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NSS ECONOMICS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT. Oct 2006 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. Assessment Framework. Based on C&A Guide Public assessment objectives. Knowledge and application of subject matter Empirical and positive analysis Evaluation from different perspectives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NSS ECONOMICS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT
Oct 2006Hong Kong Examinations and
Assessment Authority
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Assessment Framework
1. Based on C&A Guide
2. Public assessment objectives Knowledge and application of
subject matter Empirical and positive analysis Evaluation from different
perspectives3. Public assessment modes
Public examination (85%) School-based Assessment (15%)
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Public Examination
Format well acceptedSlight modificationDepth and style of questionsSpecimen paper/questions
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Public Examination
Paper Description Weighting &
Duration
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M. C. questions (on compulsory
part)
(All questions are compulsory)
25% / 1 hour
Modifications :
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Public Examination
(on compulsory part)
(All questions are compulsory)
Structured/ essay-type questions
Part B(27%)
Part C(8%)
Part A(25%)
Structured/ essay-type question
1 question from each elective
(Choose one)
Short questions
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(2 hours)
Description Paper
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Sample Questions
1. Multiple-choice Questions• Example 1: S5 Level (06 CE Paper 2 Qn. 6)• Example 2: S6 Level (05 AL Paper 2 Qn. 3)
2. Short Questions
3. Structured/essay-type Questions
• Example 1: S5 Level (06 CE Paper 1 Qn. 8)• Example 2: S6 Level (03 AL Paper 2 Qn. 2)
• Example 1: S5 Level (06 CE Paper 1 Qn. 9)• Example 2: S6 Level (03 AL Paper 1 Qn. 6)
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Public Assessment
workload of students/teachersauthentication measuresplanning and readiness of schoolsteacher training
School-based Assessment major concerns :
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Phased-implementation
Yes or No
Yes or No
Include SBA marks in final subject result
Feedback from
HKEAA
Submit SBA
marks
(3rd cohort)2014
(2nd cohort)2013
(1st cohort)2012
Year of examination
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Mode of Assessment
(20% 15 %)
1. Internal tests
2. News commentary
3. Essay / report
(10% 15%)
Min. of 5 tasks
Weighting
and examinations
School-based Assessment Modifications :
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1. News clipping
News Commentary Tasks (1)
1-2 pieces of news, same issueIndicate date and sourcesPossible sources: newspaper, TV broadcasting, the Internet, etc.
2. Description of the economic phenomenon
Description of the news in economic language
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Essay / Report Tasks (1)1. Observation/exploration
of real life case(s)
After reading a book, watching a movie, shopping, taking up a summer job, a class debate, etc.Indicate sources and date
2. Description of the economic phenomenonDescription of the observation/
exploration in economic language
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News Commentary or Essay/Report Tasks (2)
3. Economic analysis
4. Evaluation/comment
Application of concepts and theoriesLogical deduction and implications
Exemplars
Quality, not quantity, that counts
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How to authenticate students’ work ?
40 hours class timeMost of student’s work to be done in classe.g., planning, writing the reportIndicate sourcesSign off by school principal
Other possible methods:Teacher assignment of concepts to be visitedTeacher assignment of cases to be studiedClass presentation/questioning by teacherKeeping logbooks
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Statistical Moderation
To iron out possible difference among schools in marking standardsModerate SBA marks with reference to public exam resultsThe rank order of students determined by school will remain unchanged
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Other SBA Issues
Detailed requirements, regulations, assessment criteria and guidelines Teacher trainingVisits by co-ordinators
Support and training :
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Sample Questions
A brief illustration of the objectives, types and level of difficulty of questions in different papers/sections
Assessing▪ understanding and application of
concepts and theories▪ analytic ability and higher order
thinking skills
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Exemplars of Task-based Assessment
Abilities assessed(a) to collect data/information of an economic
phenomenon/issue and to give a proper description in the language of economics;
(b) to analyse the economic phenomenon/issue identified using economic concepts/theories, together with appropriate diagrams and tools;
(c) to present the arguments or deductions and to derive implications in a logical and systematic way; and
(d) to discuss and evaluate arguments, proposals and policies from different perspectives and make informed judgments
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News Commentary Exemplar 1 on Goods and Services Tax
(GST)
(a) Interpretation of GST in the demand and supply framework
(b) Analysis• Elasticities of demand & supply and
tax incidence• Conditions determining DIY or not
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News Commentary Exemplar 1 on Goods and Services Tax (GS
T)
(c) Implications • Prices of goods and services will
increase• Net revenue of sellers will decrease• Output of HK will decrease• DIY will increase
(d) Evaluation• Alternatives to overcome fiscal
problems• Other considerations of GST
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Essay/Report Exemplar 1 on Minimum Wage Law
(a) Interpretation of the minimum wage law in the demand and supply framework
(b)&(c) Analysis and Implications• unemployment of low income
workers will increase• workers with the lower productivity
will be unemployed• firms will reduce output/shut down• investment will decrease• output of HK will decrease
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(d) Evaluation• evaluate the proposal of
minimum wage law / argument of protecting the interest of low income workers from different perspectives, e.g. workers, business owners, investors, HK economy, politicians
Essay/Report Exemplar 1 on Minimum Wage Law
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Acknowledgements
Po Chiu Catholic Secondary School
SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School
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THANK YOU
Mr. Cliff YEUNG, Ms. Winnie MOK
Managers-Assessment Development
HK Examinations and Assessment Authority