1 Third Consultation on the New Academic Structure for Senior Secondary Education and Higher Education - Results and Recommendations 18 January 2007

2 An Overview Overview of responses in the third consultation & the way forward (slides 3 - 6) Proposed changes to the assessment design (slides 7 - 9) The double cohort years & the implementation challenge (slides ) Strategic implementation principles & plan (slides ) Note: Details of the third consultation along with the Curriculum & Assessment Guides for all subjects will be uploaded onto the EMB and HKEAA websites by the end of January

3 The Consultations Number of ConsultationsNumber Attending Principals81,197 Panel chairs and teachers8010,771 Questionnaires sent Questionnaires received Response rate (%) Government and Aided Day schools Participating schools All schools

4 Overview of Responses to Questionnaires Average Ratings by Question SBA Exam The main concerns continue to be teacher and student effort, and to a lesser extent, authentication Notes : A 6-point scale is adopted, with 6 denoting strongly agree and 1 strongly disagree at the two ends of the continuum. Schools choosing 4, 5, or 6 indicated a view in agreement with the statement, while those choosing 1,2 or 3 in disagreement with the statement.

5 Overview of Responses to the Survey Schools’ views on the public examination components are generally good Positive support for the design and weighting of SBA in most subjects Opinion divided as to whether the effort required by teachers and students to complete SBA is reasonable

6 The Way Forward Further refinement of assessment design for 9 elective subjects Strategic implementation of SBA

7 Proposed Changes to the Assessment Design (Core Subjects) SubjectConcernRemarks Chinese LangWeighting of SBA, teachers’ and students’ effort on SBA Details of SBA to be reviewed in the final round of consultation in early 2008 English Lang Retain public speaking assessment for school candidates Weighting of SBA, teachers’ and students’ effort on SBA To be further reviewed upon completion of the 2007 HKCE exam cycle Details of SBA to be reviewed in the final round of consultation in early 2008 Note : There are no proposed changes to the assessment design for Mathematics and Liberal Studies.

8 Proposed Changes to the Assessment Design (Elective Subjects) SubjectConcernRemarks Chi HistoryTeachers’ and students’ effort on SBA Reduce the no of assessment tasks from 4 to 3 EconomicsTeachers’ and students’ effort on SBA Reduce the no of SBA assignments from 5 to 3 GeographyTeachers’ and students’ effort on SBA Revise the requirement on fieldwork for the first few cohorts: reducing the word limit of the report allowing students to work in groups in planning and data collection stage allowing students of the same class to work on the same field work site, topic or even report title HistoryTeachers’ effort on SBA Three-task assignment changed to a two-task assignment In response to schools’ concern, proposed changes to the assessment design of 9 elective subjects were made

9 Proposed Changes to the Assessment Design (Elective Subjects) SubjectConcernRemarks BiologyTeachers’ and students’ effort on SBA Reduce the number of practical related assessment from 5 to 4 Integrated Science Teachers’ and students’ effort on SBA Reduce the number of non-practical assignments from 3 to 2 BAFSWeighting of SBA, teachers’ and students’ effort on SBA Reduce the weighting from 20% to 15% Reduce the number of tasks from 2 to 1 Visual ArtsAssessment of art appreciation & criticism, duration of public examination Divide the 4-hour paper into two separate sessions, and relax the requirement of relating art appreciation to art making in public exam PEDifficulty in assessing a wide range of physical activities Adopt a restricted list of physical activities at initial stages

10 The Double Cohort Years (2011 and 2012) During the double cohort years, some teachers may need to teach S6/S7 classes entering HKALE and S5/S6 classes entering HKDSE at the same time Public Exam CurrentHKALES7 S6 HKCEES5 S4 NSSHKDSES6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1

11 The Implementation Challenge Key implications of the double cohort in : Some teachers will need to teach i) old HKALE subjects ii) new HKDSE subject equivalents, iii) modules of the new Liberal Studies. A 2012 introduction of SBA for all subjects could result in heavy short-term demands on these teachers and on the schools in balancing teacher workload Strategic implementation of SBA

12 Strategic Implementation Principles SBA should be fully implemented in 2012 for subjects that already have SBA at HKCEE level Deferred arrangements would be adopted for subjects with no SBA at HKCEE level, taking into consideration the support for SBA and the impact (in terms of the no of schools and candidature)

13 Strategic Implementation Plan Category 1 (8 subjects) - Full implementation in 2012 Category 2 (10 subjects) - To be further discussed with stakeholders before finalization Category 3 (6 subjects) – Deferred implementation

14 Proposed Strategic Implementation Plan for Cat 1 Subjects SubjectsImplementation PlanRationale Chi Lang, Eng Lang, Chi Hist, DAT, History, ICT, Visual Arts (7 subjects) Full implementation in 2012 For Chi Lang & Eng Lang, details of SBA to be reviewed in the final round of consultation in early 2008 Already have SBA at HKCEE level Liberal StudiesFull implementation in 2012 Strong support Independent Enquiry Study critical to the subject

15 Proposed Strategic Implementation Plan for Cat 3 Subjects SubjectsImplementation PlanRationale BAFS, Econ, ERS, Geog, Music, Math (6 subjects) Deferred arrangements (2- year deferral of SBA marks submission followed by 0/1/2 years of school trial, before full implementation) No SBA at HKCEE level SBA is new to the subject Strong support for deferral

