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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

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(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