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Territory-wide With the support of 55 marking assistants,
760 markers and 89 assistant examiners,
System Assessment the marking of TSA was completed in July
2019. The results of 2019 TSA were
scheduled for release by end of 2019.
The HKEAA has been commissioned by the
Education Bureau to develop and
implement the Territory-wide System
Assessment (TSA). It is a low-stake assessment, Feedback on Students’ Performance
mainly used to enable an understanding of
the students’ performance on a regular
basis in Chinese Language, English To facilitate learning and teaching in school,
Language and Mathematics at Primary 3 the HKEAA has provided schools with four
(P.3), Primary 6 (P.6) and Secondary 3 (S.3) kinds of reports namely (I) Existing version,
levels. The data and information gathered (II) Simplified version, (III) Integrated version
from the TSA helps schools understand and (IV) Information Analysis Report.
students’ overall academic standards in
the main key learning areas and serves as And all along, the HKEAA has been
a reference for the follow-up action of committed to providing support measures
learning and teaching. to non-Chinese speaking students (NCS)
and students with special educational
Based on the recommendations of the needs (SEN) so as to ensure that they
Coordinating Committee on Basic Competency could demonstrate their learning
Assessment and Assessment Literacy, starting outcomes in the TSA. From 2015, the NCS
from 2018, the TSA is implemented in three performance report in Chinese language
different modes at P.3, P.6 and S.3. At P.3, has been provided for schools taking the
the assessment is conducted on a sampling TSA. This year, further improvement on
basis and in opt-in mode on a voluntary reporting at P.3 level was made by providing
basis. At P.6, the TSA has been implemented separate reports on NCS students’
in odd-numbered years since 2012. In performance in Chinese Language,
2018, school participation in the assessment English Language and Mathematics, and
was on a voluntary basis. At S.3, the assessment in addition to the newly introduced
is compulsory for students in all schools. reports on SEN students’ performance in
The 2018 TSA results were released on these three subjects for schools with the
23 October 2018. Performance of students participation of all their P.3 students.
in the assessment has remained steady These schools could download their
over the years. reports for teaching reference. The general
and NCS/SEN student cohort data
provided in these reports enhanced
The oral and primary Chinese audio-visual
(CAV) components of the 2019 TSA were schools’ understanding of students’ performance.
conducted from late April to early May,
while the written component was delivered
in June. For P.3, as in 2018, the 2019 TSA
was implemented on a sampling basis and
in opt-in mode on a voluntary basis. For P.6
and S.3, the assessment was compulsory
for all students.
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