MR. BROWN SAID THAT HE WOULD SOON BE IN A POSITION TO RECOMMEND A MUCH WIDER INTRODUCTION OF SUCH A COURSE.
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ONE OF THE OBJECTS OF THE PILOT PROJECT WAS TO ADAPT THE ORIGINAL SCOTTISH SCHEME SO THAT IT BECAME COMPLETELY SUITABLE FOR USE IN HONG KONG SCHOOLS.
MR. BROWN WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF AN 11-DAY INTEGRATED SCIENCE COURSE AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS OF LOWER SECONDARY FORMS NOW ENTERING THE SECOND YEAR OF A PROJECT TAKING PLACE IN 20 SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
THE COURSE, THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS INTERESTING PROJECT, IS TO BE CONDUCTED BY FOUR TUTORS REPRESENTING THE SCOTTISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE PROJECT STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN A SIMILAR GROUP OF TUTORS FROM SCOTLAND CONDUCTED A SIMILAR COURSE TO LAUNCH THE SCHEME.
MR. BROWN HOPED THAT THE CURRENT COURSE WOULD PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY BOTH TO ASSESS THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT AND TO PREPARE THE TEACHERS AGAIN FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE SUCCEEDING YEAR.
AS FAR AS MR. BROWN COULD SEE. BOTH FROM REPORTS AND FROM THE VISITS HE HAD MADE TO SOME OF THE SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT WAS GOING EXTREMELY VELL.
+IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO ENTER THE CLASSROOM AND HEAR A BUZZ OF VOICES INDICATING THAT CHILDREN WERE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND OUT HOW TO CARRY OUT THE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR WORK SHEETS,+ HE SAID.
MR. BROWN WAS MOST IMPRESSED BY THIS METHOD OF STUDY ING SCIENCE WHEREBY CHILDREN VORKED IN SMALL GROUPS FOLLOWING WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AND LEARNING NOT ONLY BY WHAT THEY DID CORRECTLY BUT ALSO BY THEIR MISTAKES.
HE FELT
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