Education Commission

1
Progress of the Education Reform

• Education Commission
• 11 December 2004

2
Assessment Reform

• Enhancing the validity of the public exams
• Increased use of new question formats
• More open-ended questions
• More emphasis on application and problem-solving

3
Assessment Reform

• Review of subjects
• 2 new subjects (Science Technology, Integrated
  Humanities)
• Merged subject (Computer Information
  Technology)
• 5 HKCEE subjects and 3 HKALE subjects to be
  abolished in 2007

4
Assessment Reform

• School-based assessment
• 2004 A/AS-level Art, Engineering Science, and
  Physics and CE Ceramics
• 2005 Computer Information Technology,
  Integrated Humanities, Science Technology,
  Visual Arts
• 2006 Chinese History, History
• 2007 Chinese Language, English Language

5
Assessment Reform

• 334 assessment proposals
• School-based assessment
• Standards-referenced assessment
• International recognition

6
Assessment Reform

• Chinese and English Language CE 2007
• Reflect the new form of assessment
• Based on CDC teaching syllabuses
• Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking
• School-based assessment (20)
• Standards-referenced reporting of results (Levels
  1-5)
• Syllabuses and sample papers approved for both
  subjects

7
Assessment Reform

• BCA Student Assessment
• Student assessment for Key Stages 1 and 2
  implemented, Key Stage 3 ready for implementation
• Available items Chinese (1507), English (1466),
  Mathematics (1364)
• Usage 638 schools registered users (88 of
  primary schools) peak of 87,000 users in March
  to April, declining to 22,000 logins in first
  week of July

8
Assessment Reform

• BCA Territory-wide Assessment
• Written tests administered to 75,000 students in
  724 schools in July
• Oral assessment administered to 12-15 students in
  each school in May
• Results released to media 2 December
• Schools currently being briefed and provided
  their results in confidence

9
Assessment Reform

• BCA Territory-wide Assessment
• 2004 Pass Rates Chinese 83, English 76,
  Mathematics 85
• Planning well advanced for
• 2005 P3 and P6
• 2006 P3, P6 and S3