Hong Kong Children Excel in Logical Deduction

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25/09/2009 Hong Kong Children Excel in Logical Deduction World Class Tests in Mathematics and Problem Solving administered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have found that students aged 8 to 11 performed particularly well in "logical deduction" type questions. The Tests, conducted in April 2009, also found a significantly higher proportion of students getting distinction in the Mathematics paper compared to those who did the test a year ago. In April 2008, 38% of the students aged 8-11 achieved distinction, while in April 2009 the figure rose to 51%. "Although we have observed an apparent improvement in the Mathematics paper results for the April 2009 Tests in the 8-11 age group compared with last year, we should remember that the students who took these Tests make up a possibly biased sample of the total student population in Hong Kong. So

we probably should not take the findings as representing the entire student population in Hong Kong,"said Prof Edmund Chiang of HKUST's Mathematics Department, who has analyzed the results of the World Class Tests in the past years.

"On the other hand, the study suggests that there is room for improvement in the students' performance in some "designing and planning" type questions in the Problem Solving paper for the 8-11 age group. The results point to a possible need for Hong Kong to focus more on "designing and planning" type of problem solving skills among young children," Prof Chiang added.

The Tests have also found that within both the 8-11 age group and the 12-14 age group, the older children did better than the younger ones. Meanwhile, there was no significant gender difference in the performance of the boys and the girls.

For the 8 -11 age group, 827 students (male 555, female 272) took the Mathematics paper, and 431 students (male 290, female 141) took the Problem Solving paper. For the 12-14 age group, 362 students (male 231, female 131) took the Mathematics paper, and 277 students (male 179, female 98) took the Problem Solving paper.

Since the launch of the World Class Tests in 2001 by the British Government's Department for Education and Skills for assessing and nurturing gifted youngsters, the Tests have become an international benchmark for Mathematics and Problem Solving. The questions in the tests are designed by professors of renowned universities in the UK, USA and Australia.

The Tests were first introduced in Hong Kong in 2004, and since then, nearly 27,000 students from about 400 primary and secondary schools have taken the Tests. In 2008 HKUST was commissioned to promote and administer the Tests in the Asian region.

World Class Tests are organized throughout the world in April and November each year, and the results announced today are of the April 2009 tests conducted at various test sites in Hong Kong.

附錄 1 Appendix 1 得獎名單個人

List of Awardees (Individual)

小學組數學科 - 各級最佳表現獎 8 - 11 歲 Most Outstanding Candidate (Aged 8 - 11)

喇沙小學李雲 Lee Wan in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 1

Level La Salle Primary School

香港道教聯合會圓玄學院陳呂重德紀念學校

何浚銘 Ho Tsun Ming in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 3 Level

H.K.T.A.Y.Y.I. Chan Lui Chung Tak Memorial School

聖公會九龍灣基樂小學李健樂 Li Kin Lok in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 4 Level

S.K.H. Kowloon Bay Kei Lok Primary School

聖公會青衣主恩小學丁振輝 Ding Chun Fai in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 5 Level

S.K.H. Tsing Yi Chu Yan Primary School

保良局陳守仁小學林澤樺 Lam Chak Wa in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 6 Level

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School

小學組數學科 - 各級最年輕優等成績獎 8 - 11 歲 Youngest Candidate achieving Distinction (Aged 8 - 11)

喇沙小學李雲 Lee Wan in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 1

Level La Salle Primary School

寶安商會溫浩根小學衛茂楓 Wei Mao Feng in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 3 Level

Po On Commercial Association Wan Ho Kan Primary School

聖公會九龍灣基樂小學李健樂 Li Kin Lok in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 4 Level

Clearwater Bay School 蘇銘俊 Sou Ming Chun in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 5 Level

Sha Tin Junior School 盧彥哲 Lu Yan Zhe in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) Primary 6 Level

小學組解難分析科 - 最佳表現獎 8 - 11 歲 Most Outstanding Candidate (Aged 8 - 11) 香港道教聯合會圓玄學院陳呂重德紀念學校

何浚銘 Ho Tsun Ming in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) Primary 3 Level

H.K.T.A.Y.Y.I. Chan Lui Chung Tak Memorial School

聖公會青衣主恩小學鄭穎新 Cheng Wing Sun in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) Primary 4 Level

S.K.H. Tsing Yi Chu Yan Primary School

香港培正小學老綽禧 Lo Cheuk Hei in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11)

Primary 5 Level Pui Ching Primary School

Kowloon Junior School 關瑞駿 Kwan Sui Chun Sampson

in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) Primary 6 Level

小學組解難分析科 - 各級最年輕優等成績獎 Youngest Candidate achieving Distinction

寶安商會溫浩根小學衛茂楓 Wei Mao Feng in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) Primary 3 Level

