Sec 2 Parents Symposium

11 March 2010

Revised Sec 2 Revised Sec 2 AssessmentAssessment

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Structure of the TalkThe Revised Secondary Two AssessmentThe Revised Secondary Two Assessment

Independent Studies & Oral CommunicationIndependent Studies & Oral Communication??The Impact of the Revised Assessment on The Impact of the Revised Assessment on

The Promotion Criteria, andThe Promotion Criteria, andThe Eligibility Criteria for Placement in Special The Eligibility Criteria for Placement in Special ProgrammesProgrammes of Sec 3.of Sec 3.

Oral CommunicationOral CommunicationQ & A sessionQ & A session

Purpose of the revisionTo give greater emphasis to To give greater emphasis to Independent Independent Learning.Learning.To encourage students to pay attention to To encourage students to pay attention to Project Work.Project Work.To make the valueTo make the value--added items for IP added items for IP more visible.more visible.

Class Tests Exam

30% 70%

For each subject

OP ACE

CurrentAffairs

ProjectWork

Independent StudiesOral Comm

+ +

Lower Sec Mode of Assessment (2010)Lower Sec Mode of Assessment (2010)

Exemption Criteria for Lower Sec. (2010)Exemption Criteria for Lower Sec. (2010)

Class Tests

For each subject Oral Comm

A1

A1 for Subject OP

ACADEMIC vs.

SCHOLASTIC MSG

Type 1 Type 3

Class Tests Exam

30% 70%

For each subject

OP ACE

CurrentAffairs

ProjectWork

ISOral Comm

+ +

MSG (Academic)

MSG (Scholastic)

=

=

Average of all academic subjects

Average of all subjects + OC + IS

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Level Criteria OC Criteria IS Criteria

1 Academic MSG 4.00

C6 B4

2 Academic MSG 4.00

C5 B3

3 Scholastic MSG 4.00 (in 2011)

4 Scholastic MSG 3.00 (in 2012)

PROMOTION CRITERIA

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Independent Studies (IS)

ACE (50%)Max: 50 pts

ProjectWork (50%)Max: 50 pts

+One Project

a Year

Prelim: 5 Pts

Final: 15 Pts

Semi: 30 Pts

Term 1 LA: 5 Pts HC: 5 Pts

Term 2 HC: 5 Pts S3: 5 PtsS2: 5 PtsS1: 5 Pts

Term 3 LA: 5 Pts S2: 5 PtsS1: 5 PtsIDS: 5 Pts

Term 4 External Competitions: 10 Pts

LA: Language Arts

S1-S3: subject 1- subject 3

IDS: Inter disciplinary Studies

Criteria for Admission into Special Programme

& CSE

CSE: Centre for Scholastic Excellence

Special Programmes:

Humanities Programme,

Bicultural Studies Programme,

Language Elective Programme &

Science-Math Talent Programme

1010Year 2011

IP SP

Students mustshow strong interest and ability for one of the SPs

CSE SPStudents must•read China Studies (in Chinese);

•be strong across subjects

CSE: Centre for Scholastic Excellence;

CSC: China Studies (in Chinese)

Criteria for placement into Special Programmes.

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Eligibility Criteria:

Final Academic MSG < 2.0; (Must be promoted to Sec 3)

Independent Studies : average or better than ave of cohort

Added criteria: Exam Grd (A1) in relevant subjects; Raw scores may be used.

BSP HP SMTPLEP

Special Programme or not?

LEP (if applicable),Chinese Language

Language Arts, Integrated Humanities

Lower Sec Sciences, Mathematics

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HP SMTPLEP

CSE or not?

HP SMTPLEPBSP

BSP

Eligibility Criteria: Academic msg < 1.5 (Promoted to Sec 3)

OC & IS: average or better than average of cohort.

Added requirement: EL (exam A1) for SMTP & HP, EL (exam A2) for BSP

Oral Communication

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Oral CommunicationsOral CommunicationsOP (40%) Current

Affairs (60%)+English CA

(30%)Chinese CA

(30%)

Higher Chinese(max -10)

+ Best 3 subjects (max - 10 each)

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To To cultivate confident oral communicatorscultivate confident oral communicatorsamong our youths among our youths through articulate through articulate voicing of opinions and authentic voicing of opinions and authentic conversations between students and conversations between students and stakeholdersstakeholders

To groom To groom confident citizens confident citizens empathetic empathetic towardstowards and and aware of global issues aware of global issues and and ready to ready to engage salient world affairs engage salient world affairs with with active debateactive debate

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Sec 1Sec 1-- Local / Social news & IssuesLocal / Social news & IssuesSec 2Sec 2-- Regional newsRegional news/ political issues / / political issues /

local policieslocal policiesSec 3Sec 3–– International newsInternational news (ASEAN & (ASEAN & Asian)Asian)Sec 4Sec 4-- International newsInternational news (Global) (Global)

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Oral Interview on Current

Issues (10%)

Debates (20%) Role Playing

Panel Discussion (20%)

Chinese Language

English LanguageOral Interview

on Current Issues (10%)

During Reading Period (Daily) 20 mins

During CA Period (Fridays)

1 hour

Q & A