1. St Andrew’s Junior College
Project Work Department

2. What is Project Work? The subject is completed in JC1
You must complete all the coursework over 7-8 months

3. What is Project Work? You work in groups of 4 or 5 students
Mass lectures, tutorials and small group consultations

4. Why is Project Work important?

5. PW: Passport to University
Admission Requirement for Local Universities (Maximum of 90 points)
3 H2 and 1 H1 content-based subject
H1 General Paper
H1 Project Work (Must be included; max. 10 points)
Mother Tongue Language

6. PW: Skills for Work Life
Important Skills for
Tertiary Education and For Life
Creative and Critical Thinking
Self-Directed Learning

7. PW: Skills for Work Life
Important Skills for
Tertiary Education and For Life
Peer Collaboration & Team Work
Public Speaking & Communication Skills

8. Recall Secondary School Life
All examinable knowledge in textbooks
Clear outcomes of learning (assessment of knowledge)
Final Year-end Exams
Individual effort leads to personal success
Exams are based on time-based written papers

9. How is Project Work Different?
No fixed ‘content’
YOU decide what you will be assessed upon
Having knowledge is not good enough
Assessment of critical and creative thinking skills
On-going
submissions which count towards your final ‘A’ Level grade
You can constantly work towards improvement

10. How is Project Work Different?
Collaborative effort
Requires individual responsibility and group research
Public speaking skills are assessed
You can practice, practice and practice!

11. A Typical Project Work Task
“Alternatives” (2010)
This project task encourages you to consider how
alternative approaches to situations may be
of help in future developments.
Identify a situation or problem where alternative
approaches have been considered (e.g. in energy,
manufacturing, transport, architecture, etc.) and
show the advantages and disadvantages of
each approach.
Show how another problem or situation could
be considered in a similar way, resulting in a
successful outcome.

12. Project Work: 3 papers Paper 1: Written Report (WR)
Word-limit of 3000
Paper 2: Oral Presentation (OP)
5 min of individual speech
Response to question
Paper 3: Group Project File (GPF)
Preliminary Ideas (PI)
Group Project Proposal
Evaluation of Materials (EoM)
Insight & Reflection (I & R)

13. Submitting Project Work
Timed submission of course-based assignments
1st and 2nd draft of I&R
1st and 2nd draft of WR
1st and 2nd draft of PI
1st and 2nd draft of EoM
JC1 Promotional Exams
Intensive PW Preparations
JC1 Common Tesst
Sep Hols
Work on WR
June Holidays
Intensive Primary and Secondary Research
Every submission you are given opportunities to get feedback. For the written assignments, there are two draft submissions prior to the assessment deadline, while there will be OP rehearsal slots in T4. Important to make full use of every opportunity to obtain feedback from your Supervising Tutor so that you can further improve on your assessment piece.
T4 Wk 9 – 10
OP Assessment
T2 Wk 1
Release of Qn Paper
T Apr
Submission of PI
T2 Wk 10
Submission of GPP
T3 – 5 Aug
Submission of EoM
T4 – 21 Oct
Submission of I&R
T4 – 27 Oct
Submission of WR

14. Summary of the PW Work ProcessPI PI PI PI
Group Formation
GPP

15. Summary of the PW Work Process
GPP
Research Phase in June Holidays
(Primary and Secondary Sources)
EOM
EOM
EOM
EOM

16. Summary of the PW Work Process
Consolidation of Findings WR
I&R
I&R
I&R
I&R

17. Summary of the PW Work ProcessWR OP
OP Preparations & Rehearsals
Q&A
Q&A
Q&A
Q&A

18. Assessment of Project Work
Paper 3: Oral Presentation

19. Assessment of Project Work
Speaking Well is Rewarded
Opportunities for regular practice
External training will be provided
Extra help/exposure where relevant
Range of Public Speaking
Ability & Confidence

20. Assessment of Project Work
Paper 1 (40%): Written Report
Due on 27 Oct
Paper 2 (40%): Oral Presentation
Assessed from 8 – 15 Nov
Paper 3 (20%): Group Project File
Preliminary Ideas (29 Apr)
Evaluation of Materials (5 Aug)
Insights & Reflection (21 Oct)

21. Assessment of Project Work
Equal Components of Individual and Group Work
50%
Group
Written Report
40%
Oral Presentation
10%
Group Project Proposal
50%
Individual
Oral Presentation / Question & Answer
30%
Preliminary Idea
Evaluation of Materials
Insight & Reflection
20%

22. SAJC-PW Programme Approach
Individual & Group Research is CRITICAL for success; student topics with no research will NOT be accepted
Training the skills of using critical and creative thinking tools
Differentiated Learning experiences for different student profiles

23. SAJC-PW Programme Approach
Student’s responsibility to seek answers independently (e.g. consultations)
Your parents/guardians are partners in our programme; they are aware of what you are doing
Rich resources in MRL & online platform for students to tap

24. So is Project Work Friend or Foe?
No fixed ‘content’ or curriculum
YOU decide what topic you will be assessed on
Coursework submission with clear rubrics
YOU know what will be expected of you
Regular consultations with Supervising Tutors
YOU have several opportunities to refine and improve on the assessment submissions
Therefore, it is up to YOU
to make PW work for you!

25. What Should I Do? You Decide What Topic Do your research
You Will to Research
Do your research
and choose a topic wisely
Continual Assessment
Culminating in a Final Grade
Put in consistent effort,
keep closely to the timeline
Equal Component of
Individual and Group Work
Contribute your best to the team and be encouraging
Speaking Well is Rewarded
Make full use of every opportunity to speak up in class