Using TSA and internal assessment to inform

Teaching and Learning

Language Learning Support Section

Analysis of TSA data and internal assessment data of

ABC Primary School

Focuses: TSA data review

Interpretation alongside internal assessment data

Reflection on teaching and improving students’ learning

grammatical mistakes

incapable of producing familiar words

spelling mistakes

lack of imaginativ

e ideas

lack of organizatio

n and sequence

Formative Assessment

SummativeAssessment

Analysis of internal assessment data

Analysis of internal assessment data

exam paper

exam paper

Analysis of school data

Analysis of school data

lesson observation

lesson observation

students’ work

students’ work

exam paperexam paper

Problems identified on the exam paper

limited text typeslimited

text typesgreater focus on

testing language forms

than language use

greater focus on testing

language forms than language use

limited vocabulary

and language structures

limited vocabulary

and language structures

lack of free writing

practice

lack of free writing

practice

lack of generic skills

lack of generic skills

lack ofauthentic contexts

lack ofauthentic contexts

lack of problem-solving

skills

lack of problem-solving

skills

mismatch between targets and

learning outcomes

mismatch between targets and

learning outcomes

Students’ past experience in writing

Guided Writing

Students just follow given guidelines or prompt words.

Parallel Writing

Students lack creativity and critical thinking skills.

Inadequacy

problems in generating content for writing

a lack of planning, organizing and sequencing ideas

inadequate skills for revising written work

Summary of findings

failing to produce familiar words

weak in providing details about description of characters and things

lacking imaginative ideas such as creating a new ending or giving wishes

failing to sequence ideas

failing to complete short, simple poems

not understanding how to rhyme words, e.g. hat & cat

IdeasIdeas

targetstargets

increase students’ interest in writing and develop their

writing skills

integrate assessment into

holistic curriculum planning

conduct a workshop on developing students' writing skills

implement a project on shared writing and process writing in P3

develop a process writing package for all levels

conduct a workshop on developing students' writing skills

implement a project on shared writing and process writing in P3

develop a process writing package for all levels

Actions taken

WritingWriting

integrate assessment into holistic

curriculum planning

review and modify the school’s exam paper

integrate assessment into holistic

curriculum planning

review and modify the school’s exam paper

Actions taken

AssessmentAssessment

Implementing a project on process writing

Implementing a project on process writing

Going on a tripGoing on a trip

Level: P3 learners

Objectives:

to develop students’ motivation in writing

to develop and enrich students’ ideas and thoughts in ESL writing

to plan and organize ideas to form coherent text

Going on a tripGoing on a trip

Going on a trip

Going on a trip

Curriculum planning

Pre-writingPre-writing

Shared reading

motivate the learners with a story of John’s trip

relate learning to students’ life experience

develop students’ reading & writing skills in expressing feeling and providing responses

Other writing practices --Free writingOther writing practices --Free writing

Pre-writingPre-writing

motivate students to write creatively

help them to organize ideas

develop their problem-solving and critical thinking skills

Create a new ending of the storyCreate a new ending of the story

Pre-writingPre-writing

Using graphic organizers and

pictorial cues

Using graphic organizers and

pictorial cues

Experience sharing from teachers and students on

planning trips

questioningquestioning

when

who

how

what to bring

what can see

where

what can do

feeling

Planning of a trip

Pre-writingPre-writing

Shared writing

Group writing

Individual writing

Pre-writingPre-writing

Shared writingShared writing

teacher works with whole class to brainstorm and generate ideas on planning of a class trip

teacher helps learners to compose texts collaboratively

develop and build the culture of sharing & collaboration

Pre-writingPre-writing

Group writingGroup writing

students work in group to plan an outing together

each member contributes one focus such as ‘where to go’, ‘what to bring’

members select and connect ideas to form a piece of writing together

Drafting- creating a provisional text

Process Writing--Revising

Repeated revision and editing rethink, revise and edit the content

concentrate on how to convey the content effectively

combine and rearrange ideas in order

add or delete details to substitute words or phrases with more appropriate ones

Sequencing ideas

Impact on learningImpact on learning

actively involve students in the construction, modification and evaluation of important writing strategies

develop their critical thinking skills and creativity through shared writing, group writing and individual writing

enhance interest in writing

develop confidence in writing

develop responsibility and ownership for their own learning

Impact on teachingImpact on teaching

using shared writing and process writing

to enhance writing

better use of questioning techniques and providing constructive feedback

increasing awareness of the shift from content teaching to skills and strategies development of students

building of a collaborative planning culture within the Eng panel

How to download the workshop materials?

STEP 1: Go to the EMB Website (http://www.emb.gov.hk)STEP 2: Click “Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Education”, then “Curriculum Development”

STEP 3: Click “Assessment for Learning”

STEP 4: Click “Resources from Professional Development Programmes” for all the workshop materials

Another Resource Bank: WLTS

Resources from Professional Development Programmes

Web-based Learning & Teaching Support: a resource bank where BC KS1-KS2 tasks are available

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