CLSS Fieldwork study (May 2001)

Information of CLSS Schools (2002-2003)

I. Ling To Catholic Primary School (P.M.)

II. Sau Mau Ping Catholic Primary School

III. S.K.H. Yat Sau Primary School

IV. Tung Tak School

V. G.C.E.P.S.A. Whampoa Primary School

VI. YL Small Trader New Village Public School

Ling To Catholic Primary School (P.M.)

1. Participating subject: English

2. Participating year levels: P4-P6

3. No. of participating classes: 10

4. No. of participating students: 239

5. Information on CLSS classes and sets (up to December 2002)

P4-P6

Class:	4A	4B	4C	5A.	5B	5C	5D	6A	6B	6C
No. of students:	31	31	33	27	21	17	21	22	17	19

Set name:	Cairo	Frankfurt	Florence	Libson	Paris	Venice	London	Sydney	Berlin
No. of students:	20	25	22	21	34	29	28	27	32

6. Placement of students (up to December 2002)

a. Criteria of students… placement

Criteria	Weighting
Placement test(s)	60%
Internal exam	35-40%
HKAT	0%
Teachers… judgment	About 5%

b. Description of placement test used:

Test questions mainly taken from the ones supplied by CDI.

The test included written paper(90%) and listening paper(10%)

7. Time-table arrangement of CLSS (up to December 2002)

All 9 sets involved have Eng lessons in the 1^st & 2^nd lessons from Monday to Saturday (no lessons on Friday)

Demarcation system is practiced (Each set is having pupils from P.4-P.6 classes)

8. Needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Some pupils have no confidence even if they are good enough to be promoted.

Their parents share the same feeling while some others would like to study in a more able sets though they are really not good enough.

9. Ways of catering for needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Always ready to solve pupils… and parents… worries through discussions.

Sau Mau Ping Catholic Primary School

1. Participating subject: English

2. Participating year levels: P4-P6

3. No. of participating classes: 16

4. No. of participating students: 555

5. Information on CLSS classes and sets (up to December 2002)

P4-P6

Class:	4A	4B	4C	4D	4E	5A	5B	5C	5D	5E	6A	6B	6C	6D	6E	6F
No. of students:	35	34	37	39	32	32	33	38	40	29	30	33	37	37	35	34

Set name (block x):	Lemon	Coconut	Pear	Pineapple	Grape	Papaya	Mango	Melon	Cherry	Strawberry
No. of students:	23	22	32	29	26	31	27	30	33	25

Set name (block y):	Violet	Rose	Sunflower	Daisy	Orchid	Lotus	Hibiscus	Carnation	Azalea	Bauhinia
No. of students:	22	20	25	31	27	32	34	29	32	29

6. Placement of students (up to December 2002)

a. Criteria of students… placement

Criteria	Weighting
Placement test(s)	30%
Internal exam	50%
HKAT	0%
Teachers… judgment	20%

b. Description of placement test used:

Re-ordering words into sentences (sample from CDI), placement test from a foreign textbook (multi-level), GE Exam (single level).

7. Time-table arrangement of CLSS (up to December 2002)

Two Vertical Blocks ( Block X 좻 Classes 4B,D, 5A,C,E, 6B,D,F ;Block Y 좻 Classes 4A,C,E, 5B,D, 6A,C,E )

Each block has the same timetable having lessons in unfixed periods.

8. Needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Parents concern if their children can bridge to the secondary school curriculum.

9. Ways of catering for needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Reinforce the students… knowledge by providing them with core task sheets. More able students are grouped to higher levels.

SKH Yat Sau Primary School

1. Participating subject: English

2. Participating year levels: P1-P6

3. No. of participating classes: 24

4. No. of participating students: 814

5. Information on CLSS classes and sets (up to December 2002)

(i) P1-P3

Class:	1A	1B	1C	1D	2A	2B	2C	2D	3A	3B	3C	3D
No. of students:	30	27	28	29	35	32	32	34	38	39	33	29

Set name:	Poppy	Lily	Daisy	Tulip	Pansy	Primrose	Iris	Ginger lily	Tuberose	Honeysuckle	Cattleya	Aster
No. of students:	30	27	28	29	35	32	32	34	38	39	33	29

(ii) P4-P6

Class:	4A	4B	4C	4D	5A	5B	5C	5D	6A	6B	6C	6D
No. of students	44	34	38	40	30	38	42	32	30	25	39	36

