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Quantitative Evaluation Of The Educational Programmes On Students’ Awareness Of Social Responsibility, Loky Tsui, Sau-Wan, Teresa Lee Wong Aug 2000

Quantitative Evaluation Of The Educational Programmes On Students’ Awareness Of Social Responsibility, Loky Tsui, Sau-Wan, Teresa Lee Wong

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

As discrimination and hazardous working conditions have been constituting social costs in the Hong Kong economy, legislative progress in enforcing equal opportunity, safety and health at work becomes obvious with the enactment of discrimination ordinances and the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance in 1997. Educational programmes were being conducted for students to realise such social responsibility soon after they graduate. The evaluation of the educational programmes is based on the empirical data collected after the delivery of educational packages.

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Web-Based Vocational English: Development, Practice And Problems, Kim Hung, Martina Chan, Chi Ming Lee Aug 2000

Web-Based Vocational English: Development, Practice And Problems, Kim Hung, Martina Chan, Chi Ming Lee

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

In response to the IT in education initiative by Hong Kong's Vocational Training Council, a project on web-based vocational English course was carried out at the Language Centre of Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi) in September 1999. This project aimed to find out how to enhance language learning through integrating web-based and classroom-based activities. A survey was administered to investigate students' response to this type of learning experience. In this paper, the development of the web-based activities and the integration process would be described and the survey results would be discussed.

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Using The Web To Enhance Language Teaching And Learning And Distributed Cognitions In A Conventional Sub-Degree Setting, Wanda W.Y. Lau Aug 2000

Using The Web To Enhance Language Teaching And Learning And Distributed Cognitions In A Conventional Sub-Degree Setting, Wanda W.Y. Lau

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

This paper examines the functions and uses of IT, specifically the internet for educational purposes in general, and for the teaching and learning of English in a sub-degree course in particular. The design of an exercise in an English course at sub-degree level, with the objective of using the web to encourage interactive discussion among students and staff and the development of distributed cognitions (Pea, 1993) and “person-plus” (Perkins, 1993) in the students, is looked into and its effectiveness analysed. Some of the problems arising from the exercise are discussed as well.

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Supporting Lifelong Learning The New Integrated Scottish Qualifications System, Maida Grant Aug 2000

Supporting Lifelong Learning The New Integrated Scottish Qualifications System, Maida Grant

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The new National Qualifications system in Scotland represents the coming together of the previous academic and vocational qualifications systems in schools and colleges. The new qualifications are based on a single curriculum, assessment, quality assurance and certification system covering all subjects from Chemistry to Care and English to Engineering. The new modular qualifications are built up of outcome-based units. The launch of the new qualifications has been accompanied by the launch of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate. This is a cumulative, computer-based certificate which will show success in every unit and programme which a learner achieves.

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Vocational Education And Training For Operators Of Modern Enterprises, Qinxiang Gao, Meichi Huang, Heping Yu Aug 2000

Vocational Education And Training For Operators Of Modern Enterprises, Qinxiang Gao, Meichi Huang, Heping Yu

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The idea of how to run an effective and efficient vocational education and training system (EEVETS) with enterprises is given in this paper. It includes curriculum, teaching method, teaching support, quality control and management, etc. The keys to form EEVETS are demand analysis, motivation mechanism, teachers and tutors, quality control and service support. The training system for modern power station operators is briefly given as an example.

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Attach Strategic Importance To High Quality Vocational And Technical Education, Shengyun Yang Aug 2000

Attach Strategic Importance To High Quality Vocational And Technical Education, Shengyun Yang

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Xiamen University has been attaching great important to the display of its superiorities and strategic importance to practical technical education for the new century. The University aims at culturing technical and profession personnel to be used in the frontline of production, construction, management and service. In the area of the distribution of courses and reform of teaching contents, the University takes the culture of basic quality and capability of students as the core task, rationally sets up courses, makes conscientiously good teaching planning, improves textbooks, labs and bases for teaching practices. The University has cooperated with nine local enterprises in …

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Using Quality Indicators To Create World Class Curricula: From Concept To Application, Timo Luopajarvi, Paivi Sutinen Aug 2000

Using Quality Indicators To Create World Class Curricula: From Concept To Application, Timo Luopajarvi, Paivi Sutinen

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

In this paper, Curriculum Quality Indicators (CQIs) are described including what they are, how they are developed, and how they can be used to help create curricula that meet world class employers’ needs. The world class workplace is presented as a frame of reference for curriculum quality. Next, details about how a set of CQIs was developed is described. The application of CQIs to a comprehensive curriculum project at Helsinki Polytechnic in Finland is the detailed. Several implications are offered for CQI use in vocational higher education curriculum development.

