Transcript `Self-account` and `Additional Information`.

Preparing for
SLP , OEA &
Self-Account
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What is SLP?
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Student
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Learning
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Profile
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Potential Readers of SLP
SLP
Local
Universities via
JUPAS
Employers
Post-secondary
institutes
Universities
Outside HK
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Present yourself through SLP (Websams)
Student Particulars
Academic Performance at School
Readily available
in school
Records of Other Learning
Experiences at school
Awards & achievements at school
Records of Students’
outside school participation
Prepared by
students
with assistance
from schools
Students’ self-accounts
(1000 words)
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SLP - Student Particulars
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SLP - Academic Performance in NSS
專題研究題目
學業成績表現
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SLP - OLE at school in NSS
參與角色
成就証明
描述：學習目標、知識、共通能力、
學習經驗種類
價值觀及態度的建立
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OLE at school in NSS
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Only consider the OLE in SS1 to SS3
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Not all OLE will be shown in SLP.
Students are requested to select some
of them to be printed in their SLP.
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The chosen OLE should illustrate the
student’s strengths, interests, ECA, etc
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SLP
Awards and Achievement in School
校內頒發的主要獎項及成就
校方要備存及核實學生的活動紀錄
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SLP
Activities/ Awards outside School
校外表現
獨立欄目/ 部份一一列出
校方不須確認學生的參與資料
日後如需出示佐證，責任全歸學生。
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Activities/ Awards outside School
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Only record the activities /
awards acquired outside school by students
Record on the e-template (by EDB)
You should decide what activities and
awards can illustrate your strengths,
interests, etc
The school does not need to
verify students’ records
Template
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SLP - Self-Account (Optional)
No more than 1000 words in English
-可略述一項印象深刻的學習經歷，如何影響其個人成長及人生目標。
-可述說其訂定人生目標的故事，如何影響其對職業的期望及全人發展。
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Good Components of OLE
Illustrate the “key” learning experiences
acquired by the student throughout the
senior secondary years
Key Other Learning Experiences that you may include in the Self Account/Personal
Statement/Admission Essay
(Moral and Civil Education, Career-related Experiences, Physical Development, Aesthetic
Development, Community Service)
Order can be based on importance, time sequence, or category of learning (choose the
one that suites you best)
Name
of Activity
or
Programme
or Award
Components Role to
of OLE
Play
What have you learnt? (or
‘experience gained’? )
Certificate /
Awards/Achieve
ment
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Good Components of OLE
•Tell student’s own story about personality,
aspirations and motivation for the program
applied
•Background which nurtures his / her
interest in a specific programme
•Reasons for choosing a certain university
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Don’ts
 Make up a long list of
OLE with
mere participation
Dos
☺Select quality learning
experiences to reflect a
comprehensive picture
on your broad horizon
 Just develop student’s
☺Develop student’s habits
presentation skills without
of reflection
deep thinking and reflection
on their personal values. to facilitate personal growth
 Develop SLP and prepare
information primarily
targeted for university
admission/workplace
☺Through developing
SLP, students are guided
and encouraged to
set goals and formulate
their career aspirations
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There are so many documents / evidences.
Which one is the most important?
Source: HKACMGM (http://www.hkacmgm.org/)
同學應在撰寫人自述部分表現出
持續性的質化提升，如同學在興
趣方面的持續性以及真實的自己。
同學應在撰寫個人自述
部分表現出個人經驗及
特質。
由於同分考生增多，故表現
出個人特質最重要。同學可
描述自己的非學術方面顯赫
/令人印象深刻的成就。
同學應在撰寫個人自述部分表現出
有關經歷如培養個人成長或對自己
有何得著並附上例證說明。
同學應在撰寫個人自述
部分表現出個人強項及
有關經驗/活動/興趣的
投入。
同學在撰寫個人自述
部份應盡量表現真實
的自己，在學習經歷
方面，同學應嘗試接
觸不同的事物，不要
留於現實行事。
同學應在撰寫個人自述部分
表現出個人鮮明的特質。
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What is OEA?
