Support Resources for Basic Competency Assessment Mr Henry Fung Tak Kit Mr Henry Fung Tak Kit (SCDO, EMB) (SCDO, EMB)

Resource Banks for Basic Competency Assessment Student Assessment (SA) Student Assessment (SA) Web-based Learning and Teaching Support (WLTS) Web-based Learning and Teaching Support (WLTS)

Common Features Web-based Web-based Free Free For self use For self use Based on BC descriptors Based on BC descriptors Facilitating detection of problems in L&T and timely provision of guidance and support Facilitating detection of problems in L&T and timely provision of guidance and support

Features of Student Assessment Covering all four language skills Covering all four language skills Teachers can create their own assessments with SA Teachers can create their own assessments with SA Computer marking and instant reports on students' performance Computer marking and instant reports on students' performance

Design : BC-based Identify students ’ needs from various sources of information Select BC ’ s for students ’ needs

Reading : Pet A sample SA task Reading strategies for comprehension Extraction of information

Reading : Pets Q 8 specific information Q 3, 4 main idea, inference

specific information main ideas inference

Listening – theme-based : Which pets ?

Listening Strategies

Writing (theme-based) : Pet Owners

Writing (theme-based ) Pet Owners Writing Strategy Using spidergrams as guide

Reporting All answers will be marked by the system automatically (except writing and speaking tasks) All answers will be marked by the system automatically (except writing and speaking tasks) Teachers can access both students' individual and class reports of the assessment Teachers can access both students' individual and class reports of the assessment

Click for reports

Click for Class Report Click for Student Report Select student

green box: No. of correct answers white box: No. of incorrect answers Click for student ranking of achievement

Total of correct answers

Have I got sufficient information about students’ performance so far? Have I considered all evidence? What are the possible problems What are the possible causes? What are the possible problems What are the possible causes? Who needs help? Whole class or individual students...? Who needs help? Whole class or individual students...? How to help them to improve...? How to help them to improve...?

Web-based Learning & Teaching Support an on-going development an on-going development under teacher ’ s supervision or by self-access under teacher ’ s supervision or by self-access no student enrollment needed no student enrollment needed helps teachers provide timely assistance to less capable students helps teachers provide timely assistance to less capable students helps teachers reflect on L&T helps teachers reflect on L&T Information / resources / suggestions for use and improvement Information / resources / suggestions for use and improvement

Step 1: Go to the EMB Website ( Step 2: Click “Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Education”

Step 3: Click for “Curriculum Development”

Step 4: Click “Assessment for Learning”

Click to enter

Click Key Stage 3 Click all 3 Strands / Dimensions Click both Listening and Reading skills Click submit

2. Click ‘2’ for direct entry into the task 1. Click to select BCs

Click to enter

Vocabulary, language, functions, skills

Click to enter

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