Business, Accounting and

Briefing Session on School Survey

for Medium-term Review of the Business, Accounting and

Financial Studies (BAFS) Curriculum and Assessment

10 February 2014

 Introducing the preliminary proposals for the medium-term review of BAFS

 Briefing on the school survey – Teacher questionnaire.

Purposes of the Briefing Session

3

Value &

Attitude Generic

Skill

The Whole Curriculum Framework

4 Core Subjects:

Chinese Language, English Language,

Mathematics, Liberal Studies

(45-55%)

2-3 Elective Subjects chosen from 20 subjects or

a range of Applied Learning courses and other languages

(20-30%)

Other Learning Experiences including

moral and civic education, community service, aesthetic and physical experiences

and work-related experiences (e.g. job

attachment) (10-15%)

P1- S3 NSS

Moral and Civic Education

Intellectual Development

Community Service

Physical &

Aesthetic Development

Career-related Experiences General

Studies

Technology Education in Hong Kong

 Technology is the purposeful application of knowledge, skills and experience in using

resources to create products [tools/services] or systems to meet human need

 Technology education is the learning of how human beings solve their daily problems and how to replicate and transfer the process to

solve new problems that arise from time to time

5

PE

TE Arts Other Learning

Experiences

BAFS as an elective subject in NSS Curriculum

Chi Eng Maths PSHE Sci

NSS

Junior Secondary

Other Learning Experiences Chi Eng Maths Liberal

Studies

BAFS

2-3 Electives

PE

Arts Other Learning

Experiences Chi Eng Maths

Primary General

Studies

Technology Education Key Learning Area (TEKLA)

Primary

General Studies

Junior Secondary

For example, Design & Technology, Computer, Literacy, Home Economics, Business

Fundamentals

Senior Secondary

• Business, Accounting and Financial Studies

• Information and Communication Technology

• Technology and Living

• Health Management and Social Care

• Design and Applied Technology

TEKLA

Medium-term Review of Senior Secondary Curriculum and

Assessment

Guidelines on the Medium-term Review of Senior Secondary Curriculum and Assessment

1.

Student interest

2.

Consistent and align with fundamental paradigm

3.

Maintaining international standards

4.

Flexibility for different school contexts

5.

Contemporary curriculum design to align with continuous collection of feedback

6.

Continuous collection of feedback and information

7.

Maintaining existing and transparent mechanism as well as close

communication with stakeholders for further

Actions Taken During the Review Process

Date Events Actions

16 Oct 2013 1^st CDC-HKEAA Meeting

• To deliberate the concerns of BAFS

• To invite members to consider feasible proposals to address teachers’ concerns and propose alternatives with

elaborations on the pros and cons for the options.

• There were totally five preliminary proposals as follows:

- Proposal 0: Status quo

- Proposal 1: To stay put BAFS curriculum but separate grading and/or reporting

- Proposal 2: To apply separate grading and reporting with adjustment on the weightings of the common core

- Proposal 3: To split BAFS into 2 individual Senior Secondary business-related elective subjects - Proposal 4: In addition to the existing BAFS

curriculum, it was proposed to offer 2 new Senior Secondary business-related elective subjects 28 Oct 2013 2^nd CDC-HKEAA

Meeting

13 Nov 2013 3^rd CDC-HKEAA Meeting

To be Continued ……

Actions Taken During the Review Process

Date Events Actions

4 - 5, 17- 20 Dec 2013

Focus Group Meetings

To collect preliminary feedback from different

stakeholders on the proposals so as to fine-tune the initial recommendations :

• 7 sessions with BAFS teachers

• 1 session with principals

• 1 session with representatives from tertiary and post-secondary sectors

• 1 session with employers and human resources management professions

21 Jan 2014

Launching of school survey (Principal

questionnaire)

Principal questionnaires were issued to collect views from principals on the subject-related questions

To be Continued……

Actions Taken During the Review Process

Date Events Actions 9, 23 Jan

2014

Joint Meetings of

CDC-HKEAA &

Subject

Committees on BAFS

• To report of data collected in FGIs

• To fine tune the initial recommendations

• To discuss the design of Questionnaire

7 Feb – 5 Mar 2014

Launching of school survey (Teaching

questionnaire)

• 7 Feb: questionnaire (Eng. & Chi. Versions) has been uploaded to the designated webpage for the NAS Review

• 10 Feb: Briefing session

• 5 Mar: Return of Questionnaire by hand / by post

To be Continued……

Follow up Actions to be Taken

To be Continued ……

Sources of views:

(1) views collected in short-term review (2) school survey

- Principal questionnaire - Teacher questionnaire (3) FGIs

(4) Written submissions (5) Newspaper articles

All the sources of views will help inform professional deliberations at various committees under the CDC and HKEAA, and the final

recommendations to be announced in July 2014.

Teacher Survey

• The medium-term review for BAFS would explore the feasibility of

redesigning the subject by splitting the subject and/or ‘separate grading and reporting’ as well as other relevant options that would suit the purpose of the whole senior secondary student programme.

• The purpose of the teacher questionnaire is to solicit views of teachers on the initial recommendations at the subject level.

Teacher Survey

• The teacher questionnaire has been uploaded to the designated

webpage for the NAS Review (http://www.edb.gov.hk/nas/review/en)

• The hard copies could reach schools by 10 Feb 2014 (Monday).

Teacher Survey

• Each school is expected to return ONE reply only.

• Panel heads should collate the views of subject teacher(s) on the

subject-level recommendations before responding to the questionnaire

• Submit a consolidated reply to the principal/coordinator as appropriate.

• In case consensus cannot be reached within the panel, the different

views can be noted in ‘Other comments’.

Teacher Survey

Please return the completed questionnaire by hand or by post using the self-addressed envelope enclosed on or before 5 March 2014.

Council and Secondary Section Education Bureau

Room 1302, 13/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East,

Wanchai, Hong Kong

Teacher Survey

Suggestions collected from this questionnaire, together with suggestions

collected from the Principal Questionnaire, and other views collected through focus groups, briefing sessions, liaison meetings, written submissions etc.

from all relevant stakeholders will be consolidated to inform deliberations for the medium-term recommendations that map out plans and strategies for the development of the subject in a holistic manner.

Teacher Survey

• Please blacken the appropriate circle and/or state your views in the

space provided.

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• Suggestions collected from this questionnaire, together with suggestions collected from the Principal Questionnaire, and other views collected through focus groups, briefing sessions, liaison meetings, written

submissions etc. from all relevant stakeholders will be consolidated to inform deliberations for the medium-term recommendations that map out plans and strategies for the development of the subject in a holistic

manner.

• The medium-term recommendations will be submitted to the Joint Curriculum Development Council–Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Public Examinations Board (CDCPEB) for consideration in early 2014.

Q & A Session