Assessment reform in Hong Kong schools

Assessment reform in Hong Kong schools

• Berry, Rita Shuk Yin The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Adamson, Robert Damian The Hong Kong Institute of Education

SA-eDUC, 9(1), 1-11, 2012

2012

• L 教育測量及評鑑
  • LC 學業成績測量

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• 未指定或無法歸類

In recent years, educators in Hong Kong have raised concerns about the examination culture that pervades the school system. Their arguments have focused on the detrimental effect that examination preparation has on student learning, and they advocate the introduction of less formal alternative practices that promote assessment for learning. The government, prompted by the impact of globalization and new technology on the economy that demand a more sophisticated workforce, has encouraged schools to adopt these new approaches to assessment. However, early indications suggest that there is considerable resistance to these moves from teachers and parents. Teachers tend to have difficulty in assimilated the new philosophy of assessment into their pedagogical beliefs and practices, while parents are concerned that informal assessment will undermine the value of standard, formal testing as a fair and objective means for determining social advancement. This paper discusses these tensions and presents a small-scale study that provides insights into current assessment practices in the classroom. It concludes that, given the tensions, informal assessment for learning needs to be implemented gradually in Hong Kong to ensure acceptance and sustainability.
[Copyright © 2012 North-West University.]

• 英文

期刊論文

• 18106293

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/e5e86747

2015-07-23