Transcript New Curriculum - Good Hope School

New Senior
Secondary Curriculum
21 Nov 2008
Year of Implementation: 2009
Sept 2009
1st batch of NSS students (existing F.3)
2012
1st batch of students to attempt HKDSE exam
2016
1st batch of university students to graduate
under the new structure
School-based assessment (2)
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Long-term goal to have SBA in all subjects
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
SBA to be designed to facilitate authentication
Standards-referenced reporting
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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
Our School PLAN for NSS Curriculum
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Class Structure ＝ 666 666
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Progression of Study: 3X in S4; 2-3X for S5-6
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No of elective subjects planned to offer: 13
Core Subjects
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Ethnics and Religious Studies
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English Language
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Chinese Language
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Mathematics
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Liberal Studies
Elective Subjects (2 or 3)
Our school provides 13 subjects as
electives for Senior Secondary students to
choose.
Apart from the compulsory subjects,
each Senior Secondary student should
study at least two elective subjects of 3year duration.
Elective Subjects
KLAs
PSHE (Personal,
Social and Humanities
Education)
Subjects
Chinese Literature *
Economics
Geography
History
Literature in English
Science Education
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Science (Combined) *
Technology
Education
BAFS *
ICT
T&L (Food Science) *
Arts Education
Visual Arts
No of subjects taken in F.4 0809
No. of subjects preferred :
□ Five core subjects and TWO elective subjects - 2X
subjects
□ Five core subjects and THREE elective
subjects - 3X
subjects
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Consider your number of subjects to be taken
seriously.
Assess your ability and opt for either 2X or 3X
What subjects to choose… Interest / Ability / Future
Career
Be mindful of University programmes that requires
pre-requisite
Arrangement: Block time-tabling
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Students study 2/3X
Subjects are chosen from 13 electives
To maximize the no. of combination of
subjects that students can choose,
subjects are arranged in blocks
according to students’ choice
Block time-tabling
4A
4B
4C
4D
4E
4F
Block 1
Subject A, Subject B, Subject C, Subject D,
Subject E, Subject F, Subject G, Subject H
Block 2
Subject A, Subject B, Subject C, Subject D,
Subject E, Subject I, Subject J, Subject K
Subject A, Subject B, Subject F, Subject G, Subject
Block 3
H, Subject L, Subject M, Subject N
Dry Run
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F.3 NSS / Choice of Subjects Seminar
Dry run on the choice of subjects
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Choice of subject Form to be returned
by 5th December 2008
Finalize the number of classes for
each subject and subject
combinations
NSS – Choice of subjects
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Mid-May - Actual Choice of subjects
Form for students
Results to be released by End of July
Allocation is based on:
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Performance in First Term (~35%)
Performance in Second Term (~65%)
Survey on Choice of Elective
Subjects of S4
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The Form consists of 4 parts
Part 1: Indicate your choice of electives
Part 2: Indicate your Option for Extended
Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
Students need to indicate their preference on
Mathematics
(a) Compulsory Part only
(b) Compulsory Part and Module 1
(c) Compulsory Part and Module 2
Survey on Choice of Elective
Subjects of S4
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Part 3:
Part 4:
Prioritize your choice of electives
If you want to take more than 1
science subjects as electives
Two Science Subjects
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Students wishing to take two elective
subjects in the Science Education KLA
are recommended to take one of the
Combined Science electives together
with one specialised science subject.
Each Combined Science elective
contains two parts, and these should be
the parts that complement the discipline
in which they specialise.
