Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Secondary 3 English Language Assistant Examiners’ Training Workshop Secondary 3 English Language Assistant Examiners’ Training Workshop Territory-wide System Assessment 2010

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Assistant Examiners’ Workshop Introduction17:00 – 17:05 Winston Prince Priscilla Ng Scoring (holistic score) 17:05 – 17:15 Sample Video Student 1 Individual Presentation Scoring Guide17:15 – 17:30 Individual Presentation Discussion of scores Scoring Guide Individual Presentation Scoring Guide 17:30 – 18:00 Sample Video Students 2 to 4 Break 18:00 – 18:15

TSA 2010 Assistant Examiners’ Workshop Scoring (holistic score) 18:10 – 18:20 Sample Video - Student 1 Group Interaction Scoring Guide 18:20 – 18:30 Group Interaction Discussion of scores Scoring Guide 18:30 – 19:00 Sample Video Students 2 & 3 Group Interaction Recruitment Test Videos 19:00 – 19:25 Individual Presentation: Students: A, B, & C Group Interaction: 5 & 6 Reminder: Oral Assessors’ Training Workshop March 27, ’10 09:30 – 12:30 MaryKnoll Fathers’ school Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division

Territory-wide System Assessment 2010 Secondary 3 English Language Oral Examiners’ Training Workshop Secondary 3 English Language Oral Examiners’ Training Workshop

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Examiners’ WorkshopTimeProgramVenueFacilitator 9:30 – 9:45 IntroductionHall Winston Prince 9:45 – 10:10 Oral Assessment Administration VideoHall Priscilla Ng 10:10 – 10:45 Scoring GuideHall Winston Prince 10:45 – 11:00 Break 11:05 – 11:40 WorkshopClassroom Assistant Examiners 11:40 – 12: 00 Recruitment test/MarkingClassroom Assistant Examiners 12:00 – 12:30 Final Queries/Questions 1/F Winston Prince Priscilla Ng

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Date: April 21 – 22, 2010 Date: April 21 – 22, 2010 Session: AM: 8:15 – 11:15 PM: 1:15 – 4:15 Session: AM: 8:15 – 11:15 PM: 1:15 – 4:15 Individual Presentation (12 students) Preparation (3 minutes) Preparation (3 minutes) Assessment (2 minutes) Assessment (2 minutes) Group Interaction (12 students – 3/group) Preparation (3 minutes) Preparation (3 minutes) Assessment (3 minutes) Assessment (3 minutes) TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Information about any aspect of the assessment and student performances should NOT be disclosed to anyone It is NOT necessary to allocate a certain percentage of students for each score Rate ALL STUDENTS independently and consistently throughout the assessments Put the students at ease by giving positive reinforcement and praise Students should be encouraged to maintain eye contact with the oral assessors Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Assessment Administration Video Presentation: Before the Assessments Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Individual Presentation Video Presentation: Conducting the Assessments Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Assessment Administration Video Presentation: After the Assessments Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Scoring Guide Individual Presentation Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Score Strategies for Oral Communication 2Make 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 Presentation

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Individual Presentation Score Ideas & Organisation Vocabulary & Language Patterns Pronunciation & Delivery 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 in some detail that are relevant to inform and/or explain  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

Score Ideas & Organisation Vocabulary & Language Patterns Pronunciation & Delivery 3  Express ideas in some detail that are relevant to inform and/or explain  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 hesitant with errors in pronunciation that may impede communication OR  Occasional hesitant/stilted speech that may impede communication Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Individual Presentation

TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Individual Presentation Score Ideas & Organisation Vocabulary & Language Patterns Pronunciation & Delivery 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 hesitant 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 for less than 1 minute will not be awarded more than a score of 2 for all criteria. -Students who read word for word from their own notes (requires assessor’s judgment based on evidence) cannot be awarded more than a score of 2 for all criteria.

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Score of 0 Ideas & Organisation Do not express any relevant or understandable information Vocabulary & Language Patterns Do not produce any recognizable words or language patterns Pronunciation & Delivery Do not produce any comprehensible English speech Strategies for Oral Communication Make a limited or no attempt to display audience awareness OR Make no attempt at all TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Individual Presentation

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Scoring Guide Group Interaction TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Score Strategies for Oral Communication 2 Use appropriate formulaic expressions and /or simple turn- taking strategies* to maintain interaction 1 Use limited formulaic expressions and/or interaction strategies to respond to others 0 Do not use any interaction strategies OR Make no attempt at all Turn-taking strategies include responding and maintaining interaction as well as drawing others in to participate: interaction as well as drawing others in to participate: TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Group Interaction

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Group Interaction Score Task Completion – Ideas and Intelligibility 4 Express and/or respond to ideas that are relevant with supporting details 3 Express and/or respond to ideas that are relevant, occasionally providing some details Students only asking questions based on prompts are not providing ideas to the discussion

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Score Task Completion – Ideas and Intelligibility 3 Express and/or respond to ideas that are relevant, occasionally providing some details 2 Give short, simple responses to ideas that are relevant to the topic that are relevant to the topic TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Group Interaction

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Scoring Guide Group Interaction Score Task Completion – Ideas and Intelligibility 2 Give short, simple responses to ideas that are relevant to the topic 1 Give limited responses to ideas that are relevant to the topic, generally prompted 0 Do not express any relevant or understandable information OR Make no attempt at all

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments Assessor’s Report Complete and return the report to the HKEAA by April 30, 2010

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division TSA 2010 Oral Assessments If you are unable to conduct the oral assessment inform the TSA Administration Team at by by AM session: 6:30 am PM session: 11:30 am Reserve assessors must keep mobile phones on from 6:30 am in case of an emergency substitution In case of bad weather, public announcement broadcast via radio & TV (EDB)

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Enquiries Administration matters: Secondary schools: Subject and assessment related matters: General: Information including videos presented at this workshop will be uploaded to the TSA website TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Reminders Collect from Assistant Examiner CertificateCertificate Appointment lettersAppointment letters Hand in to HKEAA staff: Declaration formDeclaration form Evaluation formEvaluation form Sign Attendance sheet TSA 2010 Oral Assessments

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Education Assessment Services Division Territory-wide System Assessment 2010 S3 English Language Oral Assessments Thank You