從家課的質與量看香港課程改革的實施 The Quality and Quantity of Homework in Hong Kong Primary Schools: An Indicator of Curriculum Reform Implementation

Abstract

華人地區深受傳統儒家文化影響，不少家長及教師都認同「勤有功、戲無益」、「有志者、事竟成」和「鐵柱磨成針」等傳統觀念。因此長期以來，香港學童都面對家課量多、家課深、長時間做家課的問題。2001年，香港特區政府推行教育改革，建議學校適當編排學生家課的數量，從而提升教與學的質素。為求了解香港學童家課的質與量是否因家課政策的實施而得以改善，本研究在香港10所小學進行調查，邀請各所學校其中一班五年級學生填寫問卷，統計完成家課的時間和家課類型，並訪問教師了解他們在家課設計、家課類型、家課功能等方面的考量。研究顯示，相對於課程改革之前，學生每天花在家課的時間的確減少；然而，大部分家課仍是紙筆練習，以鞏固課堂所學為主，較少有發展性的家課。分析這些研究結果背後的成因，有助於了解香港課程改革實施的狀況。Parents and teachers across Chinese societies mostly uphold the traditional belief of Confucianism that “hard work is the key to success.” As such, Hong Kong students have long been using much of their time doing lots of difficult homework. In 2001, curriculum reform was launched in Hong Kong, requesting schools and teachers to adjust the quantity and quality of homework assigned to students for the improvement of teaching and learning. The present study attempts to reveal the level of implementation of this homework policy. Ten primary schools participated in this study. One class of Grade 5 students in each school was chosen to complete a questionnaire for identifying the amount of time students spent on homework and the types of homework. Teachers of these classes were interviewed to find out how schools and teachers design and plan homework for their students. The study reveals that the time students spent on homework has decreased when compared to the time spent before the curriculum reform. However, the homework was still more of consolidating, but less of developmental in nature. The reasons behind these findings are discussed for understanding the implementation of curriculum reform in Hong Kong.

Keywords

• 香港
• 家課
• 課程改革
• Hong Kong
• homework
• curriculum reform