WATCHING TELEVISION in class is great! Students love watching TV programmes instead of listening to the teacher talk, right? Wrong!
You are mistaken if you thought that educational television (ETV) programmes were popular with students. For most, the programmes are anything but interesting, and watching them is a routine.
According to a recent report by the Audit Commission, even though Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) spent an average of $58 million on ETV production last year ($290,000 per episode), ratings remained low.
Only 18 per cent (43,000) of local secondary school students said they watched ETV programmes on a regular basis.
Last year, RTHK produced a total of 196 ETV programmes for Primary One to Form Three students. The programmes went on air over a period of 32 weeks from September to June. Programme topics included English, Chinese, mathematics and science.
'The Education Department has issued guidelines on how to make use of the programmes. They normally recommend students watch them every week,' said maths teacher Chan Chi-keung.