1. Assessment and Certification Tertiary Selection
Report on the New Academic Structure for Senior Secondary Education and Higher Education
Assessment and Certification
Tertiary Selection
International Recognition

2. Single credential General support for a single credential
Minor concerns that one credential could increase pressures on students
Concern regarding those wanting to repeat HKCEE and HKALE after introduction of HKDSE

3. Single credential Way forward:
HKCEE and HKALE to be made available to repeaters in 2011 and 2013 respectively.
Survey in September to ascertain demand and identify which subjects will be made available

4. School-based assessment
General support for rationale but concerns about details, especially:
Relevance to all subjects
Weighting given to SBA
Change to student-teacher relationship
Student and teacher workload
Potential for cheating
Moderation methods
Private candidates
Capacity of teachers to assess consistently

5. School-based assessment
Way forward:
Long-term goal to have SBA in all subjects
Consultation with front-line teachers on all proposals
Close oversight to guard against excessive workload and ensure appropriateness
Greater flexibility in weighting of SBA (15 -30% for most subjects, higher for practical subjects)
Acceptance of both continuous assessment (Mode A) and specific tasks/activities (Mode B) but not mock examinations
SBA built into ongoing teaching and learning and not designed as ‘add-on’ activities

6. School-based assessment
Way forward (contd):
SBA to be designed to facilitate authentication
Statistical moderation for all large subjects
Private candidates
Alternative test
Pro-rata with annotation
Training packages and extensive training
Detailed prescription in the early stages

7. Statistical moderation
Profiling to identify outliers; HKEAA to follow up outliers

8. Student Learning Profile
General acceptance of recognizing broad range of outcomes
Queries about contents and concerns about low income students
Concerns about logistics of storage, processing, authentication, etc.

9. Student Learning Profile
Way forward:
EMB will develop with schools necessary guidelines and templates
Will keep practical and manageable
Consideration given to electronic version to facilitate use

10. Standards-referenced reporting
Support for new system of levels
Concerns whether 5 Levels be sufficient to identify top students
Concern that standards will be set to reflect the full range of aptitudes and abilities

11. Standards-referenced reporting
Way forward:
New system of levels to be designed to encompass full range of abilities of students.
Standards for Level 1 to be set at a threshold level that almost all students can achieve with persistence and effort
Standards for Levels 4 and 5 to be set at a level of interest to local and overseas universities

12. Level 1, CE English 2007
Write simple sentences on familiar topics with some accuracy, or longer paragraphs when guidance or structure is given
Complete simple forms and tables in written English
Understand simple texts with familiar vocabulary
Follow structured written instructions
Understand speakers who speak slowly and clearly on very familiar and predictable topics
Communicate some brief, factual information; take part in predictable short conversational exchanges; make brief contributions to discussions

13. Level 1, CE Chinese 2007 略具聽說讀寫能力；能進行最基本的辨認、分析及比較。
能找出書面及口語材料中的明顯事實，了解口語大意。
書面或口語表達能傳遞零碎意念，有時辭不達意。
複述或概述部分信息，能作粗略回應。

14. Standards-referenced reporting
Based on 2004 HKALE/HKCEE candidate performance, our simulation shows:
Level 5 - around 10%
(≈ HKALE grade A-C)
Level 4 - around 15%
Levels 2 and 3 – around 50%
Level 1 – threshold level

15. Standards-referenced reporting
Way forward (contd):
Will identify top 1% of students normatively using 5** and next 3% using 5* to facilitate selection and recognise outstanding performance.

16. Standards-referenced reporting
Based on 2004 data
HKDSE 5 4 3 2 1 U 5*
5**
HKCEE
HKALE B A C D E F U

17. Tertiary selection HUCOM Advice: Minimum requirements: Prerequisites:
Chinese Language
English Language
Mathematics
Liberal Studies
Prerequisites:
1 or 2 electives (either specified or from a list) in addition to 4 core subjects
Probably Level 3
Probably Level 2

18. International Recognition
HKALE currently well recognized by all British universities.
HK students treated the same as UK students, except that mathematics and science subjects in HK are deemed to be one grade higher than equivalent grades in the UK

19. International recognition
Broad agreement with UK authorities on approach to ensuring advanced recognition of HKDSE
Setting key levels to align with old grades
Secure reference tests to monitor and maintain standards
Have begun negotiating direct recognition with all key overseas universities