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General Studies
2022/23 Briefing
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Foci of Support Services
To plan and implement a school-based General Studies
curriculum by adopting enquiry-based learning:
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enabling students to understand themselves, the
society and the world at large, to maintain their healthy personal
development and to be confident, informed and responsible citizens
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arousing students’ curiosity and interest in
science and technology and developing their skills in scientific
investigations for the natural and technological worlds through hands-on
and minds-on activities
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assisting schools to design and implement thematic
modules and project learning, and to strengthen the horizontal coherence
and vertical progression of their school-based curriculum according to
specific school contexts
To promote the integration of knowledge, generic
skills, values and attitudes in learning and teaching by:
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implementing curriculum initiatives conducive to
effective learning in General Studies (e.g. blended learning, STEM
education, national security education, values education, media and
information literacy)
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developing students’ generic skills, thinking
skills, self-directed learning skills and positive values through a wide
range of learning experiences
To enrich students’ learning experience by:
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utilizing school and community resources (e.g.
museums and parks) to enrich students’ learning experience with various
experiential learning activities like science day, project learning,
service learning and other life-wide learning activities
To design diversified school-based assessment
strategies by:
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assisting schools to develop assessment strategies
in General Studies and to design and implement diversified modes of
assessment to review students’ performance in knowledge, skills, values
and attitudes
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enhancing learning and teaching effectiveness
through evidence-informed practice
To promote the building of a professional team by:
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developing a collaborative culture and teachers’
leadership through supporting teachers to plan their lessons, implement
strategies and evaluate effectiveness
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promoting professional sharing and collaboration
through collaborative lesson preparation meetings, peer lesson
observations, internal and external sharing and workshops for teachers
Modes of Sharing and Collaboration
Support officers offer on-site and online support to
develop school-based curriculum with participating teachers through a range of
professional services. They may include:
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planning and developing school-based curriculum
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planning lessons collaboratively
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conducting lesson observation
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organising professional development activities
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providing professional advice
Expectations on Participating Schools
To make good use of the support services,
participating schools are expected to:
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nominate a curriculum coordinator to lead and
oversee the progress of the programme in cooperation with officers from
the EDB
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provide participating teachers with regular
collaboration and exchange time such as collaborative lesson planning
meeting time (Preferably bi-weekly meetings of 90-120 minutes scheduled in
teaching time-table) and peer lesson observation sessions with a view to
facilitating teachers to take part in lesson planning and evaluation of
the teaching strategies
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share experience and resources with teachers from
other schools such as work plans, learning and teaching materials, and
students’ work (The copyright of these materials will be co-owned by the
EDB and the schools concerned. The EDB also reserves the right to compile
and refine the materials before disseminating them for educational
purposes.)
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observe strictly their legal obligations and, in
all cases, comply with the Copyright Ordinance in developing school-based
learning and teaching materials
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Dr. CHENG Kwan-kit,
Ricky
Tel: 2158 4929
E-mail:
chengkwankit@edb.gov.hk
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- Intensive
on-site school support
(General
Studies)