Integrating SBA into the curriculum
| The SBA component is 15% of the summative assessment for HKCEE and valuable preparation for students for the external HKCE examination, especially the reading and speaking papers. However, it also supports classroom teaching and learning. The SBA process should be linked to and be a logical outcome of the normal teaching programme, as teaching, learning and assessment should be complementary parts of the whole educational experience (i.e. the SBA component is not a separate one-off activity that can be timetabled or prepared for as if it were a discrete element of the syllabus). |
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 To view Dr Chris Davison talking about integrating SBA into the curriculum. |
When the SBA is fully integrated into the English curriculum, teaching cycles or units of work may include SBA-type tasks and mock assessments regularly. The SBA task can also be integrated into reading or writing lessons. This enables teachers to see how students use their oral language skills in different contexts, and shows teachers what each of their students can do.
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To view a group of teachers describing how SBA needs to be incorporated into the regular English programme. |
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To view Mrs Christina Lee talking about how to integrate SBA into the teaching of the four skills. |
Remember:
It is important to balance preparing students to be able to do SBA and making sure students are taught all the other aspects of the curriculum too.
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