Pursuant to EDB’s announcement on 10 July regarding the early commencement of summer holiday for all secondary and primary schools as well as kindergartens in Hong Kong based on schools’ practical needs, details of the latest arrangements on the “Gainful Use of TSA 2020 Materials” (the Arrangements) are as follows:
The Use of Assessment Resources, Marking Services for Writing and the Questionnaire Survey on Student's Learning Situation
|
School's Original Plan |
Suggested Arrangement |
Remark |
| 1) Using the STAR Online Version of the Assessment Resources | ||
| Participating in the Arrangements from 13 - 31 July 2020 (including those schools which have yet to reserve assessment time slot(s)) | a) To distribute and arrange students to use the assessment resources on the STAR platform at home or in school during the scheduled time slot(s); or b) To participate in Period 2 instead |
If students use the assessment resources at home, they are recommended to do so during schools’ originally scheduled time slot(s), and schools should remind parents to let students finish the assessment(s) on their own. |
| Participating in the Arrangements in Period 2 | To reserve assessment time slots on the ATSRS from 22 July onwards | |
| 2) Using the Printed Version of the Assessment Resources | ||
| Arranging to distribute the assessment resources to students and complete during the designated periods |
a) To arrange students to complete the assessments at home and return them to schools; or |
If schools change to use the STAR platform, please contact the HKEAA. For schools planning to participate in Period 2, they can reserve assessment time slots on the ATSRS from 22 July onwards. |
| 3) Using the Marking Services for the Writing Papers and Participating in the Questionnaire Survey on Students' Learning Situation | ||
| Having opted to return the completed scripts of writing assessments and/or questionnaires to the courier arranged by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) on 16, 23 or 31 July 2020 | To proceed with the collection as scheduled | If schools would like to change the date of returning the scripts and questionnaires, please contact the HKEAA. |
| Having arranged to participate in the writing assessments and/or the questionnaires in Period 1 (except for those using the assessment resources for Primary 6) | To be automatically registered as participating schools in Period 2 (i.e. from 3 September to 14 October 2020) | With regard to the relevant arrangements for Period 2, the HKEAA will contact schools in due course. |
Latest Arrangements for Period 2
Period 2 will be advanced to 3 September 2020 and further extended to 14 October 2020. Schools can reserve assessment time slots via the ATSRS of the HKEdCity from 22 July onwards. Subject to participation, the HKEAA will flexibly adjust the
collection services of the completed writing papers and questionnaires, and will contact participating schools for follow-up.
Enquiry
For enquiries, please call the service hotline of the HKEAA (Tel.: 3628 8181 / 3628 8191) and the enquiry hotline of the HKEdCity (Tel.: 2624 1000). For enquiries on general policy on assessment, please contact Mr Michael YEUNG, Assistant Secretary of the EDB (Tel.: 2921 8943).