2010-2011

SHATIN TSUNG TSIN SECONDARY SCHOOL
ECONOMICS
FIVE-YEAR PLAN (2007-2012)
I. AIMS
1 To align with the school aims to develop students’ abilities
2. To develop in students curiosity and interest in economic problems and issues facing
individuals, societies, countries and the world as a whole
3. To provide students of varying aptitudes with the basic economic knowledge and
skills necessary to understand better the world in which they live, reason about
economic issues and participate more fully as responsible citizens in the
decision-making processes of a modern society
4. To enable students to understand the basic economic problem of the allocation of
scarce resources to alternative uses, the more important economic forces and
institutions with which they will come into contact as producers and consumers, as
well as the interdependence of economic activities
5. To develop in students the ability to communicate through the effective use of
economic terminology, data, concepts and principles
6. To enable students to understand controversies over economic issues, respect private
property rights and exercise responsible citizenship
II.
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
1. Strengths
a. The learning ability of students is improving
b. Teachers are diligent and enthusiastic in teaching
c. There is good communication and co-operation among panel members
d. Teachers are creative and willing to accept new ideas
e. The promotion of high order thinking skills facilitates the change of teaching
approach
f. The emphasis on using information technology in teaching helps teachers to
conduct their lessons more effectively
2. Weaknesses
a. Language barrier affects a few students’ comprehension of the text and questions
b. There is insufficient time to cover the HKCEE and HKALE syllabuses;
therefore, extra lessons are always conducted
c. Students are not aware of current news and issues; therefore they may
misinterpret the scenerio in questions in examinations
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