Introduction to NSS

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Introduction to NSS
Economics
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Economics is a Social Science??????????
It is a science studying human behaviour as a
group.
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Curriculum Aims ????

• develop an interest in exploring human behaviour
  and social issues through an economic
  perspective
• understand the world in which they live through
  mastery of basic economic knowledge

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Curriculum Aims ????

• enhance their general intellectual capacity for
  life-long learning, through developing their
  capacities in economic analysis, so that they
  possess the skills necessary for reasoning about
  issues and making rational choices and
• participate as informed and responsible citizens
  in the decision-making processes of a modern
  democratic society.

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• We focus on three
• aspects,
• A S K
• A Attitude ??????
• S Skill ??
• K Knownledge ?????

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AttitudeStudents will develop values and
attitudes so that they may

• Particupate as informed persons in discussion and
  decision-making
• Act as active and responsible citizens and
• Contribute to the well-being of the local
  community, the nation and the world.

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SkillStudents will develop skills to

• Interpret economic information
• Apply their economic knowledge to a variety of
  problems
• Analyse information using economic concepts and
  theories
• Make evaluations from different economic
  perspectives and
• Communicate economic ideas in a clear, logical
  and appropriate forms.

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KnowledgeStudents will develop knowledge and
understanding of about

• Economics terminology, concepts and elementary
  economic theories
• Basic economic problems and alternative
  approaches to them
• Considerations and forces underlying the economic
  decisions
• The interactions of different economic sectors
  and
• The Hong Kong economy and its relationship with
  the rest of the world.

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Topics included ????Compulsory Part

• A. Basic Economic Concepts
• B. Firms and Production
• C. Market and Prices
• D. Competition and Market Structure
• E. Efficiency, Equity and the Role of the
  Government

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• F. Measurement of Economic Performance
• G. National Income and Determination of Price
  Level
• H. Money and Banking
• I. Macroeconomic Problems and Policies
• J. International Trade and Finance
• Elective Part
• Extension of Trade theory
• Economic Growth and Development

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Public Assessment????

• Public Examination (2013)
• Paper 1 (multiple-choice questions) 30
• Paper 2 (conventional paper) 70
• Part 1 Compulsory Part
• Part 2 Elective Part
• School-based Assessment (SBA) 0
• Task-based assessment
• (news commentary or essay or report)
• (to be implemented in 2014)

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Effective Learning Teaching Strategies????????

• Direct Instruction ???????
• Enquiry Learning and Teaching
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• ProblemSolving Approach
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• Assessment for Learning
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• Reading to Learn
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• For any enquiry,
• please contact
• Mr. CHAN Shu-hon
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• (Staff Room A, G/F)

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• Thank you !
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