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The New Senior Secondary Curriculum (NSSC) of Liberal Studies has been launched since the academic year of 2009. As a core subject to promote generic skills, Liberal Studies is regarded as an interdis
This paper introduces the concept of "fusion," a way of thinking about school reform which the authors believe can lead to major advance. Starting from the premises that all children can achieve high
This paper outlines the nature of the primary linguistic activities of listening and speaking and the secondary linguistic activities of reading and writing. There are common linguistic principles of
本文根據國際學生評估計劃（Programme for International Student Assessment, PISA）中有關閱讀能力的評估內容，指出PISA所評估的閱讀能力概念和範疇，與本港中、小學中國語文科中所訂定的閱讀目標並不完全相同。而檢視本港中、小學新、舊中國語文科課程，發現所謂的語文能力其實與文學方面的要求有很強的關係。面對21世紀的資訊社會，有必要重新思考「語文能力」這概
The relationship between public and private interests in education has been a recurrent topic of debate in the United States and elsewhere. Why should taxpayers be compelled to pay for the education o
解難能力是2003年學生能力國際評估計劃（Programme for International Student Assessment，以下簡稱PISA）的其中一項評估範疇，香港與全球40多個國家或地區的15歲學生參加了這項國際評估。香港學生在是項解難能力評估的表現相當理想，以平均分548分在參加的國家或地區中名列第二。本文根據PISA 2003的解難能力評估架構及數據，探討解難能力評估題目的特點
Teaching and learning are primarily an internal process as messages are coded and decoded through intrapsychological processes. These codes are culturally learned so the greater the cultural differenc
