TSA、homework pressure, student suicides...This seminar brought speakers from the US, Finland and HK,
​to help us rethink about the use and value of examinations and assessment in the 21st century. ​
Education around the world is conducted with the help of exams and assessments. Many of us wonder why in Finland, their way of education and assessing students have not led to drilling and pressure for children? Why in the US, parents, schools and even administrators are rethinking the value and form of standardized tests for young students? How are public
standardized assessments being used in HK and other parts of the world? What are their uses and misuses?

 As we are talking more about the difficult-to-measure soft skills and attributes desirable for the 21st century, how should we balance the pursuit of big data, design exam and assessment, and use its data to ensure that individual development of students is safeguarded?

Comparing US, Finland & HK perspectives

After months of heated TSA debate, it is opportune to have important academics from the US and Finland visiting HK and join this seminar to give us fresh perspectives.