test and asessment

1. TEST & ASSESSMENT
Communication course

2. OUTLINE
I • GENERAL INFO
II • TEST
III • STUDENT REPORT
IV • COMMON ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

3. I. GENERAL INFO

4. Level TEST STUDENT REPORT
Aim
Assess overall skills at the
target Cambridge level
Inform parents about their child’s
progress
Levels applied
Starters – FCE (not Preschool,
Pre- starters)
All levels
Frequency
Follow the fixed class progress (provided)
(normally 01 / 8 – 10 weeks)
General information

5. ROLES OF TEACHERS & TA
PREPARATION
Teacher TA
Keep track on test dates 
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Prepare test materials & documents

Work out time allocation
 
Arrange Speaking Test Room


6. ROLES OF TEACHERS & TA
DURING THE TEST
Teacher TA
Conduct the Listening – Reading –
Writing Test

Conduct & mark the Speaking Test

Keep class discipline

Organize back-up activities

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7. ROLES OF TEACHERS & TA
AFTER THE TEST
Teacher TA
Mark the Reading, Listening

Mark the Writing (Flyers - FCE)

Write student reports

Translate & Key in the reports on Google
Classroom


8. II. TEST

9. TEST
Steps in conducting the Tests
The Speaking Test
Marking
Test Reinforcement

10. STEPS IN CONDUCTING THE TESTS
Receive Speaking
test materials
from TA
Study the
examiner’s
scripts & visual
materials during
the listening
Conduct and
mark the
Speaking test in
a separate room
Receive the
writing tests
from the TA
Mark the
Writing test for
each student
Key in the
Speaking and
Writing marks on
the class online
folder

11. The SPEAKING TEST
Level YLE SLE
Time allocation Within 01 two-hour lesson
Within 02 2.5-hour lessons (usually
on the second test day)
Interaction
Pattern
Individual – teachers Pair – teacher
Materials
- Examiner’s scripts
- Pictures
- Marking Records
- Examiner’s scripts
- Visual prompts
- Marking Records

12. MARKING
Speaking
• (A) Grammar &Vocab/5
• (B) Discourse Management/5
• (C) Pronunciation/5
• (D) Interactive Communication/5
• (E) Global Achievement (for
KET,PET, FCE only)/5
Writing
• Content
• Language
• Organization
• Communicative Achievement
Speaking marking record Writing Marking Guideline

13. MARKING THE SPEAKING
Level Calculation
Final
mark
Starters, Movers,
Flyers
A + B + C + D
4
? / 5
KET (A+B+C+D) x 2 + E ? / 45
PET (A+B+C+D) + (E x 2) ? / 30
FCE (A+B+C+D) x 2 + (E x 4) ? / 60
Study the Marking Record Forms

14. MARKING THE WRITING
Short message
• 5 marks
• No criteria applied
• Flyers, KET, PET
Longer Writing
(100 words+)
• 4 Marking criteria
• 05 marks/criteria
• PET, FCE
Study the Writing Marking Guideline

15. TEST REINFORCEMENT (after the tests)
YLE
• Announce the test results
• Give overall comments
• No correction required
SLE
• Return Reading & Listening
papers for correction on
the 2nd day of the tests
• Give overall comments &
announce the test results
later

16. III. STUDENT REPORT

17. STUDENT REPORT
Timeline
Standards
The report template
Tips

18. TIMELINE
• Start to write comments & suggestions
Test date
• Marks submitted
07 days from the test date
• Completed by teachers
14 days from the test date
• Translated and sent to parents by TA
15 - 20 days after the test date
• AC double check, remind TA/teacher (if necessary) and inform
parents
After 21 days after the test
Tip: Take notes on the due date or ask the TA to set up reminders on Google Calendar.

19. Standard
• Strictly follow the timeline
In time
• No abbreviation, no slang, informal languages
Formal
• Parents know what their child has done well, what hasn’t and
how to help their child
Informative
• Avoid overgeneralization (He’s good. He’s doing well,…)
• Provide examples
• Personalize the comments
Accurate & Specific

20. • Sub-criteria assessed
using 1 – 5 scales
• What the student’s been
doing well
• Areas for improvements
• Test performance
• Suggestions for
improvement
• Ranking
• Individual scores
• Total
• Student’s name
• Parent’s email
GENERAL INFO TEST RESULTS
ASSESSMENT
COMMENTS &
SUGGESTIONS
THE TEMPLATE
Filled by
TA + AC
Teacher: S + W
TA: L, S, total, ranking
Teachers: write
TA: translate
Teachers
TUTORIAL VIDEO

21. TIPS FOR TESTS AND STUDENT REPORTS
Draft on word file -> copy to the report
template
Bookmark the document links
(How to turn links into Bookmark)
Ask the TA to set up reminders/ events for
the due date on Google Calendar (How to use
Tasks and Reminders in Google Calendar)

22. IV. COMMON ISSUES AND
SOLUTIONS

23. COMMOM ISSUES & SOLUTIONS
Problem
1 You’re off on the test dates
Solution
1 Ask the ACA Dept if you can change the test
day
2 You accidently mess up the class progress 2 Inform the ACA Dept and the AC
3 A student does not show up on the test days 3 Talk to your TA on the test days
4 You’re about to drop the class before the test 4 Give a heads-up to the ACA if it’s less than
02 weeks until the test

24. SUM UP

25. STEP 1: Check
when the test is
Class progress
(provided for each class)

26. STEP 2: Receive
the speaking
materials
Speaking
scripts & visual
materials
(provided on the test days)

27. STEP 3:
Conduct &
mark the
Speaking
Speaking
marking
records (hard copied
provided on test days)

28. STEP 4:
Mark the
Writing
Writing
marking
guidelines

29. STEP 5:
Mark the
Writing
Writing
marking
guidelines

30. STEP 6:
Write student
reports
Tutorial on the
report template

31. TEST AND STUDENT REPORTS MATERIALS LIST
1. Class progress for each class Provided by the ACA Dept.
2. Speaking Scripts & Visual materials Provided on the test days
3. Speaking Marking Records by levels link
4. Writing Marking guideline link
5. Student report template for each class Check carefully (with TA) before the test
6. How to write a student report – tutorial
video
link
7. Ideas for writing comments & suggestions link

32. THANK YOU!