The document outlines new job tasks and implications for a project editor at an education bureau. The editor will need to ensure textbooks meet curriculum standards, prepare new teaching materials, and keep abreast of developments in their field. This will require subject knowledge in education, chemistry, and assessment methods. The role will also involve supervising others, coordinating work, and sourcing new authors, requiring skills in management, project coordination, and interpersonal communication.

1. Impact on Project Editor
New job tasks Implications KSAO
• Ensure the textbooks meet • latest information on Knowledge
the criteria stipulated by curriculum reform, • Education and Training —
Education Bureau in terms assessment, pedagogy Knowledge of principles and
of their flow, organization, and ‘investigative methods for curriculum and
cohesion, pedagogic view approach’ to learning training design, teaching and
and assessment methods. (pedagogic knowledge) instruction for individuals
• Prepare new teaching • new chemistry and groups, and the
materials such as question knowledge due to new measurement of training
bank, assessment booklets elective modules in effects.
and multimedia tools. new NSS curriculum • Chemistry — Knowledge of
• Plan, evaluate, and revise (more specialised in the chemical composition,
curricula, textbook content, chemistry subject structure, and properties of
and teaching materials and knowledge) substances and of the
methods of instruction. chemical processes and
• Keep abreast of transformations that they
developments in the field by undergo. This includes uses
reading current literature of chemicals and their
interactions, danger signs,
production techniques, and
disposal methods.
•
Ability
• Problem Sensitivity — The
ability to tell when
something is wrong or is
likely to go wrong. It does
not involve solving the
problem, only recognizing
there is a problem.
• Keep abreast of • need to co-ordinate and Knowledge
developments in the field by distribute work among • Administration and
reading current literature, subordinate editors and Management — Knowledge
talking with colleagues, and production department of business and management
participating in professional (equity theory, principles involved in
conferences. awareness of strategic planning, resource
• Supervise and coordinate personalities, allocation, human resources
work of 2-3 editors. teambuilding, modeling, leadership
• Plan and revise the schedule coaching) technique, production
of work for new authors, • involve in appraisal of methods, and coordination of
editors and graphic editors (performance people and resources.
designers. management) • Psychology — Knowledge
• interview 2 more of human behavior and
editors (HR policy and performance; individual
legal requirement, differences in ability,
selection criteria) personality, and interests;
learning and motivation;
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2. psychological research
methods; and the assessment
and treatment of behavioral
and affective disorders.
Skills
• Instructing — Teaching
others how to do something.
• Management of Personnel
Resources — Motivating,
developing, and directing
people as they work,
identifying the best people
for the job.
• Social Perceptiveness —
Being aware of others'
reactions and understanding
why they react as they do.
Ability
• Problem Sensitivity — The
ability to tell when
something is wrong or is
likely to go wrong. It does
not involve solving the
problem, only recognizing
there is a problem.
• Source new authors for the • need to source and liase Same as above
new components of the with freelance authors
HKDSE chemistry syllabus from tertiary institution
• Supervise and coordinate (HR procedure,
work of authors. negotiation skills,
subject knowledge,
interpersonal skills)
• Co-ordinate among
different authors on
submission of
manuscripts on time
(project management
skills, negotiation
skills)
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