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MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1993
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EDUCATION COMMISSION WORKING GROUPS OFF TO A GOOD START
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TO
THE THREE WORKING GROUPS SET UP BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, STUDY IMPORTANT QUALITY-RELATED POLICY AREAS
HAVE ALL GOT OFF TO A LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, AND SCHOOL RESOURCING GOOD START, AND ARE TACKLING THEIR SUBJECTS WITH ENTHUSIASM.
THREE WORKING GROUP CHAIRMEN THIS WAS THE MESSAGE WHICH THE GAVE TO THE FULL COMMISSION AT ITS REGULAR MEETING TODAY (MONDAY).
MR
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON EDUCATIONAL STARDARDS,
HIS GROUP HAD RECEIVED USEFUL ANDREW SO, TOLD THE COMMISSION THAT
VOCATIONAL POSITION PAPERS FROM THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY,
GRANTS POLYTECHNIC
COMMITTEE, AND TRAINING COUNCIL, UNIVERSITY AND
AS WELL AS FROM THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION,
AND THE "TOWARDS A SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE BETTER SCHOOL" MOVEMENT.
THESE PAPERS SET OUT HOW THE
DIFFERENT SECTORS OF
EDUCATION
APPROACH THE QUESTION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, MR SO SAID.
"AT
OUR LAST
MEETING ON
DECEMBER
10.
WE STUDIED TWO SUBSTANTIAL PAPERS ON QUALITY ASSURANCE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL.
ONE PAPER DESCRIBES HOW SOME EDUCATION SYSTEMS INTRODUCED NEW MEASURES FOR ASSURING QUALITY.
ELSEWHERE HAVE
THE OTHER IS A REVIEW OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES NOW IN HONG KONG.
"BOTH HAVE RAISED MANY
то INTERESTING QUESTIONS FOR US UP IN OUR FUTURE MEETINGS, MR SO ADDED.
TH
USED
FOLLOW
PROFICIENCY HAS INVITED LOCAL THE WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE ACADEMIC EXPERTS ON LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION TO HELP IN THE STUDY.
TO CONDUCT A CRITICAL REVIEW "SEVERAL EXPERTS HAVE OFFERED
A FIRM FOCUSING ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION IN HONG KONG WHILE
AREA OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AND PROPOSAL FOR A SIMILAR REVIEW IN THE
SAID MRS ANGELA CHBUNG, THE WORKING EDUCATION IS STILL AWAITED, GROUP CHAIRMAN.
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IN THE MEANTIME, MY WORKING GROUP WITH FOUR INVITED EXPERTS ON DECEMBER 9.
HELD
A LIVELY DISCUSSION
FIRM AT THEIR NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 14, THE GROUP INTEND TO
OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS, UP IDEAS ON A LARGE-SCALE SURVEY
AND
WHAT
THE STUDENTS
OTHERS
WHAT
AND HELPS,
HINDERS, ACQUISITION OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, SHE ADDED.
ABOUT
INVITED LOCAL THE WORKING GROUP ON SCHOOL RESOURCING HAS ALSO
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF RELEVANT ACADEMIC EXPERTS TO PROVIDE
ISSUES
то AND EXPERTS
SELECT A CONSULTANT LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD, SHORTLY TO DO THIS REVIEW.
NO
THEMES
OUR OF MEANS MERELY
IN QUALITY
STUDY, AND ALL BUT ARE TECHNICAL,
WHO ALSO CHAIRS
SCHOOL EDUCATION,' SAID
"WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAIN
BY AGREE THAT THE ISSUES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE QUESTION OF PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION, THIS WORKING GROUP.
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