Overview of TSA 2015 and onwards (for Secondary Schools) Summary Education Assessment Services Division

2 Subject Order in the Secondary 3 TSA (e.g. 2015) DateSessionSubject 23 June Chinese Language – Writing (Break) 2 Chinese Language – Reading (Break) 3 Chinese Language – Audio-visual 4 Chinese Language – Listening 24 June English Language – Writing (Break) 2 English Language – Reading 3 English Language – Listening (Break) 4 Mathematics

3 Secondary 3 TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) Chinese Language SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment TimeChanges 中三 中國語文 閱讀 9CR 分鐘 NIL 9CR2 9CR3 聆聽 9CL 約 20 分鐘 NIL 9CL2 寫作 9CW 分鐘 NIL 9CW2 9CW3 說話 9CSI1-8 8( 個人短講 ) 準備時間： 5 分鐘 NIL 說話時間： 2 分鐘 9CSG1-8 8( 小組討論 ) 準備時間： 5 分鐘 NIL 討論時間： 8 分鐘 視聽資訊 9CAV12-14 約 15 分鐘 NIL

4 Secondary 3 TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) English Language SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment TimeChanges S.3 English Language Reading 9ER mins  Assessment time: from 30 mins to 35 mins 9ER2 9ER3 Listening 9EL about 35 mins  Assessment time: from about 25 mins to about 35 mins 9EL2 9EL3 Writing 9EW1 140 mins NIL 9EW2 9EW3 Speaking 9ESP (Individual Presentation) preparation time: 3 mins assessment time: 2 mins NIL 9ESG (Group Interaction) preparation time: 3 mins assessment time: 4 mins Assessment time: from 3 mins to 4 mins

5 Secondary 3 TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) Mathematics SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment TimeChanges S.3 Mathematics Number & Algebra Measures, Shape & Space Data Handling 9MC1/9ME1 9MC2/9ME2 9MC3/9ME3 9MC4/9ME minsNIL