1 Health Management and Social Care Third Consultation

2 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

3 Curriculum & Assessment Guide Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Chapter 5 Assessment 5.1 The Roles of Assessment 5.2 Formative and Summative Assessment 5.3 Internal Assessment 5.4 Public Assessment

4 Curriculum & Assessment Guide Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

5 Assessment objectives Students of this subject will be assessed on their ability to: demonstrate knowledge, understanding of the concepts, principles and terminology appropriate to the subject content; apply knowledge, understanding and skills to address health and social issues/ problems; plan and carry out investigations and tasks in which they analyze HMSC-related issues and problems; Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

6 collect, extract and record evidence and information from appropriate source; analyze information and draw reasoned conclusions from data; present and justify opinions on HMSC-related issues and problems; communicate and evaluate information, and present findings and conclusions in appropriate forms; take charge of their own learning and development. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

7 “There is research evidence on the beneficial effects of formative assessment when used for refining instructional decision-making in teaching and generating feedback to improve learning… Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Assessment framework: Rationale

8 …For this reason, [it is ] recommended that there should be a change in assessment practices, with schools placing due emphasis on formative assessment to make assessment for learning an integral part of classroom teaching.” (Curriculum & Assessment Guide, p. 68) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

9 Assessment practices: Chapter 5 Internal assessment (Section 5.3) Public assessment (Section 5.4) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

10 Internal assessment: Principles Alignment with learning objectives Catering for the range of student ability Tracking progress over time Timely and quality feedback with encouragement Making reference to the school’s context Making reference to current progress in student learning Feedback from peers and from the students themselves Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

11 Public assessment: Design Written examination (70%) -Paper 1: compulsory part of the curriculum -Paper 2: both compulsory and elective parts of the curriculum School-based Assessment (30%) -Field learning Task （實地學習課業） - Project for Electives （選修部分的專題研習） Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

12 Duration: 2 hours Consists of two parts Part 1: Short questions (compulsory) Part 2: Structured questions (choice of questions provided) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

13 Mainly focus on factual recall; Only simple and direct answers are needed Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

14 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Data analysis: (Data in forms of charts, tables, curves will be used.)

15 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Focusing on assessing critical thinking skills and reasoning when explaining the trends/ patterns/ phenomenon of the issue.

16 Duration: 1.5 hours Consists of two parts Part 1: Short questions (compulsory) Part 2: Issue-based questions (choice of questions provided) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

17 Scenario-based Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

18 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Application of knowledge for problem- solving in authentic situations.

19 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Case Study

20 Focus on case analysis require to assemble knowledge from different topics

21 School-based Assessment (SBA): What is it? It is: part of the public assessment administered in schools and marked by the students’ own teachers to include a more extensive range of learning outcomes which cannot be possibly assessed in written exam Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

22 SBA: Rationale Aligning assessment with learning and teaching Providing a more balanced and reliable picture of students’ performance Enabling students to understand their strengths and weaknesses through evidence-based feedback Motivating students to learn Promoting self-learning in students Providing a more natural environment for students to achieve their personal best Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

23 SBA in HMSC (30%) SBA 1: Field learning Task （實地學習課業） 10% of total assessment result To be conducted in S5 SBA 2: Project for Electives （選修部分的專題研習） 20% of total assessment result to be conducted in S5 and S6 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

24 SBA 1 Field learning Task : Aims ( 實地學習課業 ) By observing and studying health/social care services in authentic context, students plan, apply and evaluate their learning within the context of the organization in related to Health/Social Care issues. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

25 SBA 1: The Task After participating in some form of a service in a HMSC-related organization, students write a reflective journal on such experience Length of journal: words Individual work (10%) Minimum 18 hours of service To be conducted in S5 Results sent to HKEAA in the beginning of S6 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

26 Field learning Task: Assessment focus The journal should include: knowledge and understanding of the organization (e.g. client’s profile, organization of services, roles of people, etc.) evaluation of the organization (e.g. how the health/social care value underpins work, client’s needs clearly identified, etc.) applying theories learnt in HMSC to the field- learning experience ….. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

27 Field learning Task: Assessment focus The journal should also demonstrate: candidates’ ability to reason and present conclusions on what they learnt and know from such experience Detailed criteria for each level of performance will be provided by HKEAA Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

28 Field learning Task: Submission Documents/work to be submitted: Assessment score of each student Reflective journal Supporting documents (e.g. field-learning notes, NGO instructor’s attendance record, etc.) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

29 SBA 2 Project for Electives: Aims ( 選修部分的專題研習 ) By choosing a theme/topic of interest, students conduct an in-depth study on the investigation of a health and/or social care issue. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

30 Project for Electives : Assessment outline The report should: identify a research question (RQ) explain why the chosen topic is relevant and significant to the study of HMSC describe procedures of conducting the study tell how the information collected is being used and interpreted discuss issues related to health and/or social care demonstrate efforts to answer the RQ Detailed criteria for each level of performance will be provided by HKEAA Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

31 SBA 2: The Project After conducting the study, students: I)write a report II) do an audio-visual task and give an oral presentation Length of report: words Individual work (20%) To be conducted in S5 and S6 Results sent to HKEAA before written exam Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

32 Project for Electives : Submission Documents/work to be submitted: Assessment score of each student Research report Supporting documents e.g. sample of questionnaire, interview notes/tapes, relevant literature, observation notes, field learning notes (if SBA 2 grows out of SBA 1) etc. Audio-visual task Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

33 Moderation of SBA results To iron out possible differences among schools in marking standards By means of either statistical method or trained moderators Rank order determined by teachers will remain unchanged Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

34 Supervision: basic principles Teachers are expected to supervise and guide students in the process of preparing for SBA projects Degree of teacher guidance will vary according to students’ ability and the kind of work undertaken Students are required to reach their own judgments and conclusions Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

35 Supervision: guidelines When supervising students, teachers are expected to: -offer students advice about how best to approach their tasks -exercise continuing supervision of work in order to monitor progress and to prevent plagiarism - ensure the work is completed in accordance with the specification requirements and procedures ….. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

36 SBA work may be undertaken outside the study site and in the course of normal curriculum time As with all internally assessed work, the teacher must be satisfied that the work submitted for assessment is the candidate’s own work Group work (particularly in the the initial stages) is allowed, but it is important to ensure that the individual work of a candidate is identified separately ….. Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

37 Assessment Criteria should be made salient to students. Throughout the course, teachers should encourage students to focus on achieving the criteria listed in the Assessment Evidence Grid Teachers may set internal deadlines for students Once the mark has been submitted to HKEAA, no further amendment may take place Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

38 Support to teachers Assessment Handbook (including Assessment Criteria, Guidance for Teachers, sample of Assignment Recording Sheet and Assessment Evidence Grid etc.) Examples of work Training workshops on SBA work Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

39 Standards and reporting of results Standards-referencing Results represented by 5 levels of performance Written descriptors which explain what the candidates can do at a certain level will be developed Standards of work expected will be illustrated by samples of students work 5321U4 Cut scores Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

40 Health Management and Social Care Q & A