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School starts|Commune, lack of textbooks, 73% of teachers are under pressure

2021-08-29T09:45:37.472Z


The Education Bureau announced earlier the improvement plans for the four core subjects of senior high schools, namely Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, and Civic and Social Development.


The Education Bureau announced earlier the improvement plans for the four core subjects of senior secondary schools, namely Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, and Civic and Social Development. Commune and Social Sciences will replace the previous general subjects and will be implemented in the new school year in Form Four.

The findings of the research report released today (29th) by the "Youth Innovation and Research Library" established by the Youth Research Center of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and the Leadership Institute showed that the interviewed commune teachers are the least in terms of teaching preparation and confidence in teaching preparation and teaching confidence compared to teachers of other subjects. At the same time, I feel the greatest pressure. 67.7% of the teachers interviewed think the biggest challenge is the lack of detailed curriculum content, and 72.9% think "Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems" is the most difficult unit to teach.


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From June 21 to July 19 this year, the Youth Creative Research Library interviewed 395 high school core subject directors and 975 junior high school students, and conducted in-depth interviews with 11 middle school teachers and 3 middle school principals.

Commune teachers are the most stressed and have the least confidence in teaching

The results showed that the 395 teachers interviewed all indicated that they were generally aware of the relevant curriculum changes, with an average score higher than 6 points.

However, in the preparation of textbooks and lesson plans, Chinese and Social Sciences only scored 4.8 points and 2.49 points respectively, the average scores were below the median of 5 points. The interviewed commune teachers felt the most pressured compared with teachers of other subjects, which was 7.97 points. , Teaching confidence is also the most inadequate, with only 3.63 points.

As for the 975 junior high school students interviewed, they had a general understanding of the changes in core subjects, and their average scores were all below the median of 5.

The Youth Innovation and Research Library released a related research report today (29th). The results showed that compared with teachers of other subjects, the interviewed commune teachers were the most inadequate in teaching preparation and teaching confidence.

(Provided by Youth Innovation and Research Library)

In terms of communal sciences, the teachers interviewed believe that the biggest challenge is the lack of detailed curriculum content, accounting for 67.7%.

They also believe that "Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems"" is the most difficult unit to teach, accounting for 72.9%. Another 74% of the teachers interviewed agree that the new curriculum will weaken students' ability to analyze from multiple perspectives.

Interviewed students hope that the commune study in the Mainland can be included in the exchange with local students

In terms of interest of the interviewed students, their interest in "Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems"", "Country Since the Reform and Opening Up", and "Interconnected Contemporary World" were 4.37, 4.20 and 5.71 points, respectively, and the first two did not reach 5 The median of minutes.

The commune courses included investigations in the Mainland, 33.7% of them wished to join "Communication with local students", and 32% of them "understand the development of innovation and technology".

Some principals interviewed reported that the biggest difficulty faced by schools is overall curriculum planning, the deployment of teachers in core subjects and elective subjects, and the future career development of communal science teachers.

Lin Huiye believes that the government authorities should step up publicity and interpretation measures to let the public understand the concept of change and the way in which it is implemented.

(Provided by Youth Innovation and Research Library)

Lin Huiye, deputy convenor of the Education Section of the Youth Innovation Research Library, believes that the government should strengthen publicity and interpretation measures to let the public understand the concept and implementation of the changes, and provide teachers with more reference materials, lesson plans and workshops as soon as possible to assist teachers in planning classroom.

The HKEAA should also provide more assessment criteria and examples consistent with the curriculum guidelines as soon as possible to increase teachers' confidence in the face of change.

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