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摘要

自2015年始，在香港的高等院校，學生學業評估由常模參照評估轉為標準參照評估。評估方式的轉變需要教師打破以往的評分習慣，對他們有一定挑戰。在標準參照評估實施初期，教師評分有兩個特點：一是評分依然受到常模評估方式影響，二是評分自主權有所提升。教師是否保留常模參照評分取決於院系能否就評估標準的使用和闡釋提供足夠的評分交流，以及院系對評估結果所採取的問責方式；教師對評分自主的要求則是標準參照評估本身的精神和教師對學術自由的捍衞所共同決定。要幫助教師更好地過渡至一種新的評估方式，需要關注學校問責、院系支持、教師學術自由三個層面並作反思。

關鍵詞：標準參照評估；問責；評分過程；評分自主權；學術自由

Abstract

Since 2015, student assessment has been transferred from norm-referencing to criterion-referencing in all public universities of Hong Kong. During the transitional period, teachers have to face lots of challenges such as adapting to the new assessment and changing the previous grading habits. This study revealed two characteristics of grading behavior existing in the transitional period. On the one hand, grading has been greatly affected by the pattern of norm-referencing; on the other hand, demands for grading autonomy have increased comparing to the time when norm-referenced assessment was used. Whether teachers would go back to seek for the guide of norm-referencing is primarily depended on how the institution supervises the results of grades as well as whether adequate communications are created between department and teachers. Meanwhile, demands of grading autonomy are inspired by the spirit of criterion-referenced assessment as well as the desire for defending academic freedom from teachers. The study suggested that to facilitate the change of assessment and to better implement criterion-referenced assessment, supports, cooperation and reflections from different spheres of organizations and agencies (including the administration) are necessary, as well as its considerations on the grade accountability, resources and grading communication opportunities provided by departments, and the deep understanding of academic freedom from individual teachers.

Keywords: criterion-referenced assessment; accountability; grading process; grading autonomy; academic freedom