國際教育成就研究協會主辦的「第二屆國際資訊科技教育應用研究2006(SITES 2006)」--- 本港學生與電腦的比例，由1998年的23：1大幅改善至2006年的6：1，香港在亞洲地區更成為「人機比率」最佳的地方，在全球則位列第4。
研究選擇5個港人熟悉的國家及地區包括日本、台灣、新加坡、加拿大安大略省及芬蘭作重點比較，香港學校資訊科技的應用對學生學習成效未如理想...香港教師在實踐教學法上，不論數學或科學科目均集中傳統教學的取向，未能利用資訊科技帶領學生走出固有框框，加強與外界聯繫及自主學習。負責研究的港大教育應用資訊科技發展研究中心主任羅陸慧英舉例指：「例如科學科討論環保課題，香港老師只會用Powerpoint增加圖畫，但其實可以叫學生上網找出瀕臨絕種生物及生態危機，或透過新軟件研究酸雨的影響，從而提升全人發展。」
現時教育局的資訊科技及課程改革部門各自工作，卻沒有研究資訊科技如何配合或輔助新的教學法，令兩者未能接軌....建議當局應在第三期資訊科技策略中加強兩者的配合，並增撥資源為各學校主理資訊科技發展的校長或負責老師提供培訓。 (文匯報)
Hong Kong schools are among the best-equipped in the world for computers but are failing to use them effectively to help students learn independently, a study (SITEs 2006) shows. The number of students per computer rose from 22:1 to 5:1 in the eight years to 2006, giving the territory the fourth-highest level of provision in the world and the highest among six countries, regions and cities compared in the study.
Most teachers try to separate the information technology and the pedagogy. When they use IT, they tend to have the whole class looking at their screens and following what the teacher is doing on their screen, just like chalk and talk. They don't use IT as part of small-group teaching and fostering collaboration and student inquiry.
It is very important that education faculties and teacher training institutes step up the amount of coverage they give to the use of IT within subject teaching across the board.... HK should seriously consider making skills in the use of IT in teaching a requirement of employment for all government-funded schools. (SCMP)
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I could foretell the similar results even several years ago. Two years ago in a HKU class I was the only one who raised his hand to express little hope on the success of the gov't (2004) IT plan. HK has dumped a lot of money into IT infrastruture, but IT is still largely used as a tool to supplement or enhance traditional way of teaching & learning. Just today's tools or programs for that end are more powerful and easier for teachers to use. With the coming of the new curriculum reform, it's imperative to transform learning with aid of IT. Some issues to tackle:
- IT leadership in schools (how senior management values IT)
- Collaboration between gov't educational officials
- Collaboration between schools & gov't (don't use top-down approach)
- Teacher's own vision
