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24
July 2001
Training Session on Validation, Norming and Multilevel
Analysis of Assessment Tools for Social and Affective Outcomes of Schooling
The Training Session on Validation, Norming and Multilevel Analysis of Assessment Tools for Social and Affective Outcomes of Schooling of the Quality Education Fund Project on the "Development of Performance Indicators for Measuring Primary and Secondary Students' Performance in Affective and Social Domains" was conducted on 24 July 2001 at the Institute. This training session was sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Centre for Education Leadership and School Quality. Dr Magdalena Mok, Deputy Centre Head (Research and Publications) of CRIC was the speaker.
Data on social and affective outcomes of schooling collected from primary and secondary schools were analysed at the training session. The session attracted active participation from colleagues of the Education Department with very positive feedback.
2-14
May 2001
Training programme for Cambodian Trainee Secondary Provincial Inspectors,
Collaboration between the Ministry of Education of Cambodia and HKIEd
With the support of the Directorate and the Education Department of the HKSAR, CRIC and the Asia-Pacific Centre for Education Leadership and School Quality (APCELSQ) collaborated with the Ministry of Education of Cambodia in offering a two-week intensive training programme for Cambodian Trainee Secondary Provincial Inspectors here in Hong Kong. The programme was conducted from 2 to 14 May 2001, with most of the lessons held at the Institute and some visits to local schools and the Education Department. It was hoped that through this programme, participants would be able to carry out a comparative analysis of the education systems in Cambodia and Hong Kong and to identify transferable practices to the Cambodian context.
This programme was in fact a continuation of the collaboration project between the Ministry of Education of Cambodia and the Institute. A similar six-week training programme was conducted from August to September last year, which was proved to be very successful and generated much positive feedback and responses from the trainees.
To mark the commencement of this important international collaboration initiative, the Centre organised an opening ceremony for the programme on 3 May 2001. Mr Chhong Toeun, Consul General of the Royal Consulate General of Cambodia in Hong Kong, was invited to speak at the ceremony. The event was well attended by academic staff members of the Institute. They all shared the joy and privilege of running this national project of the Ministry of Education of Cambodia.
A ceremony was held on 14 May 2001 to signify the graduation of this second cohort. Professor Paul Morris, Acting Director of the Institute, Mr Chhong Toeun, Consul General of the Royal Consulate General of Cambodia in Hong Kong, Mr Leang Nguon Ly, Deputy Director General of the Department of Education of the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Mr Andrew Poon, Assistant Director (Chief Inspector of Schools), Education Department of the HKSAR as well as Professor Y C Cheng, Centre Director of CRIC attended the Ceremony where teaching team members of the programme also participated to share the joy of the participants in completing the training programme.
Similar to the training programme last year, evaluation of different modules of the programme was conducted. It was evident from the evaluation results that the programme did fulfill its purpose of enabling all the participants to obtain exposure to and understanding of Hong Kong's education system, especially its inspection system. The programme was a successful means through which the trainees could familiarise themselves with the school inspection system and the training of school inspectors in Hong Kong. They were able to reflect on their own situation from a comparative perspective. Moreover, the participants also derived other benefits from the programme through their exposure to international practices, and from contact with other nationalities and cultures.
At the Institute level, the training programme strengthened the links and relationships between the Institute and the CAMSET II. Colleagues from CRIC and representatives of the CAMSET II had meetings during the programme period to discuss further collaboration opportunities. The programme was another step forward for the Institute in moving towards its strategic goal of developing effective partnerships with schools and institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region and marked a significant milestone in this development.