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NSS ECONOMICS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT

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.

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NSS ECONOMICS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT

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  1. NSS ECONOMICS PUBLIC ASSESSMENT Oct 2006 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

  2. Assessment Framework • Based on C&A Guide • Public assessment objectives • Knowledge and application of subject matter • Empirical and positive analysis • Evaluation from different perspectives 3. Public assessment modes • Public examination (85%) • School-based Assessment (15%)

  3. Public Examination • Format well accepted • Slight modification • Depth and style of questions • Specimen paper/questions

  4. Public Examination Modifications :

  5. Paper Description 2 (2 hours) Part A (25%) Short questions (on compulsory part) (All questions are compulsory) Part B (27%) Structured/ essay-type questions Structured/ essay-type question 1 question from each elective (Choose one) Part C (8%) Public Examination

  6. Sample Questions • 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 • Example 1: S5 Level (06 CE Paper 1 Qn. 8) • Example 2: S6 Level (03 AL Paper 2 Qn. 2) 3. Structured/essay-type Questions • Example 1: S5 Level (06 CE Paper 1 Qn. 9) • Example 2: S6 Level (03 AL Paper 1 Qn. 6)

  7. Public Assessment School-based Assessment major concerns : • workload of students/teachers • authentication measures • planning and readiness of schools • teacher training

  8. Phased-implementation Year of examination (1st cohort) 2012 (2nd cohort) 2013 (3rd cohort) 2014 Submit SBA marks    Feedback from HKEAA    Include SBA marks in final subject result Yes or No Yes or No 

  9. Weighting Mode of Assessment (20%  15 %) 1. Internal tests  and examinations (10%  15%) Min. of 5 tasks 2. News commentary 3. Essay / report School-based Assessment Modifications :

  10. News Commentary Tasks (1) • News clipping 1-2 pieces of news, same issue Indicate date and sources Possible sources: newspaper, TV broadcasting, the Internet, etc. 2. Description of the economic phenomenon Description of the news in economic language

  11. Essay / Report Tasks (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 phenomenon Descriptionof the observation/ exploration in economic language

  12. News Commentary or Essay/Report Tasks (2) 3. Economic analysis Application of concepts and theories Logical deduction and implications 4. Evaluation/comment Exemplars Quality, not quantity, that counts

  13. How to authenticate students’ work ? • 40 hours class time • Most of student’s work to be done in class e.g., planning, writing the report • Indicate sources • Sign off by school principal Other possible methods: • Teacher assignment of concepts to be visited • Teacher assignment of cases to be studied • Class presentation/questioning by teacher • Keeping logbooks

  14. Statistical Moderation • To iron out possible difference among schools in marking standards • Moderate SBA marks with reference to public exam results • The rank order of students determined by school will remain unchanged

  15. Other SBA Issues Support and training : • Detailed requirements, regulations, assessment criteria and guidelines • Teacher training • Visits by co-ordinators

  16. 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

  17. Exemplars of Task-based Assessment Abilities assessed • to collect data/information of an economic phenomenon/issue and to give a proper description in the language of economics; • to analyse the economic phenomenon/issue identified using economic concepts/theories, together with appropriate diagrams and tools; • to present the arguments or deductions and to derive implications in a logical and systematic way; and • to discuss and evaluate arguments, proposals and policies from different perspectives and make informed judgments

  18. News Commentary Exemplar 1 on Goods and Services Tax (GST) • Interpretation of GST in the demand and supply framework (b) Analysis • Elasticities of demand & supply and tax incidence • Conditions determining DIY or not

  19. News Commentary Exemplar 1 on Goods and Services Tax (GST) • Implications • Prices of goods and services will increase • Net revenue of sellers will decrease • Output of HK will decrease • DIY will increase • Evaluation • Alternatives to overcome fiscal problems • Other considerations of GST

  20. Essay/Report Exemplar 1 on Minimum Wage Law • 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

  21. Essay/ReportExemplar 1 on Minimum Wage Law (d) Evaluation • evaluatethe 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

  22. Acknowledgements • Po Chiu Catholic Secondary School • SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School

  23. THANK YOU Mr. Cliff YEUNG, Ms. Winnie MOK Managers-Assessment Development HK Examinations and Assessment Authority

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