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Transforming Young School Leavers And Mature Unemployed Into Skilled It Workers: The It Assistant Training In Hong Kong, Yat Chuen Li Aug 2000

Transforming Young School Leavers And Mature Unemployed Into Skilled It Workers: The It Assistant Training In Hong Kong, Yat Chuen Li

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

This paper attempts to review the “IT Assistant Training Program (ITAT)” in bridging the gap between IT manpower need and the employability of young school leavers and mature unemployed in Hong Kong. It will inspect ITAT in a detailed manner in the aspects of planning, collaborations, curriculum development, administration, pedagogical considerations and job placement. The effectiveness of the program, in terms of job fulfillment and added value of IT knowledge, will also be discussed. To conclude the paper, the value of continuity and the possibilities of evolution of the program will be highlighted.

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Transforming Educational Practice For A Transformed Employment Environment, Jeanne Dawson Aug 2000

Transforming Educational Practice For A Transformed Employment Environment, Jeanne Dawson

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Major transformations in the globalised management accounting profession have put pressure on accounting educators to produce ‘employment-ready’ graduates with a range of communication-related skills. Many past efforts to develop undergraduates’ communication skills have been compromised by curriculum designers’ reductive approach to ‘communication’ and the tendency to teach communication skills in isolation from or as an adjunct to the discourse of professional accounting rather than as an already integral element. This paper critiques two models for teaching communication skills within accounting programs, and then presents an alternative, ‘discursive’ model. It outlines features of this ‘discursive model’ through reference to a case …

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Pre-And Post-Assessment In Occupational Courses, Teresa Yohon Aug 2000

Pre-And Post-Assessment In Occupational Courses, Teresa Yohon

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

In the United States, demonstration of a vocational education teacher’s ability to teach academics (reading, writing, math, etc.) is essential in many states. Vocational teachers need to show students’ learning gains within their content areas along with how they contribute to the teaching of academics. This session will present how to use a pre-post test system to document academic and content learning gains. Examples of academic skill documentation and teacher-made pre-post assessments will be shared.

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Discussion And Design Of High Vocational Education, Wenyi Qin, Yanchun Guo Aug 2000

Discussion And Design Of High Vocational Education, Wenyi Qin, Yanchun Guo

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

To set up a vocational technical college within a university is in accordance with the tendency of international high education. It is an important and practical move to develop high vocational education based on China's realities. Although there is much controversy on decision-making and difficulties in operation, in a sense and in a particular period of time, promoting the all-round development of vocational education can not be underestimated. To greatly and timely promote this cause is one of the Key points in the developments of China's 21st century vocational education.

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Telling Stories In The Use Of Portfolio Assessment In Higher Education: Some Implementation Issues, Annie Y.W Nicholson, Sharon Bryant, Judy W.F. Ng Aug 2000

Telling Stories In The Use Of Portfolio Assessment In Higher Education: Some Implementation Issues, Annie Y.W Nicholson, Sharon Bryant, Judy W.F. Ng

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Evidence has shown that the results of traditional standardized tests characterized by pencil and paper formats, multiple-choice responses and time-restricted completion are not sufficient in telling how pupils engage in the learning process and their progress in learning. In addition, these tests tend to emphasize on the assessment of basic skills but fail to measure higher level thinking and problem solving skills. This inadequacy can be addressed by incorporating authentic assessment approaches such as performance tasks, portfolios, and grading for team effort. This paper aims to tell stories from an action learning research group whose members have used ‘portfolio’ as …

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Structure And Cultivation Of The Knowledge And Abilities Of Students Of Higher Vocational Technical Education, Jiyao Zhou, Kaiyu Zhen, Weihua Liu Aug 2000

Structure And Cultivation Of The Knowledge And Abilities Of Students Of Higher Vocational Technical Education, Jiyao Zhou, Kaiyu Zhen, Weihua Liu

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

This paper puts forward the constitution module for the knowledge and ability structure that students of higher vocational education should have. It sets forth at the full some basic principles that the basic knowledge the students of higher vocational education should master ought to be limited to no more than enough for their future use while their special skills and knowledge should be advanced, practical and their humane knowledge should be rich and extensive. It also suggests certain measures for the cultivation of their comprehensive practical abilities and the dialectical relationship between knowledge and ability which leads to the conclusion …

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The Effects Of The Whole Educational Experience On Graduate Employability And Further Study, Michael John Pomfret Aug 2000

The Effects Of The Whole Educational Experience On Graduate Employability And Further Study, Michael John Pomfret

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

A study of recent graduates was conducted in which their present status, campus life experiences, perceptions of their own performances in work or study, and suggestions on improving the curriculum design were explored. Altogether, 315 completed questionnaires were received and the result confirmed that students’ campus involvement positively but weakly correlated with their perceived performances in both working and studying environments after graduation. To enhance students’ involvement in attaining whole educational experience, group-based programmes involving peer activities are suggested.

