1. Overview of TSA 2015 and onwards (for Primary Schools) Education Assessment Services Division 18 September 2014

2. 2 TSA Review Background TSA has been in place since 2004 Collect feedback from schools to inform improvements in the implementation of TSA Purpose To optimize the implementation of TSA in the coming years Optimization includes question items, coverage, reporting functions and implementation arrangements

3. 3 TSA Review Focus Group meetings held in September and October 2011 in November and December 2012 In September 2013 Personnel Involving over 150 primary and secondary schools from different school types and strata Representatives: School Heads, Deputy School Heads, PSM(CD)/Academic Masters, Subject Panel Chairpersons / Teachers

4. 4 TSA Review Topics Optimization of TSA Reports TSA Implementation Mode Source of Stress Use of TSA data TSA Design and Content TSA Administration Arrangement

5. 5 Views from Schools TSA Reporting Functions Deletion of Page 1 of TSA Primary School Report, i.e. the removal of the school’s pass rates (i.e. no BC attainment rates in the three subjects provided to primary schools) The content of the School Report for secondary schools will remain unchanged for secondary schools only

6. 6 Views from Schools TSA Reporting Functions Provision of interactive features of the Item Analysis Reports (sorted by BC) with access rights of different school stake-holders

7. 7 TSA Reports ReportsContentFormat School Report  State the percentages of students attaining the BC standards (for secondary schools only starting from 2014)  State the school average scores and school average versus territory-wide average for each skill/dimension in each sub-paper  PDF Item Analysis Report (Sorted by sub-papers)  Illustrate individual school performances in different sub-papers of the three subjects by indicating the percentages of student responses in each item  PDF  EXCEL (since 2013) Item Analysis Report (Sorted by BC)  Illustrate individual school performances in different BC descriptors by indicating the percentages of student responses in each item  PDF  EXCEL (since 2013)  Online platform (commence in 2014) Supplementary Report  Exclude students requiring different learning needs and/or students with Special Educational Needs (SEN)  Exclude Non Chinese-speaking students (NCS)  PDF Territory-wide System Assessment Report  Illustrate the performances of students at P.3, P.6 and S.3 in Chinese, English and Maths  https://www.bca.hkeaa.edu.hk/bca/login.dohttps://www.bca.hkeaa.edu.hk/bca/login.do  Print  Online

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12. 12 Views from Schools TSA Implementation Mode Implementation mode of P3 and S3 TSA be status quo P6 opt-in arrangement in alternate years be continued YearLevelSubject 2013Primary 3, Primary 6 & Secondary 3 Chinese, English & Mathematics 2014Primary 3, Secondary 3 2015Primary 3, Primary 6 & Secondary 3 2016Primary 3, Secondary 3............

13. 13 Views from Schools TSA Administration Arrangement Maths TSA in primary and secondary levels be conducted after English Language TSA

14. 14 Subject Order in the Primary 3 and 6 TSA (e.g. 2015) DateSessionSubject 16 June 2015 1 Chinese Language – Reading 2 Chinese Language – Listening (Break) 3 Chinese Language – Writing 17 June 2015 1 English Language – Reading and Writing 2 English Language – Listening (Break) 3 Mathematics

15. 15 Views from Schools TSA Design (Primary Schools) -Assessment time and no. of items across levels be adjusted -Assessment time for certain sub-papers in language subjects be adjusted to better suit the needs of students -Increase the duration of reading and writing for P3 English with no change of no. of items -The duration and no. of items of P6 Chinese Reading, Listening and CAV assessments be reduced

16. 16 Primary 3 TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) Chinese Language SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment TimeChanges 小三 中國語文 閱讀 3CR1 20-23 25 分鐘 NIL 3CR2 3CR3 聆聽 3CL1 12-15 約 20 分鐘 NIL 3CL2 寫作 3CW1 2 40 分鐘 NIL 3CW2 說話 3CSP01-06 6( 看圖說故事 ) 準備時間： 3 分鐘 說話時間： 1 分鐘 NIL 3CSG01-06 6( 小組交談 ) 閒談時間： 2 分鐘 交談時間： 2 分鐘 NIL 視聽資訊 3CAV112-14 約 15 分鐘 NIL

