Highlights of the Conference



'Enhancing Effective English Language Assessment in Secondary Schools: Integrating Theory and Practice'

Date: 22 April 2006 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Venue: The University of Hong Kong

 

Events Key persons/Presenters Powerpoints
videos
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Opening Speech
Present and future standards of English in HK
Mr Chris Wardlaw
Deputy Secretary, EMB
Opening Plenary
The case for SBA as a component of public assessment in Hong Kong secondary schools
Dr Peter Hill
Secretary General, HKEAA
Presentation/Workshop 1
How to design speaking and writing tasks for texts: The 'Four-Resource Model' in critical literacy
Dr Angel Lin
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Presentation/Workshop 2
Writing portfolio and the teaching and learning of writing as a process: Opportunities and challenges
Dr Albert Wong
The University of Hong Kong
Presentation/Workshop 3
SBA and the challenge of integrating formative and summative assessment
Dr David Carless
The University of Hong Kong
Featured Presentation I
Feedback, correction and assessment: Their role in learning
Prof Liz Hamp-Lyons
The University of Hong Kong
Presentation/Workshop 4
Giving oral feedback on student writing: What aspects should we pay attention to?
Dr Julia Chen
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Presentation/Workshop 5
Enhancing the effectiveness of teacher feedback in the secondary writing classroom
Dr Icy Lee
Hong Kong Baptist University
Presentation/Workshop 6
Students' perceptions of the implementation of portfolio assessment in the language classroom
Mr Ricky Lam
Rosaryhill School/
City University of Hong Kong
Presentation/Workshop 7
What does the secondary English teacher need to know to implement SBA?
Dr Jane Lockwood
Ms Helen Lavender
Mr Francis O'Brien
Ms Jenny Kwong
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Presentation/Workshop 8
Assessment for learning: Getting response from students by creating a reader-response rich classroom
Ms Jenny Lim
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Presentation/Workshop 9
What makes a good group interaction in the HKCE English language SBA?
Dr Zhengdong Gan
The University of Hong Kong
Presentation/Workshop 10
SBA: A burden or new opportunities for teachers and students?
Ms Olivia Cheung
CCC Kei To Secondary School
Presentation/Workshop 11
Planning to Integrate SBA with Regular Classroom Teaching
Ms Helen Lavender
Mr Francis O'Brien
Ms Jenny Kwong
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Featured Presentation II
Towards more effective assessment in Hong Kong secondary schools: Findings from the chalkface
Dr Chris Davison
The University of Hong Kong
Final Panel Session
What can schools do to support the development of SBA (in the broad sense, formative and summative) across English language teaching?
Chair: Mrs Christina Lee
HKEAA