Others News
- Int'l study shows HK students improving in reading literacy
Date: 4-Dec-2007 Sources: (Xinhua Online)
HONG KONG, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- A study result released here on Thursday showed that Hong Kong students' reading literacy ranked second among 45 participating jurisdictions, just one point less than their peers in Russia who came first in the study.
The International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006 by the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB) showed that Hong Kong students did particularly well in reading for informational purposes, scoring the highest among all 45 participating countries and regions. They also performed the best among the participating countries and regions in the high level reading comprehension processes, which means they are very good at interpreting, integrating and evaluating.
'We are pleased to know that the performance of Hong Kong Primary Four (P4) students has improved by leaps and bounds, up from 14th place in PIRLS 2001. This is great encouragement to teachers, principals and other education professionals within and outside the EDB who have been making unrelenting efforts in implementing the education and curriculum reforms in the past few years,' an EDB spokesman said.
'The success should be attributed to the efforts made by schools and teachers. They have taken up the new Chinese language curriculum, used quality assessment data, and engaged in targeted professional development. All education professionals know the importance of reading for better learning,' he added.
The spokesman said that as compared to PIRLS 2001, there has been a significant increase in the percentages of schools having informal initiatives to encourage students to read and conducting formal instruction of reading. There was also a comparatively wider range of reading materials used in reading lessons.
He stressed that the bureau would continue to work closely with schools, parents, tertiary institutions and the community to sustain the good performance of the students and would consider ways to further promote and support reading.
Sponsor Results:
