Special Session on the Curriculum and Assessment of the New Senior Secondary System June 2005.

Special Session on Special Session on the Curriculum and the Curriculum and Assessment of the Assessment of the

New Senior New Senior Secondary SystemSecondary System

Special Session on Special Session on the Curriculum and the Curriculum and Assessment of the Assessment of the

New Senior New Senior Secondary SystemSecondary System

June 2005

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Learning Goals for NSS – Learning Better for All • to be biliterate and trilingual with adequate proficiency;

• to acquire a broad knowledge base, and be able to understand contemporary issues that may impact on their daily life at personal, community, national and global levels;

• to be an informed and responsible citizen with a sense of global and national identity;

• to respect pluralism of cultures and views, and be a critical, reflective and independent thinker;

• to acquire IT and other skills as necessary for being a life-long learner;

• to understand their own career/academic aspirations and develop positive attitudes towards work and learning;

• to lead a healthy life style with active participation in aesthetic and physical activities.

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Student Programme - Whole Person Development & Diversification

Components of NSS Student Programme% of Time A

llocation

Core Subjects

Chinese Language, English Language,

Mathematics & Liberal Studies as core subjects for ALL students

45 – 55%

Elective Subjects

2 or 3 elective subjects chosen from 20 NSS subjects and a range of COS subjects

20 – 30%

Other Learning

Experiences

moral & civic education, community service, aesthetic & physical activities, career-related experiences

15 – 35%

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• What is “Lesson Time”?

• What is Progression of Studies?

• What are the changes in Mathematics & Science in 2nd Consultation?

• What is OLE & Student Learning Profile?

• What is the latest development of SBA?

• What are the Professional Development needs of teachers?

• What are the ambits of Teacher Professional Preparation Grant?

Senior Secondary Curriculum Guide 2006

School Leaders’ Workshop for Planning 334 (2005-06)

Senior Secondary Curriculum Guide 2006

School Leaders’ Workshop for Planning 334 (2005-06)

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• Close contact with teachers, with clear learning objectives and planned learning activities.

• Normally in the classroom, but not necessarily so.

• The 2,700 hours is a balanced consideration (sum total) of the following: 190 school days per year; an average of 5-6 hours of lesson time per day

• Aesthetic, physical activities and moral and civic education could be built into school time-table and other timeslots (e.g. an afternoon during weekdays, after exam or before long holidays etc.)

What is Lesson time?

International Data

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What is Progression of Studies?• Through sequencing of themes, induction of students to the

subject & flexible time-tabling

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Examples: 中文

What are the changes in

Mathematics & Science

in 2nd Consultation?

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Curriculum

Mathematics (10% - 15%) • Compulsory Part (10%) (ALL students): Foundation Topics

+ Non-foundation Topics (optional)• Elective Part (5%) (optional)

Module 1 (Calculus & Statistics)

Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus) • One of 3 combinations:

Compulsory Part only (for general purpose) Compulsory Part + Module 1 (knowing more mathematics) Compulsory Part + Module 2 (for further study in math-related field)

• Compulsory Part and Module are separately reported

MathematicsMathematics

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Mathematics

Module 1 (Calculus & Statistics)

Module 2 (Algebra & Calculus)

Compulsory part

Elective part

Divided into Foundation Topics & Non- Foundation Topics

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e.g. Under the unit of Basic properties of circles:

10.1 understand the properties of chords and arcs of a circle

10.2 understand the angle properties of a circle

10.3 understand the properties of a cyclic quadrilateral

10.4 understand the tests for concyclic points

10.5 understand the properties of tangents to a circle and angles in the alternate segments

10.6 use the above properties to perform simple geometric proofs

Examples: Compulsory part

N.B. Topics underlined are non-foundation topics

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Simple calculus

Further probability and simple statistical distributions such as binomial, geometric and normal distributions

Examples: Module 1: (Calculus & Statistics)

More in-depth treatment of calculus

Matrices and systems of linear equation

Module 2: (Algebra & Calculus)

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ScienceScience

(For students taking another science subject including either Biology, Chemistry or Physics

(For students taking one science subject)

Science (Integrated)Science (Integrated)

Science (Physics, Chemistry) to complement Biology

Science (Biology, Physics) to complement Chemistry

Science (Chemistry, Biology) to complement Physics

Science (Physics, Chemistry) to complement Biology

Science (Biology, Physics) to complement Chemistry

Science (Chemistry, Biology) to complement Physics

Mode I:Interdisciplinary approach

Mode II:Combined approach

1 subject 2 approaches 4 options

SS Science – a summary of the proposalSS Science – a summary of the proposal

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Examples of Chemistry:

B. Microscopic World IIa. Structures and properties of giant

covalent substancesb. Bonding intermediate between ionic

and covalent c. Intermolecular forcesd. Structures and properties of

molecular crystalse. Comparisons of structures and

properties of important types ofsubstances

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Combined Science (Chemistry Part)

B. Microscopic World IIa. Structures and properties of giant

covalent substances

e. Comparisons of structures and properties of important types ofsubstances

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>32 wks >32 wks >23 wks

SS1 SS2 SS3

Chi 6 6 6 348 hrs (12.9%) (+班際辯論比賽……)

Eng 6 6 6 348 hrs (12.9%) (+……)

Maths 6 4

(+ 3) 4

(+ 3) 275 hrs / 385 hrs

(10.2% / 14.3%) (+……)

LS 4 5 5 269 hrs (10%) (+……)

Electives 4 (X 4) 5 (X 3) 5 (X 3) 269 hrs (10%) (e.g. Geog: + field trip)

OLE 5 4 4 290 hrs (10.8%)

+ Sport days + Flag selling + Community service + Post-exam activities ……

year No of

periods Subject

Students can study 4 elective subjects in SS1 and 2-3 in SS2 & SS3.

