1) The document discusses education reform in Hong Kong since 2000, focusing on developing students holistically through moral, intellectual, physical, and career-related education. 2) Key reforms include a new academic structure from primary to secondary education, greater school autonomy, expanded funding sources, and reforms to curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment to promote lifelong learning. 3) Challenges remain in connecting education improvements to student outcomes and ensuring education supports diversity, choice, and quality across the system.

1. Student Learning & Education Reform
in Hong Kong Since 2000
for Whole-Person Development & Life-Long Learning
Dr Catherine KK Chan
Deputy Secretary, Education Bureau
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2. What is worth learning - learning to learn
Physical and Career-
Moral and Aesthetic related
Civic Intellectual Community
Development Experiences
Education Development Service
Chinese English
Mathematics
Language Language Liberal Studies + 2-3 elective subjects / Applied Learning
Education
Education Education
Built on foundation knowledge Values and
Generic Skills
New of core / elective subjects attitudes
Secondary
5-6 Theoretical Applied
Chinese English Learning
Mathematics Learning
Language Language Liberal Studies + 2-4 elective subjects + taster
Education
Education Education
New Foundation knowledge Values and
Secondary 4 Generic skills
in core / elective subjects attitudes
Firm foundation for NSS 4 core subjects, Values and
Primary 1 Generic skills
20 elective subjects and Applied Learning attitudes
to
Secondary 3 Personal,
Chinese English Social &
Language Language
Mathematics
Humanities
Science Technology Arts 2
Physical
Education Education Education Education Education
Education Education Education

3. How to learn & teach - from curriculum to pedagogy?
Learning as…
Learning as a Learning as a Learning as
‘product’ ‘process’ ‘Co-construction’
Learning Classroom examples:
Classroom examples:
Communities How knowledge
is learnt?
Classroom examples:
(Pedagogy &
Assessment)
Meaningful Classroom examples:
Learning
Classroom examples:
Classroom examples:
Generic Skills
What is worth
learning?
(Curriculum) Classroom examples:
Content Knowledge Classroom examples:
(Sources, Understanding, Classroom examples:
Structure, & Nature)
Teaching as Teaching as Teaching as
Direct Instruction Enquiry ‘Co-construction’
Teaching as… 3

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5. How can assessment promote learning
rather than narrow learning?
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6. Student Learning and
Education Reform
?
Connected or Disconnected
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7. Education Improvement since 2001 – for whole-
person development & life-long learning
Medium of Instruction
Diversified funding mode (DSS) SEN & gifted education
through train
School -based Management & IMC Choice & Regional centre of excellence for
Regional & school -based support Choice &
Diversity Higher Education
Diversity
•
Student support
New Academic
System “3+3+4 ”
More funding flexibility
Student Project Yi Jin
Student
Schools
Schools
Focused-
Focused – Expansion ofof
Expansion
Professional development leading
Leading Curriculum Skills Upgrading
curriculum & Opportunity
opportunity Scheme
Reform
Reform
&
learning reform
Quality Education Fund & Learning Applied Learning
Education Development Fund
Reform
Post Secondary Education
School Self Evaluation and Rigorous Continuing Education Fund
External School Review Quality
Rigorous
Quality
Assurance
KG voucher
Assurance Qualifications Framework
Strengthened HKCAAVQ,
HKEAA and Higher 7
Assessment Reform.
Education institutions .

8. The Way Forward
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