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採訪通知（即時發佈）                                                           　　　 2016年2月16日

教育大同「考試與評估：在21世紀教育中的功用與誤用」研討會

全世界的教育都以考試與評估輔助，然而為何如芬蘭這教育強國的教育與評估方式不用操練，也未有為孩子做成巨大壓力？為何美國的家長、學校以至教育當局都開始重新思考標準測試對年幼學童的價值？公開試與標準評估在香港與其他地方的用處為何？其功用與誤用何在？當21世紀教育愈來愈講求培育學生的「軟技巧」，如協作、自信心、創意、溝通、同理心等難以測量的各個方面，我們如何平衡對大數據的追求？又應如何設計考試與評估及利用數據，同時又可確保學生的個別發展需要得到保障？

比較美國、芬蘭、香港模式
經過多月來的TSA討論，我們有幸邀請到美國、芬蘭的學者同時訪港，並參與這次研討會，讓大家可從不同角度看考試與評估在不同地方的發展，給予我們新的思考方向。研討會的詳情如下，誠邀各傳媒機構蒞臨採訪：

日期

2016年2月19日

時間

早上9:30至11:30

地點

香港中文大學利黃碧瑤樓LT2

嘉賓

  • 美國南加州大學榮譽教授Dr. Stephen Krashen
  • 芬蘭Espoo市（芬蘭第二大城市）教育及文化服務發展總監Dr. Kristiina Erkkilä
  • 香港中文大學教育學院教育行政與政策學系何瑞珠教授

內容

研討會將由香港中文大學社會學系教授兼香港中文大學香港亞太研究所聯席所長趙永佳教授主持，屆時將與各位嘉賓探討各地學生評估發展。會上， PISA（學生能力國際評估計劃）的香港研究計劃經理亦將分享她從2000年至2015年間的經驗。

有關教育大同 
慈善團體「教育大同」由一群家長在2014年自發成立，旨在集思廣益、聚眾之力，鼓勵家長、教育界以至社會各界重新思考教育，勇於選擇忠於孩子需要的教育模式，共譜教育大同的理想。「教育大同」的成員來自教育界、資訊科技界、傳媒界、商界及法律界，眾人深感本地教育發展逐漸倒果為因，過度着重考試成績，智力以外，學生個別的身心發展需要卻備受冷待。期望透過舉辦會議與各界分享，推廣一些在世界上廣被接受但在香港卻被誤解的教育理念；並透過瞭解孩子及年青人現在和未來的需要，幫助大家在教育方面作出明智和有彈性的選擇。

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Press Invitation                                                                   　16th February, 2016

EDiversity seminar: “Examinations and Assessments: Uses and Misuses in 21st Century Education”

Education around the world is conducted with the help of exams and assessments. Many of us wonder: why in Finland, their way of education and assessing students has not led to drilling and pressure for children? Why in the US, parents, schools and even administrators are rethinking the value and form of standardised tests for young students? How are public standardised assessments being used in HK and other parts of the world? What are their uses and misuses?

As we are talking more about the difficult to measure soft skills and attributes desirable for the 21st century, how should we balance the pursuit of big data, design exam and assessment, and use its data to ensure that individual development of students is safeguarded?

Comparing US, Finland & HK perspectives
After months of heated TSA debate, it is opportune to have important academics from the US and Finland visiting HK and join this seminar to give us fresh perspectives. Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the seminar with details as follows:

Date

19 February 2016

Time

9:30am - 11:30am

Venue

T2, Esther Lee Building (ELBL), Chinese University of Hong Kong

Speakers
  • Dr. Stephen Krashen, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California
  • Dr. Kristiina Erkkilä, Dir. of Development for the Education & Cultural Services, Espoo, Finland
  • Professor Esther Ho, Professor, Dept. of Educational Administration and Policy, Fac of Ed, CUHK

Details

The panel will be moderated by Prof. Stephen Chiu, Department of Sociology and Co-Director of The Hong Kong Institute of AsiaPacific Studies, CUHK. Panelists will talk about how exams and assessments are developing in the US, and how Finland, the revered nation in education, assess their students. The National Project Manager of Hong Kong PISA for the 6 cycles from 2000 to 2015 will give her experience in this inspiring seminar too.

About EDiversity
EDiversity is a charity organisation founded by a group of parents in 2014. It aims to gather the collective effort to encourage parents, educators as well as the public to reexamine the current education system, to allow deviant education modes that suit children’s need, and to achieve the ideal of educational diversity. Members of EDiversity come from a variety of backgrounds, including education, information technology, media, business and legal services. They are concerned that local education has taken a wrong direction by over-emphasising examination results and intellectual performance but neglecting the physical and mental developments of individual students. Via conferences and sharing sections, the organisation hopes to promote education concepts that are widely accepted worldwide but misunderstood in Hong Kong; by understanding the current and future needs of children and youngsters, it also strives to offer wiser and more flexible choices in education.

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On behalf of EDiversity

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