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■考評局向全港中學發放文憑試通識科模擬練習卷，學界普遍認為試卷難度適中。 資料圖片
考評局月初向中學派發中學文憑試通識科模擬試卷，有學生擔心不夠時間回答，也有指評分沒準則，恐影響成績。事實上，通識科考試沒有標準答案，考試範圍廣泛，學生存有疑慮在所難免。通識教育目的在於培養學生獨立思考，將不同知識融會貫通，增進對社會的了解，因此通識科考試不應為難學生，打擊學生的學習熱情。考評局應多了解學生及教師的意見，合理調整考試題目的設計，協助學生順利度過適應期。
通識教育已廣泛成為歐美等先進國家教育的必修科目，其作用在於培養學生獨立思考的能力，對不同的學科有所認識，鼓勵學生多了解日常生活時事議題，增加對社會的認知，以至能將不同的知識融會貫通，最終目的是培養出完全、完整的人。因此，通識科考的就是學生的多元思考、跨學科知識及表達思維的組織能力等，不應考一些過於深奧和冷門的題目，而應考一些大家都有一定概念、能夠引起學生興趣、發表見解的議題。否則的話，由於通識科涉及的範圍廣泛，政治、經濟、民生、種族、性別等議題包羅萬象，學生根本難以把握學習的重點。
Liberal Studies examination should not cause difficulty for students
The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) distributed the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education(HKDSE) mock examination papers of Liberal Studies to secondary schools early this month. Some students worry that they do not have enough time to answer all questions while others are concerned that their results will be affected because there is no standardization of marking. As a matter of fact, since there are no model answers for a Liberal Studies examination and the scope of the subject is very wide, it is just natural that students feel anxious about the examination. Liberal Studies aims at developing independent thinking of students as well as enabling them to assimilate and make use of knowledge learned in various disciplines to understand society better. Therefore, the Liberal Studies examination should not be a cause of trouble to students and should not be there to undermine students' desire to study the subject. HKEAA should explore more deeply the opinions and feelings of students and teachers, and then reasonably adjust the design of the questions to help students go through the adaptation period smoothly.
Liberal Studies has widely become a compulsory subject among education systems in advanced countries such as those in America and Europe. The purpose of the subject is to enhance the independent thinking ability of students, and students will be able to acquire a certain level of knowledge from various disciplines studying the subject. Liberal Studies also encourages students to read more about social issues that happen every day so that their social awareness can be raised. The ultimate goal is to help students develop an ability to assimilate knowledge learned in different disciplines and grow up into complete all-round human beings. The Liberal Studies examination should therefore aim at testing students' multidimensional thinking skills and multi-disciplinary knowledge, as well as their ability to express themselves in an organized way. The examination paper should avoid topics which are either too difficult or rarely discussed. Rather it should focus on issues on which people have common knowledge and those that can arouse the students' interest in voicing their opinions. Otherwise, students may have difficulties finding the focus of the subject as Liberal Studies involves a really wide scope of knowledge and covers almost every aspect of life including politics, economics, livelihood, race and gender. ■Translation by 東明 tungming23@gmail.com
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