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Flexible Learning Programme In Vocational Education: A Case Study, Yik Lung, Lawrence Wong, Nigel. J. Montague Aug 2000

Flexible Learning Programme In Vocational Education: A Case Study, Yik Lung, Lawrence Wong, Nigel. J. Montague

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The Vocational Training Council (VTC) is undergoing a transformation that has reshaped many aspects of its organization; in particular, the course design and the way these courses are delivered. This paper presents a case study of the planning and design of a typical part-time vocational course curriculum at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocation Education (HKIVE). It outlines the considerations that the course team has to face. First, the aims of the Higher Certificate and Higher Diploma courses are highlighted. The major influence on the course aims for the curriculum, the social and economic efficiency factor, is discussed. A further …

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A Comparative Study On The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Students Between China And Hong Kong, Brian H.M. O, Dennis N.K. Leung Aug 2000

A Comparative Study On The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Students Between China And Hong Kong, Brian H.M. O, Dennis N.K. Leung

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

In August 1999, three lecturers and fourteen students of Zhejiang University of Technology (ZUT) and Hangzhou Institute Applied Engineering (HIAE) were invited by the Department of Electrical & Communications Engineering (EE) of Institute of Vocational & Education Tsing Yi (IVE/TY) coming to Hong Kong for a Student Exchange Summer Camp. Joining the camp were seven year 1 Higher Diploma students from the EE department. The objectives of the camp were three folds: (a) to find out any difference in the command of English for the post secondary school students from China and Hong Kong; (b) to substantiate an effective means …

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Teaching Evaluation: A Complicated Issue, Z. Lin, K.H. Chan, Q. Xue Aug 2000

Teaching Evaluation: A Complicated Issue, Z. Lin, K.H. Chan, Q. Xue

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

To justify/quantify/qualify on teaching evaluation may be difficult and not objective as there are so much variables. Comparing teaching evaluations obtained by individual lecturer may not be meaningful, as each staff facing independent course with different students, course and other variables (or statistically, each is an independent event and a single mean value must not be compared directly with another).

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Deafdigest Gold: Vol. 5, No. 1 August 6, 2000, Barry Strassler Aug 2000

Deafdigest Gold: Vol. 5, No. 1 August 6, 2000, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2000

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Deafdigest Blue: Vol. 5, No. 1 August 6, 2000, Barry Strassler Aug 2000

Deafdigest Blue: Vol. 5, No. 1 August 6, 2000, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2000

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Exploring A New Pattern Of Vocational Education And Training, Haicheng Yang, Tingrui Wang Aug 2000

Exploring A New Pattern Of Vocational Education And Training, Haicheng Yang, Tingrui Wang

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The 21st century is a new era in which information technology is developing rapidly and the demand from labor force market has broken the traditional concept of education. Vocational education and training as a life education is now regarded as a new type of educational system. But how to help this new system further develop so as to become gradually perfect is a big issue which calls for exploration in our country. We have done a great deal of beneficial exploration in this field and have founded a new Information Technology College by taking the advantage of teaching resources from …

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Vocational Education And Training For Hong Kong Into The 21st Century: An Investigative Report, Manwey Joseph Leung Aug 2000

Vocational Education And Training For Hong Kong Into The 21st Century: An Investigative Report, Manwey Joseph Leung

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Demands from the 21st century customers will change fundamentally from that of past years. This article attempts to review the traditional strength of Hong Kong economy and its people's ability to meet with these new demands. Vocational Education and Training plays an important role in the provision of human resources. In this article the concept and methodology for "Shaping the 21st century worker" is proposed. The main issue being investigated is to provide workers with knowledge and ability, not just to cope with skills and knowledge require for their related field of work, but also the ability to control their …

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A Joint Venture In Distance Education Program Between Hong Kong And Australia, Fun-Ting Chan, John Messing Aug 2000

A Joint Venture In Distance Education Program Between Hong Kong And Australia, Fun-Ting Chan, John Messing

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

This article examines how the use of information technology overcomes some of the difficulties in delivering vocational education at a distance. It then discusses how the collaboration of an overseas institution with a local academic partner can offer an enhanced distance education program. In addition to the reflections of the academic and administrative staff, feedback from the students is collected through a questionnaire survey. The students’ general course satisfaction and their opinions to the enhanced form of distance education are investigated. The findings of this case study provide a useful reference for distance education providers to enhance their competitiveness when …

