2008 Workshops for 2008 Workshops for New/Inexperienced Computer New/Inexperienced Computer
TeachersTeachers
1.1. An introduction to the exam An introduction to the exam rubrics rubrics
2.2. Preparation of the exam Preparation of the exam materialsmaterials
3.3. Marking of SBAMarking of SBA
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HKEAAHKEAA
HKEAA is NOT a department/division/section under EDB.HKEAA is an independent, self-funding and not-for-profit statutory body.
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History/Development (1)History/Development (1)Change in every 5/6 years
1984 1st CECS Exam (Basic) (w/ SBA)
1988 Revised CECS
1994 CECS (Basic+Pascal)1st ASCA & ALCS Exam-Practical exam-C & Pascal in ALCS
1996 CECS (Pascal only)
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History/Development (2)History/Development (2)
2000 Revised ASCA & ALCS Exam- TAS with standardization test- Pascal only in ALCS
2001 Revised CECS exam
2002 1st CE Info Tech exam
2005 1st CECIT exam
2007 Revised ASCA & ALCS exam- Core skills assessment + Project
2008 Exclude core skills assessment in SBA
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Exam Rubrics (CECIT)Exam Rubrics (CECIT)
Paper 1 (Core) 60%40 MC Qu.5 Conventional Qu.
Paper 2 (Elective) 20%4 Conventional Qu.Module A: Algorithm & ProgrammingModule B: Organisation of ComputerModule C: Data Communications & NetworkingModule D: MM Production & Web Authoring
Paper 3 (Coursework) 20%
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Exam Rubrics (ASCA)Exam Rubrics (ASCA)
Paper 1 (Core) 70%Section A (40 marks), 4-9 short Qu.Section B (60 marks), 3 long Qu.
Paper 2 (SBA) 30%A project assessment
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Exam Rubrics (ALCS)Exam Rubrics (ALCS)
Paper 1 & 2 40%& 40%Section A (40 marks), 4-9 short Qu.Section B (60 marks), 3 long Qu.Paper 1 is a common paper (ASCA)
Paper 2 (SBA) 20%A project assessment
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CandidatureCandidature
Module 2007 2006 % change
A 3,724 4,170 -11%
B 829 791 +5%
C 486 569 -15%
D 13,142 13,352 -2%
Total 18,181 18,882 -4%
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Offers of ModulesOffers of Modules
No. of modules
No. of schools (2007)
No. of schools (2006)
1 307 314
2 117 147
3 12 19
4 2 8
Total: 438 488
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Candidature (ASCA)Candidature (ASCA)
2007 2006
Candidature 3,317 3,804
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Candidature (ALCS)Candidature (ALCS)
2007 2006 2007 (sch)
Candidatu
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147 120 110
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Mark Adjustment Mark Adjustment (CECIT)(CECIT)
Correlation: P1A/P1B vs P2sAdjust P2 vs P1A(Regression method)Adjust P3 vs P1A(Regression method)
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Mark Adjustment Mark Adjustment (ASCA/ALCS)(ASCA/ALCS)
Common Paper 1SEPARATE SBA adjustment
ASCA: adjust P2 vs P1(Regression method) ALCS: adjust P3 vs (P1+P2)(Regression method)
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Mark Adjustment Mark Adjustment (Summary)(Summary)
Based on written paper Adjust SBA marksAdjust each school as a WHOLE Preserve ranking at each school
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SBASBA
Conduct of SBACurriculum contents vs courseworkStudents’ abilitiesTime management
Mark Allocation(1) Objective & Analysis 20(2) Design & Implementation 35(3) Testing & Evaluation 10(4) Conclusion & Discussion 10(5) Documentation 10(6) Creativity & Process Behaviour 15
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Fallacies (outside the curriculum Fallacies (outside the curriculum content)content)Students wrongly focus the coursework on
A. Sudoku GameLearning of Japanese
B. Secondary StorageThe business of data centres
C. Cyber Café Types of Coffee and coffee making methods
D. Personal Portals Setup and maintenance of a portal site
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Fallacies (outside the curriculum Fallacies (outside the curriculum content)content)
Curriculum SBA
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Fallacies (out of students’ Fallacies (out of students’ abilities)abilities)
Students wrongly focus the coursework onA. Sudoku Game
Dynamic programmingB. Secondary Storage
Exhaustive discussion of secondary storageC. Cyber Café
A study of UWBD. Personal Portals
Writing of server-side scripts
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Fallacies (out of students’ Fallacies (out of students’ abilities)abilities)
Curriculum SBA
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SBASBA
Curriculum
SBA
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Administration Administration RemindersRemindersFill in CE exam application form with correct module names and double-check the return slipEnter marks through online SBA system Submit SBA samples (@ module)
One in TOP 3One in MIDDLE 3One in BOTTOM 3
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SBA – Feedback to SBA – Feedback to SchoolsSchoolsSchool visitsE-mail to schools
Based on the observation of 3 samples by project assessors
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Implementation of Implementation of MarkingMarking
Assessment WorksheetModified from the two sample worksheets provided by HKEAA
StandardizationSet the assessment criteriaSelect samples from different teachers/classesDiscuss the standards
Revisit the curriculum aims & contentsCurriculum & Assessment Guide
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Resources (Online)Resources (Online)
http://edb.gov.hkCurriculum & Assessment Guide Resource Package on Coursework Assessment of CIT
http://sfcs.edb.hkedcity.netE-Learning platform for teachers
http://hkeaa.edu.hk (SBA Subject Info)SBA Guidelines/Handbooks/Titles/Suggested list of reserved words & functions