This is a University-School Support Programme funded by Education Bureau. This is a three-year (2014-2017) project. This project aims to provide support to teachers and schools to implement self-directed learning (SDL) in the Science KLA in the upper primary (P.4-6) General Studies and lower secondary (S1-3) Integrated Science subject in Hong Kong schools. Throughout the project period, there will be 40 schools participating in this project.
The capacity building support for SDL encompasses three core areas:
The ultimate, overarching goal is to nurture and develop student’s self-directed learning ability and equip them to become confident and capable life-long learners in the 21st century so as to improve students’ self-efficacy and achieve smooth transition from primary to secondary school education in the science KLA.
本計劃是由教育局教育發展基金資助，校本專業支援：大學 — 學校支援計劃之一，為學校與教師於科學教育學習領域推行自主學習(SDL)其中包括高小常識科(小四至小六)及初中綜合科學科(中一至中三) 提供支援。建立學校及老師能力的支援包括三大核心範疇：設計與實踐有關科學教育學習領域推行自主學習及評估活動、以電子學習支援科學探究的學生學習及教師教學設計活動，及培養校內領導能力以發展創新的教學和評估。最終目標是培養及發展學生的自主學習能力，並裝備他們在廿一世紀中成為有自信及才能的終身學習者，並以提升他們的自我學習效能，以順利過渡在科學教育學習領域升中的轉變。
HKTLA has helped in the project planning phase tremendously. With inputs gathered from its members, the project team was able to consolidate all the inputs and put together this meaningful project. Moreover, HKTLA has also supported throughout the project development stage, and helped us promote the project to primary schools in HK.
The Centre for Information Technology in Education, the University of Hong Kong (CITE) has been commissioned by Po Leung Kuk Chee Jing Yin Primary School and Xianggang Putonghua Yanxishe Primary School of Science And Creativity to conduct an evaluation project on their e-learning pilot project. The project duration is three years starting from 1 September 2011.
Education Bureau (EDB) has commissioned the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), University of Hong Kong to conduct a one year project on “Development of Evaluation Tools for Assessing Students’ Information Literacy and Promoting Information Literacy among Students”.
This project aims to develop self-evaluation tools for assessing students’ Information Literacy skills in Science at levels from Primary 1 to Secondary 3 and to work with front line teachers including those who are members of the Information Literacy Focus Working Group (ILFWG).
The following research questions are addressed in this study:
於2009年8月，教育局委託了香港大學教育應用資訊科技發展研究中心 (CITE) 進行為期一年的研究計劃。 此計劃名為「發展課堂活動及評估工具通過科學科/常識科提昇學生資訊素養」研究計劃。
此計劃主要目標是在小一至中三的級別發展一些課堂活動及評估工具來促進學生於科學科/常識科的資訊素養及展示一些已於常識科/科學科課堂試用作促進八個資訊素養範疇發展的教材套設計。
本計劃主要探討問題包括：
This project is funded by the Education Bureau and it aimed at supporting schools on developing and scaling up knowledge building pedagogy, sustaining teacher professional growth, and improving student learning through a knowledge building teacher network (KBTN).
Since September 2008, this project becomes part of the University-School Support Project (USP) under the School-based support services (SBSS) titled "Professional Development Network for Knowledge Building in Schools". A team of expert knowledge-building teachers are seconded to CITE to assist participating teachers in implementing the knowledge building approach together with the project team from CITE, HKU.
In the academic year 2009/10, one teacher consultant, five half-time seconded teachers (STs) and more than 60 participating teachers from 29 schools (12 primary schools, 15 secondary schools, 2 special school) participated in this project. Knowledge Forum®, which is hosted at CITE (http://kf.cite.hku.hk), is used by teachers and students in the project to facilitate their collaborative knowledge building activities. Please refer to the project website at http://kbtn.cite.hku.hk/ for more details.
In the academic year 2010/11, one teacher consultant, three half-time seconded teachers (STs), ten part-time teacher associates (TAs) and more than 80 participating teachers from 36 schools (10 primary schools, 24 secondary schools, 2 special schools) participated in this project. Knowledge Forum®, which is hosted at CITE (http://kf48.cite.hku.hk), is used by teachers and students in the project to facilitate their collaborative knowledge building activities.