面對新高中課程發展的挑戰：香港實習教師個案研究

本文旨在探討實習教師在香港新高中課程改革的路途上，如何就新課程的學科發展、學生背景和學科教學知識，建構他們的新知識，及所面對的挑戰。研究發現實習教師在建構新課程的教學知識過程中有很多疑慮，這些疑慮，主要來自新課程的學科知識變化所帶來的不確定感，學生的多元背景和課堂教學的挑戰，以及來自學校與社會的文化氛圍所帶來的影響，研究結果有助當局對課程發展的檢視，並教師教育的發展。
This paper aims to explore how student teachers develop their professional knowledge and meet their challenges when they follow a new subject curriculum, accommodate students’ different backgrounds in class, and develop their paedagogical content knowledge in light of the New Senior Secondary School Curriculum (NSSC) reforms. The results of the study found that student teachers experienced many uncertainties during the process of constructing their professional knowledge. These uncertainties by and large emerged from the changing of the subject curriculum and hence caused major shifts in the subject content knowledge. There were also problems and challenges arising from student diversity in classrooms. Finally, the schools’ and society’s cultural values and their influence on the NSSC were found to be influential in affecting student teachers’ performance. The findings will not only help review the NSSC, but also enhance the development of teacher education. Copyright © 2013 香港青年協會.