Territory-wide System Assessment 2009 (Secondary Schools)

Briefing on Oral &

Written Assessments

Briefing on Oral &

Written Assessments

31 March 2009

時間 項目 講者

14:30 – 14:35 致歡迎詞致歡迎詞徐葉慧蓮博士香港考試及評核局教育評核服務部總經理

14:35 – 15:10 說話評估行政安排說話評估行政安排陳文軒先生

香港考試及評核局系統評估行政組經理

15:10 – 15:20 小休小休

15:20 – 16:00 紙筆評估行政安排紙筆評估行政安排陳文軒先生

香港考試及評核局系統評估行政組經理

16:00 – 16:10 全港性系統評估面面觀全港性系統評估面面觀 麥震宇先生教育局助理秘書長

16:10 – 16:30 答問時間答問時間

台上各講者及林玲芝女士

香港考試及評核局教育評核服務部高級經理

Mr Winston Prince香港考試及評核局

教育評核服務部經理（英文）卓大偉先生

香港考試及評核局教育評核服務部經理（數學）

General Reminder (1)

• Deputy Assessment Administration Supervisor as a backup

• Written notification to parents on assessment timetable and emergency arrangements

• For bad weather / school closure announcement, schools may call EDB 24-hour hotline 2891 0088

General Reminder (2)

• Schools can still submit changes to school data in writing by 30 April 2009

Special Arrangements (1)

WS1 – Non-Chinese Speaking Students (NCS)• Take part in the whole assessment• Maths paper in English provided, schools ma

y opt for Maths in either language

WS2 – Newly-arrival Children• Take part in the whole Assessment• No special administrative arrangements will b

e provided by HKEAA

Special Arrangements (2)

WS3 – exempt from the whole assessment

WS4 – exempt from Listening and CAV Assessments

WS5 – with intellectual disability• Take part in the whole assessment• No special administrative arrangements will

be provided by HKEAA

Special Arrangements (3)

WS6 – using A3 QA booklets and/or auxiliary equipment

• Will be given sub-paper 1 for all assessments• In Listening Assessments, may be given a sub-

paper different from that of their classmates• Question & answer booklets, CD/VCD will be

packed separatelyWS7 – taking assessments separately and/or time

extension• Question & answer booklets, CD/VCD will be

packed separately

Reports to Schools

3 reports will be issued:

School report: All students

Supplementary report 1: with WS1(NCS) students excluded

Supplementary report 2: with WS1(NCS), WS2, WS4, WS5, WS6 and WS7 students excluded

Oral AssessmentsOral Assessments

Delivery of Assessment Materials

• is appointed

• On Monday, 20 April 2009

• Between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

• To be received by the Assessment Administration Supervisor (AAS)

• Keep the box INTACT

Irregularities regarding the delivery of

Assessment Materials

Call HKEAA if:

1. the courier pack is damaged

2. materials have not arrived by 5:00pm

Bad Weather on the Day for Delivery of Assessment Materials

If EDB announces that secondary schools

are to be closed, the delivery will be postponed to

21 April 2009

Quality Assurance Check

• On 21 April 2009

• HKEAA staff will visit schools selected at random

• To ensure packing, delivery and receipt of assessment materials has been properly completed by the courier

Pre-assessment Preparation

• Remind the students to bring their student cards on the assessment day

• Prepare 3 sets of student list for each class with Chinese names, English names and class numbers of all students for each pair or Oral Examiners and AAA for attendance taking

Student Sample List

• All WS0, WS3-WS7 students are not included in the Student Sample List

• If these students are still found on the Student Sample List, AAS can replace them with the students on reserve and report to the Oral Examiners via AAA

• The Student Sample List is generated from the school data submitted as at 6 Mar 2009

Student Sample List

Start from the lowest class no. along the appropriate columnStart from the lowest class no. along the appropriate column

Signature of AAS

Bad Weather on the Days of Oral Assessments - Morning

If EDB announces that schools are to be closed in the morning:

