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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1991

GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE NEW ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR SCHOOLS

HAS APPROVED

EDUCATION

COMMISSION'S THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK OF ATTAINMENT TARGETS AND RELATED ASSESSMENTS TO COVER INITIALLY THE CORE SUBJECTS CHINESE,

3

A LEVEL,

GOVERNMENT ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS UP TO SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SECONDARY

TO

HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS MOVED FROM A SELECTIVE ONE

FREE AND COMPULSORY ONE IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN RECEIVE NINE YEARS OF EDUCATION.

THUS "ASSESSMENT

LONGER NO

NEEDS

то PLAY THE PRIMARILY SELECTIVE ROLE WHICH IT HAS PLAYED IN THE PAST," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WILL PROVIDE

NEED

AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, THE EDUCATION COMMISSION SAW THE

ON INFORMATION

THE FOR A NEW ASSESSMENT SYSTEM WHICH

TO PLAN THEIR STUDENTS' STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES TO ENABLE TEACHERS FUTURE TEACHING.

EMPLOYERS AND PARENTS WITH A THE GOVERNMENT, SET AND MONITOR EDUCATIONAL

**THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO PROVIDE CLEAR STATEMENT OF STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS; AND ENABLE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, TO STANDARDS," HE SAID,

THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORE SUBJECTS

SUBJECT TO RESEARCH, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE FRAMEWORK OF TARGETS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR THE THREE BE COMPLETED OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS CAN SPOKESMAN SAID.

BY

1994,

THE

OTHER MEASURES RELATED

THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, ALSO ENDORSED TO THE NEW ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. THESE MEASURES ARE:

(A)

AT

(B)

(C)

OF THE PUBLIC THE REPLACEMENT STAGE PRESENT THE

LEVEL BY THE NEW FORM OF EXAMINATIONS AT SECONDARY 5 ASSESSMENT SHOULD NOT BE PURSUED;

UP

THE APPROPRIATE ATTAINMENT TARGETS AND LEVELS BE DRAWN AND TRIED OUT, THE RELATED ASSESSMENTS BASED ON CRITERION- INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REFERENCING PRINCIPLES

THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS BE DESIGNED

AND THE MEANS TO GUIDELINES AND MATERIALS BE PRODUCED,

INVOLVING

AND TESTED,

ENABLE TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT THE FRAMEWORK BE DEVELOPED ;

IN

THE

PLANNING,

TEACHERS DEVELOPMENT WORK RELATING TO THE FRAMEWORK;

RESEARCH

AND

BE INVOLVED

(D)

INSTITUTIONS

CONCERNED

WITH

TEACHER

EDUCATION SHOULD

DESIGN COURSES TO ENABLE IMPLEMENT THE FRAMEWORK;

NEW

AND EXISTING TEACHERS

ΤΟ

(F)

THE NEW TARGET-RELATED REFERENCING

ASSESSMENTS BASED

PRINCIPLES

SECONDARY 3 SHOULD REPLACE AS ASSESSMENTS;

CRITERION- AT PRIMARY 3. PRIMARY 6 AND FAR AS POSSIBLE EXISTING

ON

/(F)

SCHOOLS SHOULD