Students and teachers are being offered a computer program designed to help overcome the hassles of studying maths and science. A British company, which operates sixth form colleges, has developed a software system for Advanced-level subjects like Chemistry, Pure Mathematics and Physics.
With science students in the territory facing intense competition in order to get a place in higher education, many students and teachers are looking at ways of lessening the constraints of Hong Kong classrooms.
A lack of space and a shortage of teachers often means many schools in Hong Kong tend to have larger classes, usually around 38 to 42 students per class. Try as they might, teachers are hard put to give students individual attention. This creates more problems for students who need extra help.
The new software, published by ScreenActive, can be used on Windows version 1.02 or higher. It asks questions, gives answers and explanations and records and analyses the student's progress.
The package also indicates the student's strong and weak academic areas.
Peter Boorman, group director of the Davies Laing and Dick, was in town to promote the software his company developed for the group's sixth form colleges, the Abbey Tutorial Colleges.
Mr Boorman said there was fierce competition among students to do well in A-level Pure Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and related subjects.
