the basic discussion about assessing listening

1. @language skill

2. ● Assessment of listening
● Sub-skills of listening
● Factors to consider
● Assessor & his Roles
● Phases of Listening Assessment
● Tasks and Activities
● Developing a Rubric sheet
Session Aims…...

3. Identifying listening comprehension to test candidates
ability on the basis of interpersonal , instructional and
academic purpose.

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Listening is a vital skill but it can be challenging
to assess

5. Acquisition
Intention
Attention
Concentration
Does listening deal with….?

6. Sub-skills of listening
Specific information
General comprehension.
Predictive listening / Recognizing issues.
Inferential listening / Practising focus.
Intensive listening.

7. Factors to be Considered...
● Available surrounding.
● Assessor & objectives (LO’S).
● Age group and level of learners.
● kind & quality of information.
● Quality and valid equipments.
● Appropriate and accurate scoring.
● Clarifying instructional and possible interactions.

8. 1. IS TO BE Attentive about...
A. SIZE OF ROOM
B. SEATING ARRANGEMENT
C. EQUIPMENTS AND ITS QUALITY
( RADIO TELEVISION RECORDER ORAL RENDERING)
2. Level and age group of learners.
3.Clarifying instructions and possible interactions.
Assessor & His Roles

9. 4. Quality of oral rendering for listening input.
Volume Clarity
Enunciation
Intonation Pace
5. Situations for Assessment…
One to one Active Role (About you)
Group discussion Active Role (with different topics.)
Eavesdropping Passive Role (from outside)
Assessor & His Roles

10. We can do it ..
1. Instruct properly.
2. Allow to prepare for session.
3. Recording played twice.
4. Oral rendering should take twice.
5. Ask the short discussion about topic.
6. Set the questions based on listening input.
7. Test consist of three sections.

11. Phases of Listening Assessment
Pre listening 1. --------------------------
2. Help to prepare.
3. Gives greater chance to prepare.
While listening 1. --------------------------
2. Identifies new ideas ,important etc .
3. Perceive the text structure.
Post listening 1. --------------------------
2. Check and summarise .
3. Discussion .

12. Tasks and Activities
Encircle the words.
follow the instructions.
Listen & complete the chart or picture
Deduced the unknown words.
Sentence completion.
Recognise the correct tense.
Identify the main ideas.
Summarise through speaking or writing .

13. Criteria EXCELLENT or 3 SATISFACTORY or 2 POOR or 1
Ability to focus
(INTENTIONAL)
Able to concentrate fully
& listen attentively.
Find difficult to
concentrate / But able to
attend occasionally .
Not able to concentrate
Easily distracted
General understanding
(COMPRE.)
Show gen.understanding
of vocab, info. &
complete all questions.
Don’t understand a lot of
vocab.info. & complete
some questions.
Don’t understand enough
vocab.info. & questions
too.
Accuracy of answers
(SPE. INFO.)
Ans. the que. with
accurate & related to
given information.
Student includes small
amount of info.
Not accurate .
Ans. the que.inaccurately
& unrelated to given
information.
Listening for detail
( INTENSIVE LIST.)
Grasp specific
information & answer the
questions in detail.
Show limited ability to
listen for details &
occasionally
Unable to grasp specific
information
Can’t answer to questions.
Know how to create a rubric sheet.
Students listen information in order to complete a chart or picture

14. Listen to the teacher and follow the instructions.
Criteria EXCELLENT or 3 SATISFACTORY or 2 POOR or 1
General meaning
(GEN.COMPRE.)
Easily Understand &
follow most of the
instructions
Have some knowledge of
instructions & follow.
Don't understand &
follow instructions.
Recognition and
reporting
(GEN.COMPRE.)
Recognise the relevant
info. & respond.
Recognise some relevant
info. & respond.
Don’t recognise the
relevant info. &
respond.
Correct translations
(RECO. ISSUES)
Reported the
instru.correctly
Reported the instructions
Sometimes
Reported the instru.
incorrectly
Rubrics for …..

15. Thanks…!