Progression of StudiesAssume a 24-class school with at most 43 forty-minute periods per week

in the time-table.

Taster year

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>32 wks >32 wks >23 wks

SS1 SS2 SS3

Chi 6 6 6 348 hrs (12.9%) (+班際辯論比賽……)

Eng 6 6 6 348 hrs (12.9%) (+……)

Maths 6 4

(+ 3) 4

(+ 3) 275 hrs / 385 hrs

(10.2% / 14.3%) (+……)

LS 4 5 5 269 hrs (10%) (+……)

Electives 4 (X 4) 5 (X 3) 5 (X 3) 269 hrs (10%) (e.g. Geog: + field trip)

OLE 5 4 4 290 hrs (10.8%)

+ Sport days + Flag selling + Community service + Post-exam activities ……

year No of

periods Subject

Timetabling for Maths:

- Foundation at SS1

- 3 possible arrangements in SS2 & SS3 :

•For students with the ability but not preferring to take up too much – 4 periods

•For students with the ability and preferring to pursue Maths further – 7 periods

•For students with lower ability and in need of slower learning pace – 7 periods

Progression of Studies

Maths

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33 wks 33 wks 24 wks

SS1 SS2 SS3

Chi 6 6 6 360 hrs (13.3%) (+班際辯論比賽……)

Eng 6 6 6 360 hrs (13.3%) (+……)

Maths 6 4

(+ 3) 4

(+ 3) 284 hrs / 398 hrs

(10.5% / 14.7%) (+……)

LS 4 5 5 278 hrs (10.3%) (+……)

Electives 4 (X 4) 5 (X 3) 5 (X 3) 278 hrs (10.3%) (e.g. Geog: + field trip)

OLE 5 4 4 262 hrs (9.7%)

+ Sport days + Flag selling + Community service + Post-exam activities ……

year No of

periods Subject

The Myth of 2700 hrs5 Sep 05 - 24 Mar 06

= 120 days

5 Sep 05 - 16 June 06 = 165 days (excluding the Sports Day, Swim

ming Gala etc.)

+ OLE organized in other time slots throughout the 3 years of SS

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Eng Eng Eng Eng Eng

Eng Chi Chi Chi Chi

Chi Chi Maths Maths Maths

Maths Maths Maths L S L S

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 L S L S

Group 1 Group 2 OLE Group 3 Group 4

Group 1 Group 2 OLE Group 3 Group 4

Group 1 Group 2 OLE Group 3 Group 4

OLE OLE Group 4

An Example of Time-table of SS1

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Diversification of Student Programme – Subject Groups of Elective subjects

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

CHist Hist Phy Chem Bio Phy Chem Bio BAFS ICT COS Geog Econ VA Econ Geog Sci CLit

P1 C1 B2 P2 C1 B2

P1 C1 B2 P2 C1 B2

P2 C2 B1 P1 C2 B1

P2 C2 B1 P1 C2 B1

There are altogether 12 (+1) elective subjects and 1 COS course. Popular subjects will be repeated in different groups (e.g. Physics, Economics)

Sci 2Sci 2

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Diversification of Student Programme – Subject Groups of Elective subjects

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

CHist Hist Phy Chem Bio Phy Chem Bio BAFS ICT COS Geog Econ VA Econ Geog Sci CLit

P1 C1 B2 P2 C1 B2

P1 C1 B2 P2 C1 B2

P2 C2 B1 P1 C2 B1

P2 C2 B1 P1 C2 B1

There are 4 periods for each elective subject.

P1+P2 = Physics as an elective subject

P1 = Foundation part of Physics

Then, choose Physics from Group 1, and B1, C1 from Group 2,

or choose Biology from Group 1, and P1, C1 from Group 2,

or choose Chemistry from Group 2, and P1, B1 from Group 1.

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How about the teaching load?

For a 24-class school, there will be 44.4 teachers (12 X 1.7 + 12 X 2 ).

Total teaching load for senior secondary classes (based on the no. of lessons in SS1):

Core subjects (6 lessons for Chinese Language, 6 lessons for English Language, 6 lessons for Maths & 4 lessons for LS) ： 22 lessons X 4 classes X 3 years = 264 lessons

Elective subjects (5 subjects in Group 1, 5 subjects in Group 2, 3 subjects in Group 3 & 4 subjects in Group 4) ： (5+5+3+4) X 4 lessons X 3 years = 204 lessons

Other learning experiences : 5 lessons X 4 classes X 3 years = 60 lessons

Total no. of lessons : 528

528/22.2 = 23.8 lessons

Excluding Top-up II provision and SSCSG