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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.
1111
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
1212
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
1414
Oral CommunicationsOral CommunicationsOP (40%) Current
Affairs (60%)+English CA
(30%)Chinese CA
(30%)
Higher Chinese(max -10)
+ Best 3 subjects (max - 10 each)
1515
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