Biology

PAST Activities


 

 

  

11th November, 2013

        Dear Principal/Biology Teachers,

 

Hong Kong Biology Olympiad for Secondary Schools (2013/2014)

In order to further promote the learning morals in studying the current Senior Secondary Biology Curriculum, the Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education (HKASME) will organize the above captioned event. Students of your school are now strongly encouraged to participate. Details are described as follows:

 

Aims

(a)

To stimulate students’ active interest in Biology,

 

(b)

To challenge and expand their talents,

 

(c)

To enhance their scientific literacy through promoting the learning of Ideas about Science (i.e. Nature of Science, Scientific Inquiry and Science-Technology-Society-Environment Connections).

 

 

 

Rules

(a)       Each school can nominate team(s) of FIVE students.

(b)       The students can be in S4/S5/S6 in the year of 2013-2014.   

(c)        Each student participant attends a 1-hour test with 60 multiple-choice questions held on December 21, 2013 (Saturday) and completes the assessment INDIVIDUALLY.

(d)       The test consists of questions related to four areas in Biology: (i) scientific inquiry (20%), (ii) nature of science (20%), (iii) science, technology, social & environment connection (20%), and (iv) content knowledge (40%). The scopes of these four areas covered are referred to the COMMON parts shared by HKDSE Biology and HKDSE Combined Science (Biology).

(e)        Questions are set in both Chinese and English versions.

(f)        HKASME reserves the rights for any amendment made.

 

 

Academic

Advisor

Ø   Dr. YIP, Valerie Wing-yan (Division of Science, Mathematics and Computing, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong)

 

Awards

Ø   Individual Awards include First, Second and Third Class Awards.

Ø   Team Awards will be presented to the schools with the mean test scores of the students in a team ranked in the top eight among all participating teams. Meanwhile, school with the highest number of participants will be awarded with Certification of High Participation.

 

 

Result release

Late January, 2014

 

 

Fee

HK$250 per team (Include administration, marking, analysis report and certificates)

 

 

Deadline of

Application

November 30, 2013

(Detailed arrangement of the Olympiad will be notified via email shortly after this day)

 

 

Enquiries

Enquiries regarding the Olympiad may be directed to Miss CHU of HKASME at 2333 0096

 

 

Attached please find the application form. Grateful if it is completed, returned together with a cheque of an appropriate amount, crossed and payable to “HKASME LTD”, to us by 30th November, 2013.

                                                                                                                               Yours faithfully,

HKASME