Developing a Receptive Skills Assessment Task

Visiting a Walk-in ClinicCLB 6 Reading

Assessment task related to Real World Task Goal

Task: Learners will compare online information for 3 different walk in clinics and choose the best one for their needs.

Align task to the CLB Check Profile of Ability

CLB 2012, p.86

Align task to CLB

Some Features of Communication

CLB 2012, p. 96

Align task to CLBIdentify Competency Area Sample Indicators of Ability

CLB 2012, pp. 90 & 91

Align task to CLBIdentify Competency Area Sample Indicators of Ability

CLB 2012, pp. 90 & 91

Align tasks to CLBCheck Knowledge and Strategies Page

CLB 2012, p.87

Instructions:

You don’t have a family doctor and need to visit a Walk in Clinic. You live in Vancouver at 4 th Avenue and Victoria (where the orange star is located on the map). You work until 6 pm from Monday to Friday.

Go to walkinclinicvancouver.com and research 3 walk in clinics in the Grandview/Woodlands area. Take notes on the chart below then choose the best clinic and write the reasons why you chose that clinic over the other 2.

Clinic 1 Clinic 2 Clinic 3

Name/Location

Hours/phone number

Reviews

Clinic specialization

Other information available

Choice: ______________________________________________________________________________ Reasons:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To successfully complete the task, students must:

1) Find site and neighborhood

2) Find each clinic on the map and find the closest clinic.

3) Find and interpret reviews.

4) Find any other additional/relevant information.

Choose criteria for success

Holistic – overall does learner achieve purpose? Learner successfully chooses the appropriate clinic.

Analytic – specific criteria related to quality of communication– Distinguishes fact from opinion– Compares facts and makes choices– Access relevant information– Finds information by scanning text– Identifies writer’s mood, intent and attitude– Finds specific, detailed information for comparing and

contrasting

Develop an assessment tool (optional)

HolisticLearner successfully chooses the appropriate clinic. YES NO

AnalyticThe Learner can:

Find information by scanning text (hours, location and name of clinic are correct) 0 1 2

Identify writer’s mood, intent and attitude(reviews are interpreted correctly) 0 1 2

Find specific, detailed information for comparing and contrasting (details about each clinic are compared to make a final choice) 0 1 2

Access relevant information(additional information is found amongst the ads) 0 1 2

ScoringTo successfully complete this task, you must have a YES in the Holistic section and 6/8 in the Analytic section.0= not yet 1= somewhat 2= yes

Total /8

Comments

Develop a self-assessment toolI completed the following in my search for the best Walk in Clinic

I found information by scanning the website (hours, location and name of clinic are correct) Check if yes

I found the reviews for the clinics and was able to understand the mood, intent and attitude.(reviews are interpreted correctly) Check if yes

I found specific, detailed information to compare and contrast the 3 clinics (details about each clinic are compared to make a final choice) Check if yes

I found additional information and was able to determine what was useful(additional information is found amongst other irrelevant information) Check if yes

Comments