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Exhibition on Target Oriented Curriculum
The Education Department has arranged an exhibition of teaching resources and learning materials on Target Oriented Curriculum (TOC) for primary school teachers who are practising, or switching to, the new curriculum.
On display will be teaching resources from the TOC Co-operative scheme as well as TOC learning materials. The exhibition will be staged at 19 Hok Yuen Street, Hung Hom, from August 25 to September 2.
An Education Department spokesman encouraged school heads and teachers. particularly those who have not tried out TOC in their schools and have not had a chance to look at TOC learning materials produced by publishers, to visit the exhibition.
Meanwhile, the spokesman asked supervisors of primary schools to notify the department on or before September 4 whether they intend to implement TOC at primary one in their schools in the 1996-97 school year, or whether they have any problems which require the department's assistance.
He stressed that the returns were necessary for the department to prepare a list for the parents to inform them which schools would adopt TOC in the 1996-97 school year. The list must be available when application forms for discretionary places in the 1996 Primary One Admission exercise are issued from September 11.
The spokesman pointed out: "TOC is a significant curriculum reform. Its framework covers learning targets, contents, strategies and assessment. Its positive effect in motivating students towards better response and participation in classroom and promoting co-operation among teachers have been demonstrated in voluntary tryout scheme over the past two consecutive years.
"It is our belief that the earlier pupils are exposed to TOC, the sooner they can benefit from the learning experience.
"TOC will be practised at all primary levels in the subjects of Chinese, English and Mathematics by September 2000 and, as a necessary part of the reform, the system of allocation of secondary school places will be TOC-based when the majority of pupils learning through TOC reach the end of their primary education in 2001.
"We trust that school supervisors and heads will make their decision on the basis of the greatest benefits of their pupils," he said,
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