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An Evaluation Of A Model Multiple Site Distance Learning Program For Non-Traditional Students, Dale E. Thompson, Betsy Orr, Kit Brooks, Cecelia Thompson Aug 2000

An Evaluation Of A Model Multiple Site Distance Learning Program For Non-Traditional Students, Dale E. Thompson, Betsy Orr, Kit Brooks, Cecelia Thompson

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The purpose of the evaluation was to determine student’s perception of the effectiveness of a multiple site distance education program. Part 1 evaluated the distance education process. Students reported a positive experience with distance education. Many were apprehensive at first but after a class or 2, most began to like the process and preferred it to raditional classes. Part 2 evaluated program incentives & barriers, class structure and application of course content. Students responded that evening and weekend scheduling was the greatest incentive to participation in the program while lack of access to the advisor/instructor was the greatest barrier.

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The Effectiveness Of Using Technology To Teach English As A Second Language, Rita Yuk Kwan Ng Aug 2000

The Effectiveness Of Using Technology To Teach English As A Second Language, Rita Yuk Kwan Ng

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

This study focuses on the effectiveness of using technology such as e-mail and websites in teaching and learning English. Around 50 in-depth interviews were made with teachers and students in the College to examine the effectiveness of using technology, such as e-mail, websites as teaching tools. Through such analysis, we can develop a better understanding on the students' and teachers' perception of their language abilities and effectiveness of using e-mail and websites for teaching. If there is a wide discrepancy between teachers and students' perception, it is better to equip our teachers with better understanding of the students' problems when …

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Ncver’S Web Site And The Voced Research Database, Sarah Hayman Aug 2000

Ncver’S Web Site And The Voced Research Database, Sarah Hayman

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

This paper discusses the use that Australia’s National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) makes of the World Wide Web as a major platform in its dissemination of vocational education and training (VET) information, the importance of which was explored in the first paper. The session included a live demonstration of the web site, with a particular focus on the VOCED research database. Over the past year, NCVER has extensively upgraded its web site, to provide an integrated and sophisticated source of VET research and statistical information. During this period, the VOCED database has been significantly enhanced to become a …

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Assessment And Preparation Of Career And Technical Education Teachers: Implications For Curriculum Development, Victor K.A. Gbomita Aug 2000

Assessment And Preparation Of Career And Technical Education Teachers: Implications For Curriculum Development, Victor K.A. Gbomita

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The study was designed to determine the preparedness of a cohort of career and technical teachers to meet the requirements of the contemporary classroom. Using the field-based, competency-based alternative teacher education model operated by Temple University, it was determined that Temple University's career and technical education teachers felt well prepared to meet the challenges of the contemporary classroom. It was also evident that there were both similarities and differences in how teachers in academic disciplines and teachers in career and technical fields perceived their readiness to teach the next generation of students. Indicators in the study further suggest that there …

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Analysis Of Training Needs For Employees Of International Five-Star Hotels In Taipei, Taiwan, Shu-Hsiao Tsen Aug 2000

Analysis Of Training Needs For Employees Of International Five-Star Hotels In Taipei, Taiwan, Shu-Hsiao Tsen

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The main purpose of this study is to explore the training demands of the employees working at the international five-star hotel in Taipei. The study is based on the questionnaire to those who work at four Taipei’s international hotels and their departments, such as Front Desk Department, Food & Beverage Department and Room Department, are frequently interactive with their customers.

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An Evaluation On The Effectivenss Of A 9-Month Intensive Full-Time Program For The Unemployed, Che Keung Yeung, Yuet Keung Cadbury Chan, Lai Ling Lilian Chow, Yuen Bing Leung, King Chung Joseph Chow Aug 2000

An Evaluation On The Effectivenss Of A 9-Month Intensive Full-Time Program For The Unemployed, Che Keung Yeung, Yuet Keung Cadbury Chan, Lai Ling Lilian Chow, Yuen Bing Leung, King Chung Joseph Chow

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

In September 1998, the Vocational Training Council (VTC) and the Employees’Retraining Board (ERB) jointly conducted a 9-month intensive full-time course in various training institutions for the unemployed persons who were adults of 30 years of age or above and had attended Secondary 3 education. The aim of this course was to provide employable skills so as to enable them to be better equipped when they rejoined the work force in the service sector. The title of the course was Certificate of Skills Training (Service Industries) (CST (SI)).

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150th Commencement, Summer Aug 2000

150th Commencement, Summer

Commencement Programs

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The Weekly Challenger, August 5, 2000, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Aug 2000

The Weekly Challenger, August 5, 2000, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 5, 2000, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

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