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Mr Samuel Yung Wing-ki, Chairman of the HKEAA (right), presenting souvenir to keynote speaker,
Prof David Coniam of the Education University of Hong Kong

HKEAA Research Forum During February to March 2019, the HKEAA
provided training to over a hundred secondary
school teachers on the major assessment
The HKEAA organised its inaugural Research principles and practices adopted in the HKDSE,
Forum on the theme of ‘Using Assessment Data covering three major areas, namely Basic
for Better Learning and Teaching’ in October Understanding of Assessment, Quality Assurance
2018, to promote the use of examination and in Public Assessment and Assessment for
assessment data analytics to improve feedback Learning. Participating teachers found the
for schools, and to enrich students’ learning programme useful and their feedback was positive.
experience. The Forum was attended by more
than 400 teachers, school leaders, academics In 2018/19, we also conducted ALT for other
and researchers who exchanged knowledge and professional bodies such as the Hong Kong
experiences in educational assessment research. Police College, the Hong Kong Construction
Industry Council, Employees Retraining Board,
the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
Assessment Literacy Training and the Hong Kong Fire Services. Six training
sessions were conducted for over 300 personnel
involved in assessment design and/or
In September and October 2018, we conducted implementation.
three sessions of Assessment Literacy Trainings
(ALT) for a total of 114 tutors of the Course
Providers of HKDSE Category B Applied Learning
(ApL) Chinese and ApL subjects. In addition, we
also offered a 10-session training course for 20
secondary school teachers focusing on key areas
of English Language testing from October to
December 2018, enabling them to acquire a
deeper understanding of key areas of English
language testing.

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