香港小班教學的目的：威斯康辛「學生教育成就保證」計劃的啟示

為了提高本地的教育質素，小班教學經已在二零零四年九月在37 間小學的一年級試行，並逐年推廣至小二。小班教學耗資不少教學經費，當局計劃對這試驗計劃先作評估，然後才考慮是否值得正式推行。不過，這計劃的目的現時還未清晰，評估指標亦欠具體，這些都會對教師要採用哪些教學策略有關鍵性的影響。本文就美國威斯康辛的「學生教育成就保證」計劃的結果進行討論，期望為教師及制訂政策者帶來一點啟示。
Small class teaching is currently tried out in 37 primary schools in Hong Kong, with a view to enhancing the quality of education. Commencing from September 2004, the Project targets at the primary one and then proceeds to the primary two for two consecutive cohorts. The costly project will be assessed before it might be considered for implementation. However, as the Project is in lack of clarity in terms of its objectives, teachers can be clouded by its evaluation criteria and hence will be hesitant to the appropriate teaching strategies to employ. This paper aims to draw the attention of the local teachers and policy makers to the experience of implementing small class teaching in the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Project in Wisconsin, and its implications on small class teaching in Hong Kong. Copyright © 2005 New Horizons in Education.