教區學校《學校自我評估》工作坊
Self Evaluation Workshops for Diocesan Schools
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教育統籌局現正致力透過有系統的學校自我評估，輔以校外評核，提升教育質素。為協助學校更好掌握自我評估的正確方法，天主教教育事務處特別邀請教育統籌局質素保證組首席教育主任鄭芷馨女士於一月九日及十五日分別為教區中學及小學的校長及行政人員主持「學校自我評估」工作坊。
鄭芷馨女士指出大部份學校已有進行自評工作，各校的行政人員對自評的概念及理論應不感陌生，故工作坊以校本交流及個案研習為主。她先帶領眾人檢視校本的自評情況，然後讓各校分享。她亦闡述學校自評的意義、理念、進度、進行領域、參與人仕及推展方法，並加以實例說明。此外，她強調自評的最終目標是提升教與學的質素，校方須關注如何將自評的結果回饋學生，以及學習接納、開放、體諒，互相達致共識，一起解決困難，從而鞏固須改進的領域，以臻完善。
各參與�穻b個案研習中，認識如何檢視學校強弱及機危情況，學會建議如何作出改進，明白全體員工須以開放的態度訂定改進的機制。鄭芷馨在最後環節中要求學校就十四項內容作學校自評，並指出有效及可靠的自評，應從校本數據、觀察及商討
(DOD – Document, Observation, Discussion)三方面進行。
In line with the commitment of the
Education and Manpower Bureau in promoting School Development &
Accountability through School Self Evaluation to enhance the quality of
education, the Hong Kong Catholic Education Office invited Ms Jane Cheng,
Principal Education Officer of the Quality Assurance Division, to conduct two
workshops on “School Self Evaluation” on 9th January (Friday) and
15th January (Thursday) respectively for Diocesan Secondary &
Primary schools. It is hoped that
through the workshops, Diocesan Principals, middle managers and staff would have
a clear fundamental understanding and concept of the School Evaluation
mechanism.
Ms
Cheng pointed out that most schools had already been undertaking some kind of
self-evaluation and school management was in no way unfamiliar with the
mechanism of evaluation. Therefore,
the workshops for Diocesan Schools would focus on exchange of ideas and
experience as well as case studies.
Ms
Cheng explained by living examples, the rationale behind the whole “ School
Development and Accountability” system, the time frame for implementation as
well as self-evaluation and external school review.
With the Vision and Mission Statement explicitly stated, schools should
be able to work out their own Development Plan, Annual Action Plan and
eventually, the Annual School Review to substantiate judgment on their
performance, gauge their own progress and determine follow-up action.
However, it was also important that schools should also set priorities
for themselves.
Then,
with the facilitators from the Quality Assurance Division, participants worked
in groups to try to identify their own strength and weakness and at the same
time to prepare the performance indicators and success criteria for their own
school. To sum up, Ms Cheng assured
participants that if assessment should be based on the DOD criteria (Document,
Observation and Discussion), schools would be able to have a fair and true
picture of their achievement resulting in effective teaching and learning to
benefit students at large.
Each workshop session lasted for three hours and it was hoped that participants would bring back to their own school the true understanding of school self-evaluation concept and in turn help to build a culture of evaluation on school performance.