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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1980

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TO FIT IN THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE, THE TIMETABLE OF SEVERAL TRAINS WILL BE SLIGHTLY ALTERED INCLUDING THE 7.21 AM DOWN-TRAIN FROM SHA TIN,

TIMETABLES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL STATIONS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF KCR COMMUTERS.

SEMINAR ON INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

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THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD THREE SEMINARS ON INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR AT TWO DIFFERENT CENTRES IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.

SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY), +PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE TEACHING CHINESE ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS AT PRIMARY 5 AND PRIMARY 6 LEVELS, ARE RECOMMENDED TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE SEMINARS TO BE HELD FOR THE IR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL NETS.+

+THE AIM OF THESE SEMINARS IS TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH MODERN CONCEPTS OF ASSESSMENTS AND TESTING, AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS IN QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES, CONTENTS OF QUESTION PAPERS, MARKING SCHEMES, WEIGHTINGS OF DIFFERENT SUBJECT COMPONENTS AND SO ON,+ HE ADDED.

THE SEMINARS WILL INCLUDE TALKS ON INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS AND THE ACADEMIC APTITUDE TEST. AND TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS, BY SUBJECT, CONDUCTED BY INSPECTORS OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE.

ALL REPLY SLIPS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER, SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BLOCK +AA+, 2ND FLOOR, VICTORIA BARRACKS, QUEENSWAY, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 3, 1980.

ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. 5- 272013).

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