Comprehensive Workshops for Computer Teachers on Exam Rubrics Preparation and Marking

1. 2008 Workshops for New/Inexperienced Computer Teachers An introduction to the exam rubrics Preparation of the exam materials Marking of SBA

2. HKEAA • HKEAA is NOT a department/division/section under EDB. • HKEAA is an independent, self-funding and not-for-profit statutory body.

3. History/Development (1) • Change in every 5/6 years

4. History/Development (2)

5. Exam Rubrics (CECIT) • Paper 1 (Core) 60% • 40 MC Qu. • 5 Conventional Qu. • Paper 2 (Elective) 20% • 4 Conventional Qu. Module A: Algorithm & Programming Module B: Organisation of Computer Module C: Data Communications & Networking Module D: MM Production & Web Authoring • Paper 3 (Coursework) 20%

6. Exam Rubrics (ASCA) • Paper 1 (Core) 70% • Section A (40 marks), 4-9 short Qu. • Section B (60 marks), 3 long Qu. • Paper 2 (SBA) 30% • A project assessment

7. Exam Rubrics (ALCS) • Paper 1 & 2 40%& 40% • Section A (40 marks), 4-9 short Qu. • Section B (60 marks), 3 long Qu. • Paper 1 is a common paper (ASCA) • Paper 2 (SBA) 20% • A project assessment

8. Candidature

9. Offers of Modules

10. Candidature (ASCA)

11. Candidature (ALCS)

12. Mark Adjustment (CECIT) • Correlation: P1A/P1B vs P2s • Adjust P2 vs P1A (Regression method) • Adjust P3 vs P1A (Regression method)

13. Mark Adjustment (ASCA/ALCS) • Common Paper 1 • SEPARATE SBA adjustment • ASCA: adjust P2 vs P1(Regression method) • ALCS: adjust P3 vs (P1+P2)(Regression method)

14. Mark Adjustment (Summary) • Based on written paper  Adjust SBA marks • Adjust each school as a WHOLE • Preserve ranking at each school

15. SBA • Conduct of SBA • Curriculum contents vs coursework • Students’ abilities • Time management • Mark Allocation (1) Objective & Analysis 20 (2) Design & Implementation 35 (3) Testing & Evaluation 10 (4) Conclusion & Discussion 10 (5) Documentation 10 (6) Creativity & Process Behaviour 15

16. Fallacies (outside the curriculum content) Students wrongly focus the coursework on A. Sudoku Game • Learning of Japanese B. Secondary Storage • The business of data centres C. Cyber Café • Types of Coffee and coffee making methods D. Personal Portals • Setup and maintenance of a portal site

17. Fallacies (outside the curriculum content) Curriculum SBA

18. Fallacies (out of students’ abilities) Students wrongly focus the coursework on A. Sudoku Game • Dynamic programming B. Secondary Storage • Exhaustive discussion of secondary storage C. Cyber Café • A study of UWB D. Personal Portals • Writing of server-side scripts

19. Fallacies (out of students’ abilities) SBA Curriculum

20. SBA SBA Curriculum

21. Administration Reminders • Fill in CE exam application form with correct module names and double-check the return slip • Enter marks through online SBA system • Submit SBA samples (@ module) • One in TOP 3 • One in MIDDLE 3 • One in BOTTOM 3

22. SBA – Feedback to Schools • School visits • E-mail to schools • Based on the observation of 3 samples by project assessors

23. Implementation of Marking • Assessment Worksheet • Modified from the two sample worksheets provided by HKEAA • Standardization • Set the assessment criteria • Select samples from different teachers/classes • Discuss the standards • Revisit the curriculum aims & contents • Curriculum & Assessment Guide

24. Resources (Online) • http://edb.gov.hk • Curriculum & Assessment Guide • Resource Package on Coursework Assessment of CIT • http://sfcs.edb.hkedcity.net • E-Learning platform for teachers • http://hkeaa.edu.hk (SBA  Subject Info) • SBA Guidelines/Handbooks/Titles/Suggested list of reserved words & functions