Two Science Subjects
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Students are, therefore, offered three
possible combinations:
1. Combined Science (Physics, Chemistry)
+ Biology
2. Combined Science (Biology, Physics)
+ Chemistry
3. Combined Science (Chemistry, Biology)
+ Physics
How to fill in Part 2 & Part 3
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Preference of student A:
She would like to take 3 non-science
subjects as her electives
Just indicate her order of preference
(from 1st to 10th) which should not
include “Two Science Subjects”
Leave Part 3 empty
How to fill in Part 2 & Part 3
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Preference of student B:
She would like to take 2 non-science
subjects and 1 science subject as her
electives
Just indicate her order of preference
(from 1st to 10th) which should not
include “Two Science Subjects”
Leave Part 3 empty
How to fill in Part 2 & Part 3
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Preference of student C:
She would like to take 2 science subjects and
1 non-science subject as her electives
She should prioritize “Two Science Subjects”
as her first priority and then other subjects
according to the order of preference (from
2nd to 10th).
Need to fill in Part 3
Other Learning Experience
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Moral and Civic Education
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Community Service
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Career-related Experiences
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Aesthetic Development
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Physical Development
Student Learning Profile (SLP)
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Academic performance in school;
Other Learning experiences ;
Awards/ achievements gained
outside schools
NSS Science Education KLA
Specialized
science
subjects:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
Science
Mode I:
Integrated Science
Mode II:
Combined Science
Combined Science
3 combinations:
1. Combined Science (Phy, Chem) + Biology
2. Combined Science (Bio, Phy) + Chemistry
3. Combined Science (Chem, Bio) + Physics
Combined Science
- To provide a balanced learning experience
for students across the sciences
- To cater for the diverse interests and needs of
students [to take up elective subjects from
other KLAs]
- To broaden the future choices for further
study and work
Biology
Compulsory part [200 hours]:
I.
Cells and molecules of life
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III. Organisms and environment
a.
molecules of life
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essential life processes in plants
b.
cellular organization
b.
essential life processes in animals
c.
movement of substances
across membrane
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reproduction, growth and
development
d.
cell cycle and division
d.
coordination and response
e.
cellular energetics
e.
homeostasis
Genetics and evolution
f.
ecosystem
IV. Health and diseases
a.
basic genetics
b.
molecular genetics
a.
personal health
c.
biodiversity and evolution
b.
diseases
c.
body defence mechanisms
Elective part [50 hours]:
Human physiology, Applied ecology,
Microorganisms and humans, Biotechnology
(any 2 out of 4)
Combined Science: Biology
Compulsory part [200 hours]:
Cells and molecules of life III. Organisms and environment
a. essential life processes in
a. molecules of life
plants
b. cellular organization
b. essential life processes in
animals
c. movement of
c. reproduction, growth and
substances across
development *
membrane
d. coordination and response *
d. cell cycle and division
e. homeostasis
e. cellular energetics *
f. ecosystem
II. Genetics and evolution
IV. Health and diseases
a. basic genetics
a. personal health
b. molecular genetics *
b. diseases *
c. body defence mechanisms
c. biodiversity and
evolution *
Elective part [50 hours]: Human physiology, Applied ecology,
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Microorganisms and humans, Biotechnology
(any 2 out of 4)
Chemistry
Compulsory part [198 hours]:
1. planet earth
2. microscopic world I
3. metals
4. acids and bases
5. fossil fuels and carbon compounds
6. microscopic world II
7. redox reactions, chemical cells and
electrolysis
8. chemical reactions and energy
9. rate of reaction
10. chemical equilibrium
11. chemistry of carbon compounds
12. patterns in the chemical world
Elective part [52 hours]:
Industrial Chemistry,
Material Chemistry,
Analytical Chemistry
(any 2 out of 3)
Combined Science: Chemistry
Compulsory part [198 hours]:
1. planet earth
2. microscopic world I
3. metals
4. acids and bases
5. fossil fuels and carbon compounds
6. microscopic world II
7. redox reactions, chemical cells and
electrolysis
8. chemical reactions and energy
9. rate of reaction
10. chemical equilibrium
11. chemistry of carbon compounds
12. patterns in the chemical world
Elective part [52 hours]:
Industrial Chemistry,
Material Chemistry,
Analytical Chemistry
(any 2 out of 3)
Physics
Compulsory part [200 hours]:
I. Heat and gases
a. temperature, hear & internal
energy
b. transfer processes
c. change of state
d. gases
II. Force and motion
a. position and movement
b. force and motion
c. projectile motion
d. work, energy and power
e. momentum
f.
