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Assessing Oral Language Proficiency in our students
Learning about speaking tests
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The Lighter Side….
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What’s on tap?
What are the principles of good test design?
Practice making test rubrics and assessing.
Learn how to deliver and design a “retelling” speaking test AND a level placement test.
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The Objective of Education
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What do you believe….?
We give tests so that ……………………..Tests provide teachers with ……………………..
When testing in my class, I usually ……………………..Tests help students ……………………..
A good speaking test should ……………………..All tests must ……………………..
My opinion on tests is ……………………..An example of one kind of test is ……………………..
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Listening skills / C
omp.
Vocabulary
FluencyGram
mar
What should we assess?
Pronunciation
What does speaking consist of?
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The Alphabet Soup of Assessment
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Background: The Purpose of Tests
Andrew Finch, Kyungpook Nat. Univ. of Education , Daegu, S. Korea
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Complete the Following…..
The purpose of testing is….Tests can easily become ….Classroom based tests
should ………Also, they should ……….
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Complete the Following…..
The purpose of testing is…. To give information to the
students and teachers (also parents!)
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Complete the Following…..
Tests can easily become ….
Normative and Comparative.
(but should be Criterion based and about what the student CAN do)
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Complete the following
Classroom based tests should ………
- Non – threatening environment
- Focus on “real situations” and the process of learning.
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Complete the Following…..
Also, they should ……….
Provide big picture. Emphasize thinking skills and collaboration.
provide information and be about the learning.
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THE GOLDEN RULE!
Test what the student CAN do
NOT
What the student can’t!
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Basics 1 – Making a rubric
What is a rubric?
"a scoring tool that lists the criteria for a piece of work or 'what counts.' "
-- Heidi Goodrich
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Fill in the rubric with descriptors
Fluency
Pronunciation
Effort
Vocabulary
Limited
Parts clear Mostly clear Very clearunclear
some good WellDeveloped
limited adequate sound extensive
poor fair Good excellent
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Assessing through an Interview
Students know the questions and have practiced.
Design the rubric. Select 4 questions to ask a
student. Score the student based on their
response.
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Oral Assessment using retelling
Retelling is a powerful way to fully assess a student’s ability to produce language. It shows with validity that a student understands the language used and most importantly, can use it.
______________________________________1. List the main ideas of the story.2. Design a rubric or storytelling checklist.3. Ask the student(s) to retell the story. 4. Check all ideas that the student
successfully retells/relates. 5. Total the score.
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Checklist
Major Ideas: Heungbu / Nolbu 1 2 3Two brothers, one good , one bad.Heungbu asks for food. Nolbu refuses.A swallow comes. Heungbu helps. Gets a seed.3 pumpkins grow. Treasure comes out.
Nolbu is jealous. Does the same. Monsters come out. Heungbu helps Nolbu. Nolbu changes.They live happily.
Score
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Oral Assessment using “sequencing” – HOW TO…….
Explaining “how to” do something is an excellent way to assess student speaking ability. ________________________________
1. List the main steps. Teach / practice.2. Design a checklist.3. Ask the student(s) to explain “how to...” 4. Check all steps that the student
successfully retells/relates. 5. Total the score.
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Checklist
Steps: How to make a P&J sandwich 1 2 3Get two slices of bread.
Put peanut butter on one.
Put jelly on top of the peanut butter.
Cut the sandwich in half.
Eat the sandwich!
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Beware of “narrow” testing
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Be Careful!
Assure all students understand the criteria of assessment (the rubric) Did you teach enough, the required content?
Check for “Silent Period”Provide a proper
environment / warm up.Test what you taught!
Give students specific feedback
allow for a retake. Praise!Flood & Lapp, 1992
Pre Test
During Testing
After Testing
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Placement Testing
A great Picture
Questions in increasing difficulty
Vocabulary Rank
Key Vocabulary
Character 1: Character 2:
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Websites to help test speaking
Teacher Evaluation