Territory-wide System Assessment 2013

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment AuthorityHong Kong Examinations & Assessment AuthorityEducation Assessment Services DivisionEducation Assessment Services Division

Territory-wide System Territory-wide System Assessment Assessment

20132013

Secondary 3 English LanguageSecondary 3 English Language

Oral Examiners’ Training WorkshopOral Examiners’ Training Workshop


TSA 2013 Oral Examiners’ Training Workshop

TimeTime ProgrammeProgramme VenueVenue FacilitatorFacilitator

9:30 – 9:459:30 – 9:45 Introduction HallHall Joanne LeeJoanne Lee

9:45 – 10:159:45 – 10:15 Oral Assessment Administration HallHall Joanne LeeJoanne Lee

10:15 – 10:4510:15 – 10:45 Scoring Guide HallHall Sabine Honig & Sabine Honig & Joanne LeeJoanne Lee

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 11:4011:00 – 11:40 Group Session ClassrooClassroomm

Assistant Assistant ExaminersExaminers

11:40 – 12:1511:40 – 12:15 Recruitment Test & Marking

ClassrooClassroomm

Assistant Assistant ExaminersExaminers

12:15 – 12:3012:15 – 12:30 Q & AQ & A HallHall Sabine Honig & Sabine Honig & Joanne LeeJoanne Lee


Date: Date: 24 – 25 April 201324 – 25 April 2013 Session:Session: AM: 8:15 – 11:15 AM: 8:15 – 11:15 PM: PM: 1:15 – 4:151:15 – 4:15

Individual Presentation Individual Presentation • PreparationPreparation (3 minutes) (3 minutes)• AssessmentAssessment (2 minutes) (2 minutes)

Group Interaction Group Interaction • PreparationPreparation (3 minutes) (3 minutes)• Assessment Assessment (3 minutes)(3 minutes)

TSA 2013 Oral AssessmentsTSA 2013 Oral Assessments

• Information regarding any aspect of the assessment Information regarding any aspect of the assessment and student performances is strictly confidential and and student performances is strictly confidential and should should NOTNOT be disclosed to anyone be disclosed to anyone

• It is It is NOTNOT necessary to allocate a certain percentage of necessary to allocate a certain percentage of students for each scorestudents for each score

• Rate Rate ALL STUDENTSALL STUDENTS independently and consistently independently and consistently throughout the assessmentsthroughout the assessments

• Be Be FRIENDLYFRIENDLY and put the students at ease by giving and put the students at ease by giving positive reinforcement and praisepositive reinforcement and praise

• Students should be encouraged to maintain Students should be encouraged to maintain EYE EYE CONTACTCONTACT with the oral examiners with the oral examiners

• Keep your mobile phone Keep your mobile phone OFFOFF during the entire oral during the entire oral assessmentassessment



Assessment AdministrationAssessment Administration

Video Presentation:Video Presentation:Before the AssessmentsBefore the Assessments



Individual PresentationIndividual Presentation

Video Presentation:Video Presentation:Conducting the Conducting the AssessmentsAssessments



Assessment Assessment AdministrationAdministration

Video Presentation:Video Presentation:After the AssessmentsAfter the Assessments





Examiner’s ReportExaminer’s Report

Complete and return the report to Complete and return the report to the HKEAA by the HKEAA by 3 May 20133 May 2013



If you are unable to conduct the oral assessment, If you are unable to conduct the oral assessment, please inform the TSA Administration Team at please inform the TSA Administration Team at

3628 81913628 8191 byby

AM session: 6:30 amAM session: 6:30 amPM session: 11:30 amPM session: 11:30 am

Reserve Examiners must keep mobile phones on Reserve Examiners must keep mobile phones on from 6:30 am in case of an emergency from 6:30 am in case of an emergency substitutionsubstitution

In case of bad weather, public announcement In case of bad weather, public announcement broadcast via radio & TV (EDB) broadcast via radio & TV (EDB)


EnquiriesEnquiriesAdministration matters: Administration matters:

Secondary schools: 3628 8191Secondary schools: 3628 8191

Subject and assessment related matters: Subject and assessment related matters: General: 3628 8188General: 3628 8188

Information (including videos presented Information (including videos presented at this workshop) will be uploaded to the at this workshop) will be uploaded to the

