Evaluation of generic competencies among secondary school leavers from the new academic structure for senior secondary education in Hong Kong
| Autor: | Victor C. W. Chan, Karly O.W. Chan, Joseph C. H. So, Maggie K.W. Ng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Medical education
Higher education business.industry 05 social sciences 050301 education Continuing education Senior secondary education 050109 social psychology General Medicine Liberal studies Generic competencies Critical thinking Cohort Materials Chemistry 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology business 0503 education Curriculum |
| Zdroj: | Public Administration and Policy. 24:182-194 |
| ISSN: | 2517-679X |
| DOI: | 10.1108/pap-07-2020-0033 |
| Popis: | PurposeA new academic structure for senior secondary and higher education was introduced to Hong Kong in 2009/2010. This paper aims to: (1) compare the cohort from the old academic structure (Cohort 2010) and the cohort from the new academic structure (Cohort 2015) on the 14 categories of generic competencies; and (2) compare these attributes among students from different divisions in a tertiary institution in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachSelf-Assessment of All-Round Development (SAARD) questionnaires were distributed to students who took the two-year sub-degree programmes offered by the College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2010 and 2015 on a self-administered basis. A total of 4,424 students have returned the questionnaires. Data were analyzed with t-test to compare between the two cohorts.FindingsWhen comparing Cohort 2015 with Cohort 2010, significantly higher scores were observed on five areas such as global outlook and healthy lifestyle (pOriginality/ValueThe elimination of one public examination, the newly included components such as Other Learning Experiences (OLE) and the compulsory Liberal Studies were believed to contribute partially to the diverse responses of the two cohorts. The dramatic change of the curriculum has not changed the examination culture in Hong Kong which may hinder the development of generic skills among students. |
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