Induction course for new
panel chairpersons
Session 2: Sharing Session
(History)
NG Hing-hung, Grace
Curriculum Development Officer
12.11.2010
What are your concerns?
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Curriculum planning
Learning and teaching
Assessment for learning
Panel management
Others…
Curriculum Planning
Curriculum rationale
School context
START
Students’ needs
Junior Secondary Studies
(S1-3 History / Chinese History/ History and Culture / Integrated
Humanities, etc.)
S4
SS History Curriculum:
Compulsory Part
(Introduction + Theme A/B)
S5 and 6
Other academic
subjects
S5 and 6
SS History Curriculum:
(Theme A + Theme B
+ one Elective)
S5 and 6
Applied Learning
courses
The History Curriculum (S1-S6)
S4-6
Compulsory Part
Introduction: The Making of the Modern World
Theme A: Modernisation and Transformation in Twentieth-Century Asia
Hong Kong, China, Japan and Southeast Asia
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Major conflicts and the quest for peace
The quest for cooperation and prosperity
Elective Part
Any Interface problems?
S1-3
Ancient and Medieval Times
Transition to Modern Times
Curriculum Implementation
Interface problems may arise from:
1. Lesson cut?
2. Change in subject mode?
3. Inadequate support for non-History majors in S1-3?
4. Others?
subject
knowledge
interest
ability
Curriculum Evaluation
• Adequate coverage of Strands 2 and 3 in
S1-3 ?
Strand 2: Time, Continuity and Change
Strand 3: Culture and Heritage
• Smooth progress from S1 to S6?
• Balance between knowledge and skills?
• Global perspective?
How to get History resources from EDB website?
Path A
Path B
Path A
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Curriculum Development >
Personal, Social and Humanities Section>
References and Resources>
History>
Learning and Teaching Resources
Path B
• Curriculum Development>
• Resources and Support>Curriculum
Resource Bank>
• NSS Secondary L&T Resource Lists>
• History
Path A as an example
New Senior Secondary
Learning and Teaching
Resource List
Subject: History
Other useful government websites for
accessing History resources
Thank you!