Future Development

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Future Development of Curriculum Design in
Computer Subjects
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Curriculum Reforms

• Life-long learning experience
• emphasis on generic elements
• from over-crowded subjects to KLA
• flexible framework for curriculum
• continuity,progression and coherence
• whole-person development
• formal, informal and non-formal curricula

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Some of the Past Curriculum initiatives

• Use of Integration to develop a diversified
  organizations and model
• Student focussed
• Modular curriculum
• IT as a learning tool and resources

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Technology Education Curriculum Framework

• IT for learning in a New Era (5 yr. strategy)
• Stage 1 Enhance the level of awareness and use
  of IT in existing curriculum
• Stage 2 Full integration of IT in the new
  curriculum

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Technology Education Curriculum Framework

• IT learning target S1-S3
• knowledge (IT application and importance in
  society, social impacts, Internet security,
  Chinese WP concept)
• skills(Graphical presentation, input of Chinese,
  Email, validate the information retrieved)
• attitude (Interest in IT tools and their impacts,
  the social liability)

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Initial proposal in Technology education

• Offer real, relevant and purposeful learning
  experience
• Integration with other KLAs
• Modularizing subjects to enhance focus on
  technology
• Vocational elements with quick responses to
  economic needs in senior secondary

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Initial proposal in Technology education

• Optional courses prepared for higher education
• Concerns of healthy lifestyle, caring attitude
  for others and the environment
• Strengthen IT through subjects and
  cross-curricular links
• Enterprising, financial and consumer education

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Technology Education

• Computer Education
• Technological Education
• Business Education
• Home Economics Education

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Technology Education Curriculum Framework

• Equal opportunity for all
• Hands-on Learning Experiences
• Broader definition of technology
• Flexible Organization
• Lateral Coherence with Other Key Learning Areas
• Generic Skills
• Life-long and Life-wide Learning

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Aims

• Technological Capability
• Understanding Technological Activities
• Technology and People

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Formulation of Technology Learning Activities

• Knowledge Domains of Technology Learning
  Activities
• Contexts
• Formulation and Realization of TLAs

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Technology Learning Activities ExemplarKinder
Surprise Egg Package Design in Secondary 1
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• Main Knowledge Domain of TLA
• Change for the Better
• Consumer Knowledge
• Fundamental Elements of Design
• Food Food Technology
• Management
• Materials
• Structure
• Contexts of TLA Business, Recreation Leisure

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Generic Skills Activities involved

• IT
• Use 2D CAD software to design the development of
  package
• Suggest sources for retrieving and criteria for
  selecting information.
• Write up the project folio with IT tools

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Some of the proposed module titles

• Computer System
• Computerized Accounting
• IT for Business
• Programming
• Web Authoring
• Web/Internet Support
• Graphical Communication
• Integrated Application
• Management Information System
• Packages and Application Programming

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Teaching Resources

• Identification and promotion
• Q Mark software for Quality Education
• Production
• commissioning the development of certain
  education software
• sharing experience among schools and teachers

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Senior Secondary

• Information Technology and Computer Studies in
  S4-S5
• core and optional modular approach
• ASL Computer Applications
• focus on application programming
• AL Computer Studies
• prepare for further studies in computer

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