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Written by: Deng Yinglin
2021-03-10 17:59
Last update date: 2021-03-10 18:00
After the 2020 DSE history subject DQ test incident, the HKEAA will set up a review arbitration committee according to the recommendations of the task force to resolve the disagreements or disputes of the test questions. The latest document of the HKEAA revealed that the appointment process of the DSE review committee will be this year The new arrangement will be implemented in January. Before the final list of the question review committee is "finished", the course staff of the Education Bureau will join and participate as "official reviewers".
A newspaper quoted an anonymous complaint, stating that "more than half of the people in this year's HKDSE History Examination Committee are members of the Education Bureau."
In its reply to "Hong Kong 01" today (10th), the HKEAA revealed that starting from the 2022 Diploma Examination, every Category A subject review committee will appoint a course expert nominated by the Education Bureau as an ex officio member.
The Arbitration Commission will also be officially implemented in the 2022 Diploma Examination.
There are newspaper reports, the Appraisal Bureau.
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According to the "Quality Assurance Framework for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination" document issued by the HKEAA, the examination papers for each subject are drafted and referenced by the examination committee.
If there is more than one test paper for one subject, different review committees are usually appointed to be responsible for the preparation of each paper.
Each review committee generally has 5 positions (including 1 test paper chair, 2 reviewers, 1 drafter, and the subject manager of the examination bureau in charge of the subject).
The latest document from the HKEAA revealed that the appointment process of the "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination Questions Committee" has been changed. Starting from January 2021, the course staff of the Education Bureau will join as ex officio reviewers.
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Course staff of the Education Bureau will participate in the work of the nomination review committee as "official reviewers". The
latest document of the HKEAA revealed that the appointment process of the "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination Review Committee" has been changed. The HKEAA invites the education sector (secondary schools, tertiary institutions) , Subject Committee, Examination Paper Chairman) of the Bureau of Examinations) After nomination and selection of the list of test administrators, course personnel of the Bureau of Education will participate in the work of the nomination review committee as "official reviewers", which means that the personnel of the Bureau of Education have the ability to influence the final list.
This arrangement will be implemented from January 2021 and will be fully implemented in the 2022 DSE exam.
"Apple Daily" and "Ming Pao" reported that they received anonymous complaints accusing the Education Bureau of suspicion of manipulating the DSE History Review Committee this year, so that "more than half of the people are from the Education Bureau."
The complaint disclosed four members, two of whom have the same names as those of the Education Bureau.
The DSE 2021 History subject will start in early May.
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In its reply to "Hong Kong 01" today (10th), the HKEAA revealed that according to internal review and consideration of the recommendations of the Education Bureau task force, the HKEAA will implement a number of measures to improve the paper-making mechanism of the diploma examination starting from 2022, including each A The examination committee of the four types of subjects (including the four core compulsory subjects) will appoint a course expert nominated by the Education Bureau as an ex officio member.
As for the details of the list, the HKEAA did not respond directly, and reiterated that the nature of the work of the examination committee is highly confidential. The appointment of committee members or related information must be kept confidential regardless of whether the examination is conducted before or after the examination, so as to avoid harassment of relevant persons and avoid arousing the public. Question the confidentiality of public examinations in order to maintain the fairness and justice of the diploma examination.
Education Bureau: Appointment of committee members must be kept confidential. Violators can be sentenced to prison
A spokesperson for the Education Bureau replied that the establishment of the examination committees for the various subjects of the HKDSE was led by the HKEAA. As there are "test questions that deviate from the curriculum and assessment guidelines" in the History Paper 1 exam in 2020, the HKEAA has formulated measures to improve the exam preparation process for the HKDSE , Including inviting Education Bureau course experts to participate in the examination committees as ex-officio members, "to ensure that the examination and evaluation can meet the aims and objectives of the course."
The Education Bureau reiterated that the nature of the work of the HKEAA is highly confidential. The appointment of members of the examination committee or related information must be kept confidential. Anyone who violates the confidentiality provisions can be sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined upon conviction.
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