16 Summary of Strategic Implementation Plan for Subjects in Cat 1 and Cat 3 Chi Lang, Eng Lang, LS, Chi Hist, DAT, History, ICT, Visual Arts Econ, ERS, GeogMusicBAFS, Maths 2012 ImplementDeferred 2013 ImplementDeferred 2014 Implement School Trial 2015 Implement School Trial 2016 Implement Implement: All schools fully implement SBA, submit marks to HKEAA for counting towards subject result School Trial: All schools fully implement the curriculum and assessment guides and submit SBA marks to HKEAA for feedback, but do not count towards subject result Deferred: All schools fully implement the curriculum and assessment guides, but do not submit SBA marks to HKEAA

17 Cat 2a - Science Subjects (Bio, Chem, Phy, Sci) SBA well established and accepted at HKALE Strong arguments for regarding the practical component of the SBA (i.e., laboratory work) as integral to the subject However, currently SBA is not a part of HKCEE science subjects Many science teachers will be involved in teaching HKALE courses and contributing to Liberal Studies in 2011 and 2012, noting that electives with large candidature (e.g. Econ, Geog, BAFS etc) will be implemented strategically

18 Proposed Strategic Implementation Plan for Cat 2a – Science Subjects OptionImplementation PlanProsCons ADeferred for 2 years Full implementation in 2014 SBA is not a part of HKCEE science subjects Relief the workload of science teachers SBA of science subjects has been implemented in HKALE as early as 1978 Universities may have concern about the standards & abilities of students if their practical skills are not reflected in the public assessment BPartial implementation in 2012 & 2013 (practical component only) Defer implementation of non-practical assignments for 2 years Full implementation in 2014 Practical skills is critical to science subjects Science teachers are familiar with the assessment of practical skills Partially relief the workload of science teachers Workload of science teachers may still be an issue during the double cohort years Note : A further point of discussion for science subjects is to have school trial for 2 years in 2012 and 2013 before full implementation in 2014, taking into consideration the fact that assessment of practical skills has been practised in science subjects for many years.

19 Cat 2b - Literatures and Practical Subjects (Chi Lit, Lit in Eng, HMSC, THS, T&L, PE) No SBA at HKCEE level (Chi Lit, Lit in Eng, PE) New subjects (HMSC, THS, T&L) Heavily practical in nature or the current public examination already assessing similar skills Some language teachers teaching the literature subjects will be involved in teaching Chi Lang / Eng Lang as well Medium/small candidature anticipated, medium/small impact on schools

20 Proposed Strategic Implementation Plan for Cat 2b – Literatures and Practical Subjects OptionImplementation PlanProsCons A Deferred for 2 years Full implementation in 2014 SBA is not a part of the HKCEE for these subjects Address the readiness issue for new subjects or subjects with no SBA at HKCEE Release the workload of language and technology subject teachers during the double cohort years SBA closely related to the curriculum, especially for the elective part which cannot be assessed by public examination May need to adjust the public assessment of some subjects during the transition, which will increase teachers’ & students’ pressure in preparing for the public examination BFull implementation in 2012Medium / small impact on schools Strong support for SBA in some subjects Readiness of some subjects may be an issue Workload of teachers and demand on schools may be an issue during the double cohort years

21 Summary of Strategic Implementation for All Subjects Chi Lang, Eng Lang, LS, Chi Hist, DAT, History, ICT, Visual Arts Econ, ERS, Geog, + Bio, Chem, Phy, Sci + Chi Lit, HMSC, Lit in Eng, THS, T&L, PE MusicBAFS, Maths 2012 ImplementDeferred 2013 ImplementDeferred 2014 Implement School Trial 2015 Implement School Trial 2016 Implement Implement: All schools fully implement SBA, submit marks to HKEAA for counting towards subject result School Trial: All schools fully implement the curriculum and assessment guides and submit SBA marks to HKEAA for feedback, but do not count towards subject result Deferred: All schools fully implement the curriculum and assessment guides, but do not submit SBA marks to HKEAA + Adopting Option A

22 Professional Development for Teachers A. Including 40 3-day school leaders workshops and some day workshops for all middle managers of all secondary schools as well as subject specific programmes for teachers (e.g. in 2005/06, about 90 programmes & 400 events were offered to entertain 36,000 enrolments) B. Include also the following areas: a.Integration of SBA tasks in regular teaching and learning activities; and b.Developing a school assessment policy which adopts more diversified forms of assessment apart from paper and pen examinations

23 Impact of good training: the case of PE Responses to the item "The amount and type of effort required of teachers to complete SBA is reasonable" (3 rd Consultation, n=282; After PDP =74). Responses to the item "The amount and type of effort required of students to complete SBA is reasonable" (3 rd Consultation, n=282; After PDP =74). Teachers’ Workload Students’ Workload

24 Other Support Provisions 1.School-based Support Services 3 types of support: subject-specific, generic and school partnership project Mode of support: on-site, consultancy service and networking 2.Curriculum & Assessment Guides (ready in early 2007) 3.Senior Secondary Curriculum Guides 4. Liberal Studies Web-based Resource Platform ( user name: lsuser; password: lspwd Web Bulletin ( 6. Learning & Teaching materials (including textbooks)