Set name:	Cosmos	Daffodil	Zinna	Peach blossom	Morning glory	Purslane	Calla	Allamanda	Nasturtium	Wisteria	Canna	Crocus
No. of students:	44	34	38	40	30	38	42	32	30	25	39	36

6. Placement of students (up to December 2002)

Criteria of students… placement

Criteria	Weighting
Placement test(s)	30%
Internal exam	20%
HKAT	0%
Teachers… judgment	50%

If the school has used placement test(s), please briefly describe the test(s):

Modified the placement tests from a foreign textbook

7. Time-table arrangement of CLSS (up to December 2002)

2 blocks of time, 1 for P1-3, 1 for P4-6

8. Ways of catering for needs and concerns of pupils and parents

Parents meeting, distributing notes of teaching objectives

Tung Tak School

1. Participating subject: English

2. Participating year levels: P5-6

3. No. of participating classes: 2

4. No. of participating students: 55

5. Information on CLSS classes and sets (up to December 2002)

P5-P6

Class:	5A	6A
No. of students:	22	33

Set name:	Jupiter	Mercury	Venus
No. of students:	18	19	18

6. Placement of students:

Criteria of students… placement

Criteria	Weighting
Placement test(s)	0%
Internal exam	80%
HKAT	0%
Teachers… judgment	20%

7. Time-table arrangement of CLSS in 1st term (2002-02)

2 double lessons everyday except Friday, 1 lesson for Friday

8. Ways of catering for needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Solve their problems

G.C.E.P.S.A. Whampoa Primary School

1. Participating subject: English

2. Participating year levels: P3-P6

3. No. of participating classes: 20

4. No. of participating students: 620

5. Information on CLSS classes and sets (up to December 2002)

a. P3

Class:	3A	3B	3C	3D	3E
No. of students:	32	30	31	31	32

Set name:	Kangaroo	Rhino	Dragon	Giraffe	Penguin	Seal
No. of students:	30	24	21	29	31	21

b. P4-P5

Class:	4A	4B	4C	4D	4E	5A	5B	5C	5D	5E
No. of students	31	30	31	32	30	29	31	37	27	31

Set name:	Jelly	Chocolate	Pizza	Banana boat ice-cream	Pie	Banana boat	Cheese cake	Rocky road	Apple pie	Pudding	Cookie
No. of students:	29	26	21	31	28	31	30	27	28	23	32

c. P5-P6

Class:	6A	6B	6C	6D	6E
No. of students	30	32	32	31	30

Set name:	Jordan Station	Po Lam Station	Central Station	Olympic Station II	Admiralty Station	Olympic Station I
No. of students:	30	22	31	29	18	26

6. Placement of students (up to December 2002)

Criteria of students… placement

Criteria	Weighting
Placement test(s)	0%
Internal exam	70%
HKAT	0%
Teachers… judgment	30%

7. Time-table arrangement of CLSS (up to December 2002)

8:55 좻 9:55 (P6 group), 10:35 좻 11:35 (P4-P5 group), 11:45 좻 12:50 (P3 group)

8. Needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

P6 Standard Assessment for SSPA. They have not learnt actual classes… English standard.

9. Ways of catering for needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Organize parents… meeting for the parents to air their opinion and officer of the ED to analyze the last year English result from the school

YL Small Traders New Village Public School

1. Participating subject: English

2. Participating year levels: P1-4 (some students in P5 & P6 are also involved in CLSS)

3. No. of participating classes: 4

4. No. of participating students: 92

5. Information on CLSS classes and sets (up to December 2002)

P1-P6

Class:	1A	2A	3A	4A	5A	6A
No. of students:	12	9	8	18	19	26

Set name:	Health	Happiness	Bravery	Wisdom
No. of students:	13	15	20	15

6. Placement of students (up to December 2002)

a. Criteria of students… placement

Criteria	Weighting
Placement test(s)	20 %
Internal exam	50 %
HKAT	0%
Teachers… judgment	30 %

b. Description of the test used

Placement test from a foreign textbook ( Revised ) ; Re-ordering sentences

7. Time-table arrangement of CLSS (up to December 2002)

Parallel sessions with double periods

8. Needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Pupils : Motivation of learning English .

Parents : Have some misunderstandings with CLSS , still need to clarify .

10. Ways of catering for needs and concerns of pupils and parents:

Parents… Day , informal communication , e.g., contact by phone

Information of CLSS Schools (2002-2003)

Sau Mau Ping Catholic Primary School

Reinforce the students… knowledge by providing them with core task sheets. More able students are grouped to higher levels.

Modified the placement tests from a foreign textbook

Tung Tak School

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