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. BackgroundRationaleCurriculum FrameworkLearning ResourcesPublic ExaminationSchool AssessmentAdministration. 1. Background. Senior Secondary Liberal Studies (LS) is a response to the community's expressed needs for a cross-curricular learning opportunity for all senior secondary students (F.
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1. Form 4 Liberal StudiesFirst Lesson Briefing
September 2011
2. Background
Rationale
Curriculum Framework
Learning Resources
Public Examination
School Assessment
Administration
3. 1. Background Senior Secondary Liberal Studies (LS) is a response to the communitys expressed needs for a cross-curricular learning opportunity for all senior secondary students (F.4-6).
LS also complements other senior secondary subjects in providing for academic excellence, broadening perspectives and knowledge and connecting learning more closely to real-life experience, e.g. current issues in society & world.
Extracted from Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Guide 2007
4. 2. Rationale LS provides opportunities for students to explore outstanding issues relevant to the human condition in a wide range of contexts. LS enables students to understand the contemporary world and its pluralistic nature.
It enables students to make connections among different areas of knowledge, examine issues from a variety of perspectives, and construct personal knowledge & opinions of immediate relevance to themselves in todays world.