Direction for consideration (3) - EDB
Transcript of Direction for consideration (3) - EDB
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To help our young people navigate their way through
the changes caused by globalization and technical
advances, our curriculum should be able to open up
multiple pathways for them.
Our curriculum needs to nurture students’
entrepreneurial spirit, enabling them to conceive new
and better ideas, turns ideas into action, remains
positive in uncertainties and makes the best of the
opportunities ahead.
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The promotion of entrepreneurial spirit focuses on
developing values and attitudes, skills and knowledge
which will benefit them in their everyday lives, as well as future endeavours
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Possessing creativity and
innovativeness
Taking Initiative and responsibilities
Taking calculated risks
Upholding perseverance in
times of uncertainty
Making the
best of the opportunities ahead Qualities
associated with entrepreneurial
spirit
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Life and Society (Secondary 1-3) Strand Module Topics (Foundation Part)
1 Personal Growth (I)
Self-understanding, Self-esteem and Self-confidence
1 Personal Growth (II)
Coping with Adversities Courage,
enterprise, resilience
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Life and Society (Secondary 1-3) Strand Module Topics (Foundation Part)
5 The Use of Resources
Managing Finance and Being your Own Master with Money
5 Economic Performance of Hong Kong
Ups and Downs of the Hong Kong Economy
5 Labour Market of Hong Kong
Employment and Income of Labour in Hong Kong
5 International Financial Centre
Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre
5 An Overview of the Chinese Economy
Macro-economy of the Mainland
5 World Trade Trade: Conditions, Gains and Disputes (Fair Trade as a topic of the extended part)
Understanding the economies of HK and the mainland
Awareness of opportunities
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Economics (S4-6) Topic Key Learning points
Basic Economic Concepts
- Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost
Firms and Production
- Ownership of firms - Shares and bonds as sources of
capital Competition and Market Structure
- Perfect and Imperfect competition (General features)
Market and Price - Interaction between demand, supply and price
- Consumer and producer surplus - Effects of change in demand
and/or change in supply on equilibrium price and quantity
The making of informed decisions on the use of scare resources in both consumption and
production
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. Learning opportunities can be provided to enable our students to think critically and creatively to come up
with fresh, problem-solving ideas that can be applied in simulated situations and/or authentic business practices