Manual of Question Words Used in History
A Manual of Question Words Used in History (online version)
© 留 2011 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority All Rights Reserved 2011
Online version of the Manual of Question Words Used in History
Foreword A Manual of Question Words Used in History was published by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority in 2007. It discusses History-related assessment issues, namely logic, question words and level marking, the totality of which forms a set of feasible assessment philosophy for History and provides a common language for the stakeholders of the History examinations – setters, examiners, teachers, and candidates. With more than eight thousand copies sold thus far, it has become an important reference for the History examinations. To achieve the abovementioned aims, a rather sophisticated framework was designed for the manual: first it elaborates on the relationship between logic and history assessment, then interprets each of the question words with logic, and finally discusses the importance of logic and question words when designing level marking schemes. Generally speaking, History teachers find the manual useful in their teaching, but many candidates find it rather difficult to follow, though it was written bilingually in English and Chinese. With the approach of the year 2012, the first cohort of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education candidates are busy preparing for the examination. This online version is published with an aim to facilitate their understanding of the question words, by removing chapters 1 and 3 and revising chapter 2 of the original manual with more illustrations. This online version is based on the original manual. It aims at helping candidates to understand the messages discussed in the original manual. However, this online version is not meant to be a substitute for the original one; candidates should also not consider that the two manuals have covered all the question words to be used in the History
© 留 2011 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority All Rights Reserved 2011
Online version of the Manual of Question Words Used in History
Foreword A Manual of Question Words Used in History was published by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority in 2007. It discusses History-related assessment issues, namely logic, question words and level marking, the totality of which forms a set of feasible assessment philosophy for History and provides a common language for the stakeholders of the History examinations – setters, examiners, teachers, and candidates. With more than eight thousand copies sold thus far, it has become an important reference for the History examinations. To achieve the abovementioned aims, a rather sophisticated framework was designed for the manual: first it elaborates on the relationship between logic and history assessment, then interprets each of the question words with logic, and finally discusses the importance of logic and question words when designing level marking schemes. Generally speaking, History teachers find the manual useful in their teaching, but many candidates find it rather difficult to follow, though it was written bilingually in English and Chinese. With the approach of the year 2012, the first cohort of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education candidates are busy preparing for the examination. This online version is published with an aim to facilitate their understanding of the question words, by removing chapters 1 and 3 and revising chapter 2 of the original manual with more illustrations. This online version is based on the original manual. It aims at helping candidates to understand the messages discussed in the original manual. However, this online version is not meant to be a substitute for the original one; candidates should also not consider that the two manuals have covered all the question words to be used in the History