NSS Geography Curriculum and Enquiry Learning TRF as an example

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NSS Geography Curriculum and Enquiry Learning -
TRF as an example

• Curriculum Development Officer

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http//www.emb.gov.hk
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Comparison between a conventional lesson and a
lesson using an issues-based approach(quoted
from Stimpson, P. Tao, P.K., (1994). Teaching
in Hong Kong-Issues-based Teaching. P.16)

• Conventional
• Factual understanding (concepts or skills)
• Implications or application

• Issues-based
• Issue/problem
• Factual understanding (concepts or skills)
• Explanation or interpretation of issue

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NSS Geography Curriculum -Compulsory Part
Issues
Problems
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The learning teaching of the issues/problems in
the Compulsory Part

• What is the issue/problem about?
• What areas of geography will help us to
  interpret?
• fieldwork mapwork
• generic skills
• values attitudes

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Interior What areas of Geography will help us
to interpret?
Exterior What is the issue/problem about?

• Surprise
• Fieldwork investigation
• Mapwork
• Generic skills

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What is the issue/problem about?

• Key geographical questions
• What?
• Where?
• How?
• Why?
• What if?

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What?
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Where?
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What areas of Geography will help us to
interpret?

• Ecosystems
• components
• characteristics
• energy flow
• nutrient cycle

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Virtual fieldtrip
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Fieldwork
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Fieldwork investigation
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Map Photo Interpretation
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Experiment
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What is the issue/problem about?
Why?
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What areas of Geography will help us to
interpret?

• Concepts knowledge related to Agriculture
• Concepts knowledge related to Population

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What is the issue/problem about? - What is the
impact?
Role play
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What is the issue/problem about? How?
Information technology skills
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What areas of Geographywill help us to interpret?

• Concepts knowledge related to Development
• e.g. Is sustainable development of tropical
  rainforests a possible way out?

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TRF
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Suggested References

• Stimpson, P. and Tao, P.K., (1994). Teaching in
  Hong Kong-Issues-based Teaching. Hong Kong
  Longman Asia Limited.
• Brooks, C., (2003). Investigating the geography
  behind the news, in Teaching Geography, Vol.28,
  No.2, P.70-73.

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• Geography in the News
• http//www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org