Chinese History exam asks about effects of Great Leap Forward and communes; HKEAA says most missed positive aspects
中史考大躍進、公社效果 考評局：多未答正面作用 教師料盼訓練多角度思考 非為「洗白」
This year’s Chinese History and History papers in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) both included questions on China before reform and opening-up. One Chinese History question required candidates to analyse the “effects” of the Great Leap Forward and the People’s Commune Movement. The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority said in the Question Compilation published yesterday that most candidates had failed to grasp what the question was asking. In line with the question requirements, candidates had to analyse both the positive and negative aspects, but many failed to identify the positive effects of the two movements. A Chinese History teacher said that, based on the historical facts, the Great Leap Forward did indeed have more negative effects, so it was understandable that candidates focused on the negative aspects. The teacher believed the HKEAA was seeking to use the question to train students to think from multiple perspectives, rather than to “whitewash” the Great Leap Forward.
今年中學文憑試（DSE）中史科及歷史科均有題目考問中國改革開放前情况，其中中史科有題目要求考生分析「大躍進」和「人民公社化」運動的「效果」。考評局昨日出版《試題專輯》指出，大部分考生未能掌握該題所問，按題旨，考生須從正負兩邊分析，惟不少考生未能寫出兩場運動的正面效果。有中史科教師認為，按史實「大躍進」的負面影響確實較多，考生側重寫負面可以理解，料考評局盼以該題訓練學生「多角度思考」，不認為是為大躍進「洗白」。