TSA websiteTSA websitehttp://www.bca.hkeaa.edu.hk


http://www.bca.hkeaa.edu.hk/

http://www.bca.hkeaa.edu.hk/

Scoring Guide Scoring Guide

Individual Individual PresentationPresentation




Individual PresentationIndividual PresentationYour class is interested in learning about festivals in Hong Kong. Your class is interested in learning about festivals in Hong Kong. You are preparing a two-minute presentation about Christmas in Hong Kong.You are preparing a two-minute presentation about Christmas in Hong Kong. You may You may use some ideas from the following mind map or your own ideas in your presentation.use some ideas from the following mind map or your own ideas in your presentation.

giftsshopping

Christmas lights

turkey

pudding

Christmas party

Christmas songs

Christmas dinner

?

?

food

Christmas

You may use the following or your own words to begin and end your presentation. You may use the following or your own words to begin and end your presentation.

Good morning, everybody. People love Christmas in Hong Kong…Good morning, everybody. People love Christmas in Hong Kong…

That’s all I want to say. Thank you.That’s all I want to say. Thank you.



ScoreScore Strategies for Oral Communication Strategies for Oral Communication

2 Show appropriate awareness of audience

1 Make occasional attempts to display audience awareness

0 Make a limited or no attempt to display audience awareness

Scoring Guide Individual PresentationScoring Guide Individual Presentation


TSA 2013 Oral Assessments TSA 2013 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Individual PresentationScoring Guide Individual Presentation

ScorScoree

Ideas & Ideas & OrganisationOrganisation

Vocabulary & Vocabulary & Language PatternsLanguage Patterns

Pronunciation & Pronunciation & DeliveryDelivery

4 Express ideas that are relevant to inform and explain with details

Communicate ideas clearly and coherently

Use varied and appropriate language patterns

Use appropriate vocabulary

Speak clearly and fluently, with few or no errors in pronunciation

Use intonation to enhance communication

3 Express ideas that are relevant to inform and/or explain with some details

Communicate most ideas clearly and coherently

Use mostly appropriate language patterns

Use mostly appropriate vocabulary

Speak clearly with some errors in pronunciation and occasional hesitation

Make occasional attempts to use intonation

ScorScoree


Vocabulary & Vocabulary & Language Language PatternsPatterns

Pronunciation & DeliveryPronunciation & Delivery

3 Express ideas that are relevant to inform and/or explain with some details

Communicate most ideas clearly and coherently

Use mostly appropriate language patterns

Use mostly appropriate vocabulary

Speak clearly with some errors in pronunciation and occasional hesitation

Make occasional attempts to use intonation

2 Express adequate ideas that are relevant to the topic

Communicate some ideas clearly and coherently

Use simple language patterns

Use familiar vocabulary appropriately but with errors that may impede communication

Speak clearly though hesitantly with errors in pronunciation that may impede communication

OR Occasional

hesitant/stilted speech that may impede

communicationHong Kong Examinations & Assessment AuthorityHong Kong Examinations & Assessment AuthorityEducation Assessment Services DivisionEducation Assessment Services Division

TSA 2013 Oral AssessmentsTSA 2013 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Individual PresentationScoring Guide Individual Presentation


ScorScoree


Vocabulary & Language Vocabulary & Language PatternsPatterns

Pronunciation & Pronunciation & DeliveryDelivery

2 Express adequate ideas that are relevant to the topic

Communicate some ideas clearly and coherently

Use simple language patterns

Use familiar vocabulary appropriately but with errors that may impede communication

Speak clearly though hesitantly with errors in pronunciation that may impede communication

OR Occasional

hesitant/stilted speech that may impede communication

1 Express limited or disjointed ideas that are relevant to the topic

Use basic language patterns with possible errors

Appropriately use vocabulary drawn from a limited and very familiar range, awkward wording may make understanding unclear

Speak with frequent errors in pronunciation that impedes communication

OR Hesitant/stilted

speech that impedes communication

Remarks: - Presentations lasting less than 1 minute will not be awarded scores more than 2 on any criteria.

- Students who read word for word from their own notes (requires examiner’s judgment based on evidence) will not be awarded scores more than 2 on any criteria.