All assessments of the day will be rescheduled to 28 April 200928 April 2009

Collection of assessment materials will be postponed to 29 April 2009

Bad Weather on the Days of Oral Assessments - Afternoon

If EDB announces schools are to be closed in the afternoon:

The PM assessments of the day will be rescheduled to

the PM of 28 April 200928 April 2009

Collection of assessment materials will be postponed to 29 April 2009

BreakBreak

Written AssessmentsWritten Assessments

Reminder – Written (1)

• 1 carton containing the AAS Working File and all stationery in two days will be provided (Do NOT open any carton until the assessment day)

• All cartons are packed by assessment day and with a label to indicate the total number of carton(s) of the day

• Barcode labels are generated from the school data submitted as at 6 Mar 2009

Reminder – Written (2)

• Teachers are NOT permitted to invigilate their own subject classes

• The sequence of assessment papers in the 2nd day has been changed

• Remind the Invigilators to bring along their personal copies of the Invigilators’ Handbook for use at the assessment sessions (to be sent to schools by DHL on 27 May)

Delivery of Assessment Materials

• is appointed

• On 17 or 18 June 2009

• Between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

• Same receipt procedures as Oral Assessments

With assessment date and subject(s)

Time of Assessments

• All schools to start at 8:45 am on both days (with 15 minutes flexibility)

• Students with special needs may start earlier

• All schools must follow the assessment timetables given in the Instructions to AAS

• All schools must finish the assessments by 1:15 p.m.1:15 p.m.

Checklists for Written Assessments

• Schools can download the checklists from the TSA Website from 28 May 2009

• Photo around 3 piles of assessment materials for for the written assessments 3 different classes

36-copy

12-copy

Support to Non-Chinese Students (NCS)

• Additional bilingual (Chinese and English) instructions for all Chinese assessment papers will be provided to each WS1 student

• Enough copies of instructions will be put into the Stationery Box, AAS can distribute the instructions to their WS1 students if necessary

Support to Non-Chinese Students (NCS)

• Ask the invigilators to collect the instructions and put them into the Envelopes for Surplus Materials

Procedures Related to Onscreen Marking (OSM)

• Both question booklets and answer booklets will be used for all assessment sessions (except Chinese Writing using question-answer booklets (QA booklets))

• Students are required to stick barcode labels onto the cover and inner pages of their worked answer booklets / QA booklets

• Students are required to use dark blue or black pens to answer questions other than MC questions

Sticking Barcode Labels (1)

• Ask the students to check their information on the barcode label

Sticking Barcode Labels (2)

• Sticking barcode labels in the box

Sticking Barcode Labels (3)

Sticking Barcode Labels (4)

Sticking Barcode Labels (5)

• Students without barcode labels bearing their class numbers or do not have sufficient reserve labels should simply fill in their respective school code, class name and class number on the cover page of the answer booklet / QA booklet

• HKEAA will process these answer booklets / QA booklets separately

Answering MC Questions

• Blacken the circles with HB pencils• The use of HB pencils produces the

best effect. The use of HB mechanical pencil is also acceptable.

Writing within the Frames

• Answers written outside the frames will NOT be marked

Special Arrangements – Students Requiring Enlarged QPs

(1)Will be given sub-paper 1 for all assessments

Special Arrangements – Students Requiring Enlarged QPs

(2)• In Listening Assessments, students

may be given a sub-paper different from that of their classmates. In such case, schools should arrange for them to be assessed in a separate room or put them in a class using the same sub-paper

Special Arrangements – Students Taking Assessments

Separately (1)

• Will be given the same sub-papers for CAV (+2VCDs) and Listening (+2CDs)

• Assorted papers for other assessments

Special Arrangements – Students Taking Assessments

Separately (2)

• Will not be provided a separate set of barcode labels

• Their scripts should be returned to their respective classes and Invigilators should then help sticking barcode labels for these students

Collection of Assessment Materials

Anytime between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm

on 25 or 26 June 2009

Bad Weather Arrangements

• Delivery of assessment materials will be postponed to 19 June 2009

• Assessment will be rescheduled to 25 June 2009

• Collection of assessment materials will be postponed to 29 June 2009

Thank you!Thank you!

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