Hong Kong Teachers' Language Benchmark Assessment Case Solution
As part of its education reform, the authorities wanted all teachers to take the tests to demonstrate that they were skilled enough to teach. Hackles were raised by the pressure to update English and drew severe criticism from the 75,000-powerful Union of professional teachers.
This case sheds light reasons behinds government’s introduced this and how the government is managing the results of the first benchmark test, the critical problems in implementing the evaluation, and the evaluation. Presents issues like the validity of the evaluation, what the testing established, in administering the test and what has been solved. Also presents the dilemma of whether the test is being used for choice and/or recruitment functions.
This is just an excerpt. This case is about ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLICATION DATE: June 06, 2003
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