The workplace will maintain 4 session periods with faculties this month and in December on the draft frameworks for the 2 new topics.
The humanities topic will cowl matters comparable to intercourse training, sustainable improvement, wholesome life and monetary training.
The draft academic framework signifies that the content material of the science element of basic research could be reorganized for the science topic, whereas further content material could be grouped below 4 primary areas: life and surroundings, supplies, vitality and alter, Earth and house, and science and know-how. , engineering and society.
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The entire variety of hours dedicated to this topic will characterize not lower than 7 % of the entire lesson time throughout a faculty 12 months. College students in main one and two may have at least two classes per week. College students in main three to 6 may have at least three classes per week.
In accordance with the goals set out within the challenge, college students are anticipated to “recognize nationwide achievements” in science, engineering, aerospace and innovation know-how to “improve technological confidence” and to grasp “the significance of science and know-how to nationwide curiosity and safety.”
The final research curriculum information, launched in 2017, states that college students ought to solely domesticate their nationwide identification and “care concerning the improvement of the nation and society.”
Hong Kong Universities of Utilized Sciences challenge attracts curiosity from faculties
Hong Kong Universities of Utilized Sciences challenge attracts curiosity from faculties
Beneath the proposed curriculum, main three college students would find out about main infrastructure tasks such because the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to “recognize nationwide contributions to engineering improvement”.
Main 5 college students have been anticipated to find out about Hong Kong and mainland scientists comparable to Charles Kao Kuen and Tu Youyou, and their contributions. By the fourth grade of main college, college students have been anticipated to start studying concerning the continent’s aerospace missions and their achievements.
College principals the Submit spoke with praised the draft framework due to its comprehensiveness, however some raised considerations a couple of lack of classroom time and instructor coaching.
Ping-fai, director and performing chairman of the Council of Backed Main Colleges, known as the bureau’s topic reshuffle a “huge operation” and mentioned lecturers may wrestle to grasp the necessities in lower than two years.
“When will we see textbooks launched? When will we see suggestions for academic actions or experiments? So mentioned.
“If the timing is properly coordinated on this ‘surgical procedure,’ I feel we will obtain (the change). However in any other case, lecturers may be very anxious,” So mentioned.
He urged the workplace to launch 45-hour instructor coaching packages as quickly as attainable. Thus, faculties would wish at the least two to a few certified lecturers by September 2025 to deal with this new topic.
Chu Wai-lam, vice chairman of the New Territories College Principals’ Affiliation and principal of Fung Kai No 1 Main College in Sheung Shui, mentioned this assist for lecturers ought to proceed in the long run.
Principal Polly Chan Suk-yee, vice-president of the Hong Kong Aided Main College Principals’ Affiliation, was extra optimistic, saying two years could be sufficient to retrain basic research lecturers and rent new lecturers. appropriate candidates.
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For the brand new parts and studying goals on nationwide improvement, principals mentioned related content material was already being taught in faculties.
“With the implementation of nationwide safety training in faculties, we’re instructing the sort of content material. It’s simply that we’re shifting this content material to a different matter this time,” Chan mentioned.
Schooling Minister Christine Choi Yuk-lin mentioned earlier that versatile class occasions in main faculties could be lowered after the introduction of the 2 new topics and that an advert hoc committee could be set as much as talk about particulars.
Further reporting by William Yiu
