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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1977

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ACTIVITY APPROACH BEING USED IN 273 PRIMARY CLASSES

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ABOUT 10,000 PRIMARY PUPILS IN 273 CLASSES IN 38 GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE ENJOYING THEIR LESSONS MORE AND MORE IN AN INFORMAL ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE ACTIVITY APPROACH, A SCHEME LAUNCHED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER 1972.

+THE ACTIVITY APPROACH IS GRADUALLY BEING ACCEPTED BY MORE PRIMARY TEACHERS AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM, + SAID MRS. RUBY LAU, PRINCIPAL CURRICULUM PLANNING OFFICER (PRIMARY) EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN THE ACTIVITY APPROACH IS THAT OF A FRIEND HELPING THE PUPILS TO FIND OUT FOR THEMSELVES RATHER THAN A MERE INSTRUCTOR.

TO ENABLE MORE PRIMARY TEACHERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE BASIC INFORMATION AND SKILLS REQUIRED IN ADOPTING THE SCHEME, THE DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE IS CONDUCTING FOUR

INTRODUCTORY COURSES FOR TEACHERS.

THE FIRST OF THE TWO-DAY COURSES BEGAN TODAY AT THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE IN TANNER ROAD, NORTH POINT.

+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT 240 PRIMARY TEACHERS WILL ATTEND THE FOUR COURSES, THE LAST OF WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MAY 31 AND JUNE 3,+ MRS. LAU SAID.

SHE ADDED: +PRIORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS INTENDING TO ADOPT THE ACTIVITY APPROACH IN SEPTEMBER 1977.+

APART FROM THESE INTRODUCTORY COURSES, OTHER IN-SERVICE COURSES ON THE ACTIVITY APPROACH ARE HELD DURING THE YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, A COURSE ON TOPIC WORK+ IS FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS WHO ARE ALREADY USING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH IN CLASS.

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