聖公會九龍灣基樂小學李健樂 Li Kin Lok in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) Primary 4 Level

Clearwater Bay School _{蘇銘俊 Sou Ming Chun} in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) Primary 5 Level

Sha Tin Junior School _{盧彥哲 Lu Yan Zhe} in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) Primary 6 Level

小學組最年輕雙優生

Youngest Outstanding Candidate (Aged 8-11)

寶安商會溫浩根小學衛茂楓 Wei Mao Feng

中學組數學科 - 各級最佳表現獎 12-14歲 Most Outstanding Candidate (Aged 12-14)

聖士提反書院吳梓宏 Ng Tsz Wang in Mathematics (Aged 12-14)

Secondary 1 Level St. Stephen's College

華仁書院九龍梁子恩 Leung Tsz Yan in Mathematics (Aged 12-14)_{Secondary 2 Level} Wah Yan College Kowloon

聖馬可中學李仁隆 Li Yan Lung in Mathematics (Aged 12-14)_{Secondary 3 Level} St. Mark's School

中學組數學科 - 各級最年輕優等成績獎 12-14歲 Youngest Candidate achieving Distinction (Aged 12-14)

東華三院伍若瑜夫人紀念中學李佳穎 Lee Kai Wing in Mathematics (Aged 12-14) Secondary 1 Level

T.W.G.Hs. Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College

West Island School 林舜彥 Lam Shun Yin

Gabriel

in Mathematics (Aged 12-14) Secondary 2 Level

Island School 許彧瀚 Hui Yuk Hon in Mathematics (Aged 12-14)

Secondary 3 Level 數學 科越級挑戰優等獎 12-14歲

Most Outstanding Challenger in Mathematics (Aged 12-14) 大埔舊墟公立學校寶湖道姚俊樂 Yiu Chun Lok

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Tai Po Old Market Public School (Plover Cove)

中學組解難分析科 - 各級最佳表現獎 12-14歲 Most Outstanding Candidate (Aged 12-14)

英華書院麥晉維 Mak Chun Wai in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14)_{Secondary 1 Level} Ying Wa College

保良局百周年李兆忠紀念中學高煜喆 Ko Yuk Chit in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14)Secondary 2 Level Po Leung Kuk Centenary Li Shiu Chung

Memorial College

Island School 許彧瀚 Hui Yuk Hon in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14) Secondary 3 Level

中學組解難分析科 - 各級最年輕優等成績獎 12-14歲 Youngest Candidate achieving Distinction (Aged 12-14)

藍田聖保祿中學王靖 Wong Ching_Rachel in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14)_{Secondary 1 Level} St. Paul's School (Lam Tin)

伊利沙伯中學吳熙同 Ng Hei Tung_Michael in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14)_{Secondary 2 Level} Queen Elizabeth School

Island School _{許彧瀚 Hui Yuk Hon} in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14) Secondary 3 Level

解 難分析科越級挑戰優等獎 12-14歲

Most Outstanding Challenger in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14) 大埔舊墟公立學校寶湖道姚俊樂 Yiu Chun Lok Tai Po Old Market Public School (Plover

Cove)

中學組最年輕雙優生 12-14歲

Youngest Outstanding Candidate (Aged 12-14)

大埔舊墟公立學校寶湖道姚俊樂 Yiu Chun Lok Tai Po Old Market Public School (Plover

Cove)

得獎名單 (團體)

List of Awardees (Group) 最 傑出表現學校獎 (中學)

中學組數學科最傑出表現學校獎

Most Outstanding Group Performance in Mathematics (Aged 12-14) 拔萃女書院 Diocesan Girls' School

嘉諾撒聖瑪利書院 St Mary's Canossian College 英華書院 Ying Wa College

中學組解難分析科最傑出表現學校獎

Most Outstanding Group Performance in Problem Solving (Aged 12-14) 拔萃女書院 Diocesan Girls' School

嘉諾撒聖瑪利書院 St Mary's Canossian College 聖保羅男女中學 St Paul's Co-Educational College 最 傑出表現學校獎 (小學)

小學組數學科最傑出表現學校獎

Most Outstanding Group Performance in Mathematics (Aged 8-11) 華_{德學校上午校 Bishop Walsh Primary School (A.M.)}

嘉諾撒聖家學校九龍塘 Holy Family Canossian School (Kowloon Tong) 香港培正小學 Pui Ching Primary School

小學組解難分析科最傑出表現學校獎

Most Outstanding Group Performance in Problem Solving (Aged 8-11) 華_{德學校上午校 Bishop Walsh Primary School (A.M.)}

嘉諾撒聖家學校九龍塘 Holy Family Canossian School (Kowloon Tong) 香港培正小學 Pui Ching Primary School

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