17. 17 Primary 6 TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) Chinese Language SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment Time Changes 小六 中國語文 閱讀 6CR1 - 3 20-23 30 分鐘 評估時間 : 由 35 分鐘減至 30 分鐘 題數 : 25 題減至 20-23 題 聆聽 6CL1-214-16 約 20 分鐘 評估時間 : 由約 25 分鐘減至約 20 分鐘 題數 : 20 題減至 14-16 題 寫作 6CW1-42 55 分鐘 NIL 說話 6CSY1-3 3( 看圖說故事 ) 準備時間： 3 分鐘 NIL 說話時間： 1 分鐘 6CSP1-3 3( 口頭報告 ) 準備時間： 3 分鐘 NIL 報告時間： 1 分鐘 6CSG1-6 3( 小組討論 ) 準備時間： 1 分鐘 NIL 討論時間： 3 分鐘 視聽資訊 6CAV112-14 約 15 分鐘 評估時間 : 由約 20 分鐘減至約 15 分鐘 題數 : 14-15 題減至 12-14 題

18. 18 Primary 3 TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) English Language SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment Time Changes P.3 English Language Reading & Writing 3ERW1 Reading (24 - 28) Writing (1) 30 mins Assessment time: from 25 mins to 30 mins 3ERW2 3ERW3 Listening 3EL1 18-22about 20 mins NIL 3EL2 3EL3 Speaking 3ES01, 3ES03, 3ES05, 3ES07, 3ES09, 3ES11 6 (Reading Aloud & Expression of Personal Experiences) preparation time: 2 mins assessment time: 3 mins NIL 3ES02, 3ES04, 3ES06, 3ES08, 3ES10, 3ES12 6 (Picture Description) preparation time: 3 mins assessment time: 2 mins NIL

19. 19 Primary 6 TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) English Language SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment Time Changes P.6 English Language Reading & Writing 6ERW1 Reading (30 - 34) Writing (1) 50 mins NIL 6ERW2 6ERW3 Listening 6EL1 26-30about 30 mins NIL 6EL2 6EL3 Speaking 6ES01, 6ES03, 6ES05, 6ES07, 6ES09, 6ES11 6 (Reading Aloud & Teacher-student Interaction) preparation time: 2 mins assessment time: 3 mins NIL 6ES02, 6ES04, 6ES06, 6ES08, 6ES10, 6ES12 6 (Presentation) preparation time: 3 mins assessment time: 2 mins NIL

20. 20 Primary Mathematics TSA Framework (Starting from 2015) SubjectDimensionSub-paper No. of Items per Sub-paper Assessment Time Changes P.3 Mathematics Number Measures Shape & Space Data Handling 3MC1/3ME1 3MC2/3ME2 3MC3/3ME3 3MC4/3ME4 36-4040 minsNIL P.6 Mathematics Number Algebra Measures Shape & Space Data Handling 6MC1/6ME1 6MC2/6ME2 6MC3/6ME3 6MC4/6ME4 40-4450 minsNIL

21. 21 Web-based Student Assessment Background -Part of the BCA Project as proposed by the Education Commission in 2000. -The Student Assessment (SA) was ready for use starting from 2003 Purpose -To provide an extra assessment tool to schools wishing a better understanding of individual students’ learning

22. 22 No. of Web-based SA items Online item bank (as of August 2014) -More than 34,000 items in Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics across key stages 1-3 Subject Key Stage Chinese Language English Language MathematicsTotal Key Stage 1 3,3883,5124,73311,633 Key Stage 2 3,5794,0034,25411,836 Key Stage 3 2,9803,5784,30810,866 Total no. of items 34,335

23. 23 SA Hands-on Training Workshops Purpose -How to use the SA system Mode -Deliver upon invitation by individual schools (on-site) -Invite schools on a territory basis Gains (on-site workshops) -Suit the schedules of individual schools -Training materials to be customized to cater to the needs of teachers’ professional development in different schools

24. 24 School Partnership Scheme for SA Background -An extension to the School-based Pilot Scheme (commenced in 2011) Purpose: To bring assessment into daily practice by -Assisting teachers with the use of SA data in diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses of students, so as to inform learning and teaching; -Helping schools facilitate the development of school-based assessment through the use of SA.

25. 25 Other SA Promotion Activities -SA YoutubeSA Youtube

26. 26 Other SA Promotion Activities -‘What’s new’

27. 27 Thank you!