Economics (Personal, Social and Humanities Education KLA)
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE)
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this assessment are to evaluate students' abilities and achievements in the following:
- to know and understand fundamental economic concepts and theories;
- to apply such concepts and theories to explain real world situations, especially the Hong Kong economy;
- to understand and interpret economic information presented in various forms;
- to acquire the basic tools of economic analysis;
- to analyze economic issues;
- to evaluate arguments, proposals and policies from different perspectives and make informed judgments; and
- to present ideas clearly, and in a well-reasoned manner, illustrating answers with diagrams and examples.
MODE OF ASSESSMENT
The following table outlines the various components of the public assessment of Economics in HKDSE:
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Component
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Weighting
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Duration
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Public Examination
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Paper 1
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Multiple-choice questions will be set on the compulsory part of the curriculum. All questions are compulsory
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30%
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1 hour
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Paper 2
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Section A: Short questions will be set on the compulsory part of the curriculum. All questions are compulsory.
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26%
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2 ½hours
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Section B: Structured/essay-type/data response questions will be set on the compulsory part of the curriculum. All questions are compulsory.
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35%
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Section C: Structured/essay-type questions will be set on the elective parts of the curriculum. Candidates are only required to attempt the questions from one of the two elective parts.
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9%
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Curriculum:
Compulsory Part
- Basic Economic Concepts
- Firms and Production
- Market and Price
- Competition and Market Structure
- Efficiency, Equity and the Role of Government
- Measurement of Economic Performance
- National Income Determination and Price Level
- Money and Banking
- Macroeconomic Problems and Policies
- International Trade and Finance
Elective Part
Elective Part 1: Monopoly Pricing, Anti-competitive Behaviours and Competition Policy; OR
Elective Part 2: Extension of Trade Theory, Economic Growth and Development