Title: Seminar on The Implication of New Senior Secondary Curriculum (NSSC) and the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) on the Learning and Teaching of Sub-degree Programmes

Date: 4 July 2011 (Monday)
Time: 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Venue: Lecture Theatre (UT), SCOPE Admiralty Learning Centre, 8/F United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Speakers:
Dr. S K KWAN, Principal Education Officer (Curriculum Development), EDB
Dr. C S TONG, Secretary-General, HKEAA
Mr. FU Tak Wah, Assistant General Manager, Assessment Development Division, HKEAA

The seminar tried to respond to the following questions:

1. Apart from differences in studying time (3 years instead of 2 + 2) and subjects (4 cores, 20 electives + Applied Learning (ApL) subjects), are there any underpinning principles governed the change?
2. In terms of skill sets required, what are the major differences between NSSC and the HKCEE & HKALE (i.e. apart from explicit knowledge of subjects studies, whether there are differences on the expectations of students’ tacit knowledge)?
3. For elective and ApL subjects, what are the ballpark enrolment figures?
4. What is the general pattern of the subject combinations of the first batch of NSSC students?
5. What is the reporting system of HKDSE (Categories A, B & C etc)?
6. What are the meanings attached to levels?
7. What would be the skill sets of a student with five level 2 (i.e. 4 core subjects + 1 elective subjects, which are the minimum entry requirements of sub-degree programmes)?

Title: Seminar on The anticipated knowledge, learning skills and attitude of HKDSE graduates as the entry skill set for the Learning and Teaching of Sub-degree Programmes

Date: 24 May 2012 (Friday)
Time: 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Venue: UG01, Hong Kong Community College (HHB Campus), 8 Hung Lok Road, Hunghom, Kowloon

Speakers:
Dr. Esther HO Yuk-fan, Vice Principal, Carmel Secondary School/
Chairperson, Hong Kong Association of Career Masters and Guidance Masters
Ms. Anna HUNG Wing-chee, Principal, Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School; Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awardee (2005)

This seminar provided a general picture on the learning and teaching of HKDSE students in schools; the anticipated subject knowledge of HKDSE graduates with reference to HKCEE and HKALE graduates; the concerns and worries of HKDSE students in their further education pathways; and the interests and motivation of HKDSE students in learning, in general and in articulating to their career development.

It attracted teaching staff of the sub-degree sector who may teach HKDSE graduates; administrators of the sub-degree sector who have the responsibilities to admit graduates of HKDSE to sub-degree programmes; and programme developers of the sub-degree sector who have the responsibilities to design programmes for graduates of HKDSE.