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Curriculum Framework and time allocation

Compulsory

Elective Part

News Commentary and Other Enquiry Activities

194 hours

22 hours

54 hours

Total lesson time: 270 hours for SS1 to SS3.

Curriculum

 

I. Compulsory Part

    1. Basic Economic concept
    2. Firms and Production
    3. Market and Price
    4. Competition and Market Structure
    5. Efficiency, Equity and the Role of Government
    6. Measurement of Economic Performance
    7. National Income Determination and Price Level
    8. Money and Banking
    9. Macroeconomic problems and Policies
    10. International Trade and Finance

II. Elective Part

    1. Monopoly Pricing / anti-competitive Behaviours and competitive Policy  OR
    2. Extension of Trade Theory, Economic Growth and Development

 

III. Learning Activities

54 hours are allocated for conducting news commentary and other enquiry activities.


C. Assessment Design

 

Component

Part

Weighting

Duration

Public Examination

Paper 1
(Multiple-choice questions)

25%

1 hour

Paper 2 (Conventional paper)
Part 1: Compulsory Part
Part 2: Elective Part (a choice of one out of two electives)

60%

2 hours

School-based Assessment
(SBA)

Task-based assessment
(news commentary and /or essay / report)

15%

 

Year of examination

Implementation of SBA

2012

Schools are not required to submit SBA marks. The public examination results constitute 100% of the final subject results.

2013

Schools are not required to submit SBA marks. The public examination results constitute 100% of the final subject results

Starting from 2014, all schools have to submit SBA marks contributing 15% of the final subject results.