Score of 0Score of 0Ideas & Organisation

Do not express any relevant or understandable information

Vocabulary & Language PatternsDo not produce any recognisable words or language patterns

Pronunciation & DeliveryDo not produce any comprehensible English speech

Strategies for Oral Communication Make a limited or no attempt to display audience awareness

ORMake no attempt at all



Scoring Guide Scoring Guide

Group InteractionGroup Interaction


Group InteractionGroup Interaction

You and two other members of the English Club are going to help organise a story-telling competition. You meet to discuss the plan for the competition.In your discussion, you may include:• when and where the competition will take place• who will take part • who will be the judge(s) • how you will tell other students about the competition • what the rules will be for the competition • any other details that are important

You may begin by saying:We’re going to hold a story-telling competition very soon. Let’s talk about the best time for the competition…


ScoreScore Strategies for Oral CommunicationStrategies for Oral Communication

22Use appropriate formulaic expressions and /or Use appropriate formulaic expressions and /or simple turn-taking strategies* to maintain simple turn-taking strategies* to maintain interaction interaction

11 Use limited formulaic expressions and/or Use limited formulaic expressions and/or interaction strategies to respond to othersinteraction strategies to respond to others

00Do not use any interaction strategies Do not use any interaction strategies ORORMake no attempt at allMake no attempt at all

** Turn-taking strategies include responding and maintainingTurn-taking strategies include responding and maintaining interaction as well as drawing others in to participateinteraction as well as drawing others in to participate

TSA 2013 Oral Assessments TSA 2013 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Group InteractionScoring Guide Group Interaction



ScoreScore Task Completion – Ideas and IntelligibilityTask Completion – Ideas and Intelligibility

44 Express and/or respond to ideas that are relevant Express and/or respond to ideas that are relevant withwith supporting detailssupporting details

33 Express and/or respond to ideas thatExpress and/or respond to ideas that are relevant,are relevant, occasionallyoccasionally providingproviding some detailssome details


ScorScoree Task Completion – Ideas and IntelligibilityTask Completion – Ideas and Intelligibility

33 Express and/or respond to ideas that are Express and/or respond to ideas that are relevant,relevant, occasionally occasionally providing some detailsproviding some details

22 Give Give short, simpleshort, simple responses to ideas responses to ideas that are relevant to the topicthat are relevant to the topic




ScoreScore Task Completion – Ideas and IntelligibilityTask Completion – Ideas and Intelligibility

22GiveGive short, simpleshort, simple responses to ideas that are responses to ideas that are

relevant relevant to the topicto the topic

11 GiveGive limitedlimited responses to ideas that responses to ideas that are relevant to the topic, generally promptedare relevant to the topic, generally prompted

00 Do not express any relevant OR Make no Do not express any relevant OR Make no attempt at allattempt at all

understandable informationunderstandable information

No score will be awarded on ‘ Task Completion – Ideas and Intelligibility’:1. Only read out questions using the prompts2. Only provide ‘Yes / No’ answers without further details


Hand in to Assistant Examiner:Hand in to Assistant Examiner:

• Sample video score sheetSample video score sheet• Recruitment testRecruitment test• Declaration formDeclaration form• Evaluation formEvaluation form

Reminders:Reminders:

• Certificate Certificate • Appointment letterAppointment letter


Group SessionGroup SessionClassrooClassroo

mm Assistant ExaminerAssistant Examiner FloorFloorGroup 1Group 1 Ms Surita GillMs Surita Gill 1/F1/FGroup 2Group 2 Ms Grace TsuiMs Grace Tsui 1/F1/F

Group 3Group 3 Ms Jenny WongMs Jenny WongMr Terence Au-Yeung Mr Terence Au-Yeung 1/F1/F

Group 4Group 4 Ms Lok Yin YeeMs Lok Yin Yee 1/F1/FGroup 5Group 5 Mr Kam AuMr Kam Au 2/F2/FGroup 6Group 6 Ms Chui Hung FunMs Chui Hung Fun 2/F2/FGroup 7Group 7 Mr Peter WongMr Peter Wong 2/F2/FGroup 8Group 8 Mr Frank ChanMr Frank Chan 2/F2/FGroup 9Group 9 Mr Thomas TongMr Thomas Tong 3/F3/F


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