Impact of Secondary Education Reform on Tertiary Students' Generic Competencies: A Case Study of Associate Degree Freshmen in Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Ng, K. W.; So, Joseph C. H.
Titel	Impact of Secondary Education Reform on Tertiary Students' Generic Competencies: A Case Study of Associate Degree Freshmen in Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 8 (2017) 1, S.106-122 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-3815
Schlagwörter	Associate Degrees; Correlation; Secondary School Curriculum; Educational Change; College Freshmen; Student Attitudes; Competence; Educational Background; Scores; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Social Responsibility; Life Style; Health Behavior; Cultural Awareness; Global Approach; World Views; Exit Examinations; Comparative Analysis; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Bildungsreform; Studienanfänger; Schülerverhalten; Kompetenz; Vorbildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Soziale Verantwortung; Lebensstil; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Globales Denken; World view; Weltanschauung; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Hongkong
Abstract	This paper examines the correlation between curriculum reforms and the development of generic competencies among Hong Kong tertiary students (or secondary leavers who were admitted to Associate Degree and Higher Diploma). A total number of 3626 freshmen completed a set of self-assessment questionnaires, which were used to analyse the correlation between five generic competencies, across three academic years from 2010 to 2012. Five of the generic competencies, which were highlighted in the proposed new three-year New Senior Secondary (NSS) academic structure, were measured and compared between students from different academic backgrounds. The finding of the study indicated significantly higher scores in generic competencies for the traditional Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) secondary school curriculum in 2012 compared to earlier cohorts, whilst in general no significant difference was found between students from the traditional curriculum and the new academic structure of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) in the mixed 'double cohort' year of 2012. The result points to the potential early impact of NSS on students' generic skill development across both the old and new curriculum. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01