電腦與資訊科技科
課程作業
Coursework
What We Believe?
信念為何？
1. We value coursework/project because
students will learn more
2. We believe practice makes perfect
3. We trust teachers
4. We allow some flexibility & variation
5. We understand there are technical
difficulties and will try to overcome
them
Coursework Is …
課程作業是…
1. Providing a good opportunity for
students to develop some skills
2. A comprehensive learning experience
3. An alternative way to assess C&IT in
addition to pen & paper exam
4. Already adopted by some countries
5. Quite time consuming
6. Not exactly TAS
Properties of Coursework
課程作業特色
Assignment
or Test
Answer
Time
Title/Problem
Tools
Testing
Research
Solution
Implement
Continuous Process
Portfolio
How Coursework Works?
課程作業怎樣運作？
1. Individual coursework counts for 20% in CE
2. Students choose an assignment from a list
of topics issued by HKEAA
3. Students produce a report to demonstrate
their ability to tackle the assignment
4. Reports to be graded by their own teacher
5. Submit selected reports to HKEAA for
moderation purpose
6. Conduct school visits on a need basis
May Start Something Like This
可以這樣開始
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Streamline the basic competence of all
students in common IT tools. Never assume!
2. Identify relevant resources available in
school and make full use of it.
3. Help students to:
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Analysis the problem and understand the situation
Outline the project boundary
Do some simple research
Explore possible solutions to the problem
Choose appropriate methods, tools to implement it
Test the prototype and make improvement
Evaluate the solution against the initial design
Provide an
Effective
Learning
Environment
Teacher’ Role
你的角色
Teachers as
Facilitators
Coordinate
Students’
Learning
Experiences
Between You and the Students
師生之間
Students are Generally…
 Product orientated
You Can…
 Process orientated
 Uni-directional thinkers
 Multi-directional thinking
 Very worse in planning
and meeting the targets
 Make a plan and lay down
milestones
 Over-plan, over-estimate
 Review students’ ability
 Chaotic
 Conceptualize learning
 Absent-minded
 Consolidate work done
 Lazy
 Push them!
Coursework Highlights
課程作業重點
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Produce a report (not user manual)
Include appropriate contents
Specify resource requirements
Acknowledge all sources and references
Submit hardcopy on A4 size paper
What About Assessment Criteria?
課程作業評分準則
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Objectives of the assignment
Investigation & problem analysis
Design of the solution
Implementation of the solution
Testing and evaluation
Conclusion and discussion
Documentation
Creativity