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School curriculum research projects

Following is a question by Dr the Hon Cheung Bing-leung and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower. Mr Joseph WP Wong. in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

The Education Commission Report No. 4 published in 1990 recommended that two projects about school curriculum should be undertaken to examine "the feasibility of introducing a Modular Curriculum at the junior secondary level" and "the feasibility of introducing a Mastery Learning programme" respectively. The recommendations were subsequently accepted by the Government and the relevant posts required to carry out the studies were created within the Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Department (ED). In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(c)

of the number, rank and date of the creation of such posts;

whether researches or experimentation relating to these two projects have been carried out by the ED since the creation of such posts; if so, when were they carried out and what were the objectives, contents and findings of such researches and experimentation;

whether the ED has compiled any reports on the researches and experimentation mentioned above; if so, whether the ED has published such reports;

whether the ED has reached any conclusion with regard to the feasibility and desirability of the two projects mentioned above; if not, when a conclusion will be reached, and what criteria will be taken into account in making the decision; and

what follow-up actions will be taken on these two projects in the next two years?