1. NSS Geography Curriculum and Enquiry Learning - TRF as an example
Curriculum Development Officer

3. Comparison between a conventional lesson and a lesson using an issues-based approach (quoted from Stimpson, P. & Tao, P.K., (1994). Teaching in Hong Kong-Issues-based Teaching. P.16)
Conventional
Factual understanding (concepts or skills)
Implications or application
Issues-based
Issue/problem
Factual understanding (concepts or skills)
Explanation or interpretation of issue

4. NSS Geography Curriculum -Compulsory Part
Issues
Problems

5. The learning & teaching of the issues/problems in the Compulsory Part
What is the issue/problem about?
What areas of geography will help us to interpret?
fieldwork & mapwork
generic skills
values & attitudes …

6. What areas of Geography will help us to interpret?
Interior =
What areas of Geography will help us to interpret?
Exterior =
What is the issue/problem about?
Surprise =
Fieldwork investigation
Mapwork
Generic skills …

7. What is the issue/problem about?
Key geographical questions:
What?
Where?
How?
Why?
What if?

8. 1

9. What?

10. Where?

11. What areas of Geography will help us to interpret?
“Ecosystems”
components
characteristics
energy flow
nutrient cycle

12. Virtual fieldtrip

13. Fieldwork

14. Fieldwork investigation

15. Map & Photo Interpretation

16. Experiment

17. 2

18. What is the issue/problem about?
Why?

20. What areas of Geography will help us to interpret?
Concepts & knowledge related to “Agriculture”
Concepts & knowledge related to “Population”

22. 3

23. What is the issue/problem about? -
What is the impact?
Role play

24. What is the issue/problem about? – Information technology skills
How?
Information technology skills

25. What areas of Geography will help us to interpret?
Concepts & knowledge related to “Development”
e.g. Is ‘sustainable development of tropical rainforests’ a possible way out?

27. TRF

28. Suggested References
Stimpson, P. and Tao, P.K., (1994). Teaching in Hong Kong-Issues-based Teaching. Hong Kong: Longman Asia Limited.
Brooks, C., (2003). Investigating the geography behind the news, in Teaching Geography, Vol.28, No.2, P

29. Geography in the News