Other
 Experiences &
 Achievements
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Joint University Programmes
Admission System (JUPAS)
Other Experiences and Achievements
(OEA)
1.
OLE and achievements at school and
outside school
2.
Additional information (less than 300
words)
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Other Experiences and Achievements
(OEA) in Competitions and Activities
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To list up to a maximum of 20 items of your
activities / achievements
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Quality, rather than quantity, that matters in
activities. Students should preferably have quality
experiences rather than mere participation across
many activities.
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Students are strongly advised to carefully select
the activities that could highlight the essence of
their recent personal development
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Additional Information
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Not more than 300 words (in English) describing
about an interest or experience that has been
particularly meaningful to you, or how it has affected
your personal growth and life goals.
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To provide additional information and a fuller
picture of your personal development during your
secondary schooling and NOT at testing your
language skills.
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As a framework for discussions during selection
interviews / for the universities to consider why you
are a good candidate for their programmes.
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Self-Account (TNSS SLP)
Vs
Additional Information
(JUPAS OEA)
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Difference between ‘self-account’
and ‘additional information’
 ‘Self-account’
can focus on your personal
development, personal qualities, strengths,
interests, experiences, etc in the course of your
secondary education.
 ‘Additional
information’ focuses the
experiences, interests, strengths, personal
qualities why you are a good candidate to the
universities.
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Difference between ‘self-account’
and ‘additional information’
 The
qualities, strengths, etc you mentioned
in the ‘additional information’ should
match with the requirements of your
targeted institutions
 In
pursuing tertiary education, SLP can be
a supplementary document or a foundation
document for your OEA
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Difference between ‘self-account’
and ‘additional information’
‘Self-account’
can be your story of
development
‘Additional
information’ is your
specific story for universities
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Difference between ‘self-account’
and ‘additional information’
 Even
so, you can write the same story in
‘Self-account’ and ‘Additional Information’.
 OR,
you can write a longer version as your
‘Self-account’ and then polish or refine it to
your ‘Additional Information’ for the
universities.
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Writing Up
my Self‐Account
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Writing for SLP
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Other Learning Experience contributes to the
process of your learning experience, while Student
learning Profile (SLP) is a conclusive profile of the
process of learning.
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It aims to celebrate and recognize your whole
person development as well as for you to reflect on
on-going experiences and set goals.
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Highlight any impressive learning experiences or
career goal setting in the student’s self-account
(within 1000 words in English).
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Writing for OEA
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In submitting your JUPAS application form, you
are also requested to provide additional
information regarding your Other Experiences and
Achievements in activities/ competitions (OEA).
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Describe in not more than 300 words an interest or
experience that has particularly meaningful to you
or has affected your personal growth and life goals.
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The OEA together with academic performance in
school at S6 may help institutions to conduct some
interviews before HKDSE results announced.
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Writing for Learning
Your Self-Account helps you to:
1. Be better organized
(because you select, think and reflect on
your strengths and weaknesses)
2. Plan
(because you decide what to choose and
how to achieve your goals)
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Writing for Learning
Your Self-Account helps you to:
3. Give people information
(because you supplement the hard data of OLE
records)
4. Prepare for a review or an interview from
university admission officer, prospective
employer or yourself in ten years
(because you make sense of those influential
learningexperiences to your development and
get a better understanding of yourself)
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Strategies for writing up
your self-account
A
really demanding and challenging task!
 Writing
skill is one of the challenges but
comparatively, a thorough understanding of
your interests, personality, traits, skills and
aspirations is a more vital for the
production of your UNIQUE and
IMPRESSIVE piece of work
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Research! Research! Research!
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Visit your track records in academic and nonacademic aspects, including:
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collection of reports,
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certificates,
portfolio, and
Even journals or articles you wrote for some
memorable events / critical incidences (e.g. an
article you wrote for the school magazine or
experience in an inter-school competition).
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Basic technique of
Isolating and Focusing
 Arrange
your record in chronological order.
 Does your record show your achievement,
improvement or growth in specific areas?
 If so, select those materials and evidences that
carry this weight of influence.
 Your self-account is your chance to stand-out.
