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Title: Introduction to NSS


1
Introduction to NSS
Economics
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2
Economics is a Social Science??????????
It is a science studying human behaviour as a
group.
3
Curriculum Aims ????
  • develop an interest in exploring human behaviour
    and social issues through an economic
    perspective
  • understand the world in which they live through
    mastery of basic economic knowledge

4
Curriculum Aims ????
  • enhance their general intellectual capacity for
    life-long learning, through developing their
    capacities in economic analysis, so that they
    possess the skills necessary for reasoning about
    issues and making rational choices and
  • participate as informed and responsible citizens
    in the decision-making processes of a modern
    democratic society.

5
  • We focus on three
  • aspects,
  • A S K
  • A Attitude ??????
  • S Skill ??
  • K Knownledge ?????

6
AttitudeStudents will develop values and
attitudes so that they may
  • Particupate as informed persons in discussion and
    decision-making
  • Act as active and responsible citizens and
  • Contribute to the well-being of the local
    community, the nation and the world.

7
SkillStudents will develop skills to
  • Interpret economic information
  • Apply their economic knowledge to a variety of
    problems
  • Analyse information using economic concepts and
    theories
  • Make evaluations from different economic
    perspectives and
  • Communicate economic ideas in a clear, logical
    and appropriate forms.

8
KnowledgeStudents will develop knowledge and
understanding of about
  • Economics terminology, concepts and elementary
    economic theories
  • Basic economic problems and alternative
    approaches to them
  • Considerations and forces underlying the economic
    decisions
  • The interactions of different economic sectors
    and
  • The Hong Kong economy and its relationship with
    the rest of the world.

9
Topics included ????Compulsory Part
  • A. Basic Economic Concepts
  • B. Firms and Production
  • C. Market and Prices
  • D. Competition and Market Structure
  • E. Efficiency, Equity and the Role of the
    Government

10
  • F. Measurement of Economic Performance
  • G. National Income and Determination of Price
    Level
  • H. Money and Banking
  • I. Macroeconomic Problems and Policies
  • J. International Trade and Finance
  • Elective Part
  • Extension of Trade theory
  • Economic Growth and Development

11
Public Assessment????
  • Public Examination (2013)
  • Paper 1 (multiple-choice questions) 30
  • Paper 2 (conventional paper) 70
  • Part 1 Compulsory Part
  • Part 2 Elective Part
  • School-based Assessment (SBA) 0
  • Task-based assessment
  • (news commentary or essay or report)
  • (to be implemented in 2014)

12
Effective Learning Teaching Strategies????????
  • Direct Instruction ???????
  • Enquiry Learning and Teaching
  • ?????
  • ProblemSolving Approach
  • ??????
  • Assessment for Learning
  • ???????
  • Reading to Learn
  • ??????

13
  • For any enquiry,
  • please contact
  • Mr. CHAN Shu-hon
  • ?????
  • (Staff Room A, G/F)

14
  • Thank you !
  • ?? !
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