uniform circular motion
III. Wave motion
a. nature and properties of waves
b. light
c. sound
IV. Electricity and magnetism
a. electrostatics
b. circuits and domestic electricity
c. electromagnetism
V. Radioactivity and nuclear energy
a. radiation and radioactivity
b. atomic model
c. nuclear energy
g. gravitation
Elective part [54 hours]: Astronomy and Space Science, Atomic
World, Energy and Use of Energy, Medical Physics (any 2 out of 4)
Combined Science: Physics
Compulsory part [200 hours]:
I. Heat and gases
III. Wave motion
a. temperature, hear & internal
energy
a. nature and properties of waves
b. transfer processes
b. light
c. change of state
c. sound
d. gases
II. Force and motion
a. position and movement
b. force and motion
c. projectile motion
d. work, energy and power
IV. Electricity and magnetism
a. electrostatics
b. circuits and domestic electricity
c. electromagnetism
V. Radioactivity and nuclear energy
e. momentum
a. radiation and radioactivity
f.
b. atomic model
uniform circular motion
g. gravitation
c. nuclear energy
Elective part [54 hours]: Astronomy and Space Science, Atomic
World, Energy and Use of Energy, Medical Physics (any 2 out of 4)
One Science elective:
Compulsory part + elective part: 250-254 hours
Investigative study: 16-20 hours
One Combined Science:
Comapulsory part: 135 + 135 hours
270 hours
Assessment
Subject
Component
Outline
Weighting
Duration
60%
2 hr 30 min
Paper 2: Elective part
20%
1 hour
Practical related tasks +
non-practical related tasks
20%
Bio/Chem/ Public Exam Paper 1: Compulsory part
Phy
SBA
Combined Public Exam
Science
SBA with simple investigations
40%
10%
100 min
University Entrance Requirements
under the “334” Academic Structure
http://www.edb.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/Content_6440/university_entrance_requir
ements_eng_080218.pdf
The universities’ minimum entrance requirements
under the new “334” academic structure (1)
Institution
City University
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Baptist
University
Lingnan
University
Faculty/Programme
General Entrance
Entrance
Requirements
Requirements
4 cores
+
1X
4 cores
+
1X
4 cores
1 X defined from a
list of subjects
1 X (unspecified or
specified)
The universities’ minimum entrance requirements
under the new “334” academic structure (2)
General
Entrance
Requirements
Faculty/Programme
Entrance
requirements
The Chinese
University of
Hong Kong
4 cores
+
1X
Most programmes
require 1 unspecified
X or 1X specified
from a group of
subject. Some
programs require 2Xs
The Hong Kong
Institute of
Education
4 cores
+
2Xs
2 unspecified Xs
Institution
The universities’ minimum entrance requirements
under the new “334” academic structure (3)
Institution
The Hong
Kong
Polytechnic
University
Hong Kong
University of
Science and
Technology
Faculty/Programme
General Entrance
Entrance
Requirements
requirements
4 cores
+
1X
4 cores
+
2Xs
Preferred subjects
only
1 unspecified X +
1X specified from a
group of subjects
The universities’ minimum entrance requirements
under the new “334” academic structure (4)
Institution
The
University of
Hong Kong
General
Entrance
Requirements
Faculty/ Programme
Entrance
Requirements
4 cores
+
2 Xs
Most programmes do
not have specified
requirement. Those
programmes with
specific requirements
ask for one specified
elective from a group
of subjects.
Other Requirements
•The focus: core subjects
•Most of the programmers do not specify
any requirement
•Only some professional subjects have
special requirements
•59/334 requires science subjects
•7.8% requires Math (extension)
•9.9% required / preferred Math (extension)
Other Requirements
•Special requirements
•Overall picture
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