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ANChan59 發表於 13-4-12 08:55
宏信早已是lBDP認可學校，而且有畢業生，Diploma就是lBDP。
再者有疑問應該翻查lBO網業，它詳列所有認可學 ...

宏信書院 Lutheran Academy (http://www.luac.edu.hk/home/) 只是一間2010年創校的直資中學，不是一間 IB 學校，在 IBO 網頁中，香港只有一間 IB 學校是 L 開頭的！
想是錯記了弘立書院 ISP Academy。

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shadeslayer 發表於 13-4-12 20:12
I don't know LA being an IB school so I checked the web site. Surprised to find they don't even name ...

In LA's website, they say they introduce a "Glocalized" Curriculum to HK, which combines the advantages of the international & local curricula!  It's not IB.  It's their own curriculum.  
However, they do have the plan to be an IBO School.  You can find this information in their School Plans and School Reports.

In the 2010/11 report, they do mention IBO accepted LA as an "Interested School" for PYP and MYP.  

In their School Plans and Development Plan, they keep on putting "Striving our best to gain authorization for ..." as their target 1 under the Major Concern "Teaching & Learning".  I use "..." because there're changes time to time.

I believe LA is not even a candidate school at this moment.  However, they do plan to be an IBO school.  Most probably, they are following IB Schools' practices.  However, they cannot write anything related to IB on their website officially.

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HKTHK 發表於 13-4-12 22:31
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Does this mean they will do PYP and MYP under IB system and then switch to HK's ...

In 2010/11 School Report, they say the school is approved to offer PYP, MYP & DP by EDB.  From 中學概覽, they only offer up to F3 this academic year.  That's why they didn't mention DP at all at the beginning.  
At the very beginning, IBDP was developed as a pre-university curriculum.  Because of the need, it has grown into three programs (i.e PYP, MYP & DP).

I don't think any countries will consider IB as their own curriculum.  It's designed for preparing kids entering the universities.  However, a government should prepare the citizens for the society.  It's impossible to have 100% students entering the universities.  So in their own curriculum, they need to add their own elements to suit their needs.

DP is not an easy curriculum.  There're internal assessment for all subjects (i.e. 6) plus a entra 4000-word extended essay.  No one from the whole world complain this.  No one say it's unfair.  However, for DSE, many many complaints for SBA.  So interesting!?

DSE is something new.  We need time to improve it.

IB is not 靈丹妙藥.  It cannot save all our children.  Not all kids suit that learning style!  Not all students from the international schools are bright students (I mean their learning attitude)!

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shadeslayer 發表於 13-4-12 23:07
If LA themselves are not able to use "IB" in their web site, why did the article mentioned LA being  ...

If LA is not even a candidate school, she has not much relationship with IBO.  She cannot say she's offering IB curriculum.
However, there are many schools claim that they are using "IB approach" curriculum!  Mrs Kwong is a parent.  She may receive many many messages from the school including the word "IB"!  

LOGOS is offering two curricula as EDB doesn't allow all students in DSS schools to study other curriculum.  In my mind, she claimed their students can sit for two examinations at the same time in the past.  However, I don't believe any students will take up two examinations at the same time this year.

I don't have many information for HKUGA.  I only know her first primary school principal likes IB idea.

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shadeslayer 發表於 13-4-16 19:46
少見的高水平分析文章。

除了幾間直資開雙軌班，和 ESF 有 IB/BTEC 外，有冇其他香港學校，包括私校，國際 ...

加拿大國際學校也是同時行兩個課程︰IB 和 OSSD (Ontario Secondary School Diploma Programme)，而且是每一個學生同時修讀兩個課程。(http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/school/us/programmes/ib-programmes-and-ossd/)

不過修讀 OSSD，除了要考 Ontario Secondary School LIteracy Test 外，其他科目都不是考公開試的。(http://www.turnerfenton.com/departme/GDCE/OSSDReqs.htm)

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oblivion2077 發表於 13-4-16 16:57
IB 整體上是個幾好的課程制度，可是郤有其局限性，而並不適合作為一個國家或地區的主流中學教育制度，伹 ...

- IBD 課程內容及考核模式較則重語文能力，不利那些數理能力極高但語文能力較弱的學生。

認同。不過，因為IBDP是為了預備學生進入大學。理科大學生也應能以該科的語言表達自己的想法，所以能過關的學生，應較容易適應大學的課程。


- IBD之評核方式中，有一定比例是靠校內老師作校內持續評核，這樣可能會產生一些問題，例如，學校老師的公平公正性。雖然IBO設有機制去訓練老師及抽驗學校老師的評核水平，但若個別學校或老師心術不正，把學校短暫利益放在首位，要偏幫自己的學生，甚至存心欺騙IBO之審核制度也絕對不難。


這正是NSS中大家擔心的SBA。因為香港是彈丸之地，所以大家會提意見。IBDP是世界性的，有異議也沒用。而且DP不屬於任何一個國家，它只需要世界各大學的認同。


- IBD的課程組合模式不夠靈活及彈性，標榜學生要文理兼備。原意本來是好的，但同時引起了一些問題值得反思。例如，是否需要學生到了要入大學前還要文理兼備？有些學生到那年紀已好清楚自己對文或理科的傾向，但硬要他們在那階段必須修讀一科非自己能力或興趣有傾向之科目，是浪費他們的時間，也可能影響了他們學習自己專注或喜愛科目之投入時間，以至影響整體成績。所以有些大學學系覺得IBD的學術科目課程不夠深入及學生學習相關的科目數量不足，例如德國一些工科學系，除了基本數學外，要求報讀的IB學生必須修讀最少三科其他數理科目，而可不用修讀人文學科。


這是英式教育和美式教育的分別。美國本科也不算很「專」，要唸醫，大家都不會選到美國，因為所花時間太久！﹝這是我一直認知，未有深入探討，如有錯誤，請指教。﹞




任何課程都有利弊，也不適用於所有學生。IB也一樣。它的起源在於為隨家庭到處「漂流」的學生提供一個可於任何地方上大學的課程，所以它有這樣的取態，以平衡各方的利益。也因為它不屬於任何一個國家，加上當中的要求，不可能是一個便宜的課程，不可能是一個地區的大多數。而課程辦得好與否，不在於課程本身，而是在學校！


只因香港社會對本地的教育制度有很多意見，才令IB成為一個熱門話題。香港學生的流動性很高，即使是在xx國國際學校唸書，不一定將來會在xx國唸大學，所以不少香港國際都轉向IB。而DSS因為其靈活性，故嘗試為本地學生多提供一個選擇，但因條例所限，只能行雙軌課制，不能只提供IB。


學生別以為NSS辛苦，想逃避，所以修IB。IBDP不是一個輕鬆課程，不是一個入大學的捷徑。