Share with others your accomplishments,
valuable experiences, and what you have
learnt from difficulties or setbacks.
S T R A T E G I35E S
Clear Goals and Stay Reflective
A
successful self-account always stick to
twin objectives: introducing yourself and
describing your potential as a secondary
education graduate.
 You
can isolate key accomplishments,
turning points, and events in your school life
which shed light on these central themes.
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Illustrations of your potential,
targets or career aspirations
Hobbies
 Projects you have completed
 Particular duties and responsibilities
 Accomplishment
 Major life events that you believe have changed you
 Challenges and personal hurdles you have overcome
 Life events that motivate you to apply for a particular
course of education
 Individuals who influence, prepare, or motivate you to
pursue a particular profession
 Particular traits, work habits, attitudes or sensibilities
that you have developed which will insure your success
in school or in a profession
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Have your VOICES in your story
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You are telling your OWN STORY, with events and
people that you find important.
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You put in your emotions, your feelings – that’s
natural!
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Two most common ways of speaking with your
writing which enhance expression of your voice are:
OVERCOME ADVERSITY and PERSONAL GROWTH.
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A Voice that speaks:
Overcome Adversity
This format emphasizes one’s tenacity, patience, and
diligence in dealing with, overcoming, or making
peace with unpleasant life-transforming events or
characters.
 Be descriptive and use evidence to back up your
ideas / views.
 Far from placing balms or making excuse, isolate
your experience and ability to thrive despite external
and / or internal hindrances.
 Stay positive and no victimization.
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I have once overcome an adversity in life ………
STRATEGIES
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A Voice that speaks:
personal growth
Over the school years, have you found yourself
getting more matured, developing goals, getting
achievements and showing improvements?
 The evolution and transformation, backed up by an
honest attitude, work best to tell people your
CHANGE and GROWTH as a young adult.
 Try to give a clear, concise and adequately developed
description of key events or activities from which you
derived personal growth and wisdom.
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Here is a short story on how I grow through an
Important experience in school / my family…………
STRATEGIES
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The Power of Writing
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The writing skills add colours to your self-account.
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Your introductory paragraph may be the most
crucial part of your entire essay. Keep it short,
precise but attractive.
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The main body should consist of events, experiences
and activities you have selected for illustration of
your experiences and targets, as well as
developments over the years.
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The Power of Writing
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Always provide evidence: it is more convincing to
write “take the lead of a 50-member voluntary team,
we learnt through…..” to show your leadership than
just mentioning “I am a good leader.”
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Be specific and detailed: each paragraph should have
a separate theme, and be developed within and
throughout the paragraph.
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The conclusion should not be a repetition of your
introduction: be clear, straight-forward, and end
with a BANG!
STRATEGIES
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Review and Revise
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Students may spend a lot of effort in writing but
frequently overlook the need to review and revise.
Analyze your essay line by line and make sure that the
general theme is followed through.
Some other tips include:
1. Eliminate redundancy
STRATEGIES
2. Look for consistency
3. Provide evidence rather than a mere conclusive
remark like“I am hard-working”
4. Proofread carefully
5. Invite comments and even criticism from support
partners:your friends, teachers and parents.
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Good preparation
for your FUTURE
 Keep
good records of activities, awards or
achievements no matter inside or outside
school
 Ensure quality activities with self-reflection
 Explore your career aspiration or field of
studies in tertiary education
 Research your targeted institutions
 Prepare your self-account/additional
information to impress the admission officers
that you are an appropriate candidate
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Try out your Self-Account
in the summer vacation
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Personal Statements by Subject
Useful Tips on writing Personal Statement
Free Sample Personal Essays
Characteristics of a Good Personal Essay
Writing the Personal Statement
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Check the JUPAS website in your summer
vacation
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www.jupas.edu.hk
Download area
– Iteration Process
– Admission Grades
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334 Academic Reform
– Key Dates and Deadlines in the 2012 JUPAS
Cycle (4-Year Curriculum)
– General Entrance Requirements of Institutions
under 334 Academic Reform (for 2012 Entry)
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