1. Teacher Training, June 2016 Assessing Writing: Grade 1
Trainer’s Name, Trainer’s position

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Aims of the session
Familiarise participants with the format of the end of year writing assessments in Grade 1
Provide practical suggestions on what and how to assess
Discuss marking choices and surrounding issues
Before we start, could you please make sure you each have a mini whiteboard (MWB) and a board marker

3. Writing your name in Arabic
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Writing your name in Arabic
Arabic speaking participants – Raise a hand. Your help, please!
Find a non-Arabic speaking partner and spend a few minutes teaching them how to write their name.
Use the mini-whiteboards to practise

4. Handwriting conventions in Arabic and English
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Handwriting conventions in Arabic and English
Handout 1
Form a group of 4; Arabic and non-Arabic speakers
Together, describe the conventions of both English and Arabic handwriting
In what ways do they differ?

5. End of year testing: writing
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End of year testing: writing
The range of task types assessed across the grades includes:
Items tested at the end of each year in Grade 1 are highlighted.
Complete words with picture prompt
Write words with picture prompt
Text gap-fill - multiple choice (grammar)
Text gap-fill - open
Guided writing task
Writing task
Writing task from data table

6. Marking the written assessment in Grade 1
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Marking the written assessment in Grade 1
The writing assessments in Grade 1 are not marked according to a rubric but are scored according to the number of items tested.
For task 1 there are four test items; the maximum mark = 4
For task 2 there are six test items; the maximum mark = 6
We are now going to look at some student samples. Be ready to use your score cards!

7. Writing Task 1 – Complete words with picture prompt
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Writing Task 1 – Complete words with picture prompt
What score would you give out of 4?
Write your score on the MWB
Show your board to the group
Now, discuss your decision with a person nearby

8. Writing Task 2 – Write words with picture prompt
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Writing Task 2 – Write words with picture prompt
What score would you give out of 6?
Write your score on the MWB
Show your board to the group
Again, discuss your decision with a person nearby

9. End of year testing: writing
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End of year testing: writing
Written assessment in Grade 1 is designed to test the following student learning outcome (SLO):
Were these the only factors that influenced your marking decisions?
SLO reference
Outcome G
Write all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet independently and legibly attending to the form and proper spacing of the letters

10. Moderators’ comment on student G1-01
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Moderators’ comment on student G1-01
Moderators’ comments:
Overall has good understanding of phonics and vocabulary. Some letters untidy, but accurate. Mostly good placing on the line. Can form upper and lower case letters, though a little confusion.

11. Writing assessment moderation
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Writing assessment moderation
Handouts 2 & 3
Form a group of three
Alone, look at the writing samples of Grade 1 students – Handout 2
Mark each paper
Write the score and any comments on Handout 3
Discuss your marking decisions with the group
How would these students’ responses inform your teaching?

12. Moderators’ comment on student G1-02
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Moderators’ comment on student G1-02
Moderators’ comments:
Well accomplished tasks. Good letter formation, spacing, position on line and capitalisation. Error in vocabulary task doesn’t impede handwriting.

13. Moderators’ comment on student G1-03
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Moderators’ comment on student G1-03
Moderators’ comments:
Task completed correctly, satisfactory letter formation and spacing, but still issues with positioning on line.

14. Moderators’ comment on student G1-04
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Moderators’ comment on student G1-04
Moderators’ comments:
Task completed correctly, with very clear handwriting. Good understanding of letter formation, spacing and positioning.

15. Moderators’ comment on student G1-05
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Moderators’ comment on student G1-05
Moderators’ comments:
Task completed correctly. Good letter formation and spacing, though some issues with positioning on the line.

16. Moderators’ comment on student G1-06
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Moderators’ comment on student G1-06
Moderators’ comments:
Task completed correctly. Good formation of letters and spacing, even if still some issues with placing on the line.

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Plenary
Post-it notes
What are the positive and negative aspects of using a writing assessment like this?
What would you like to see added, taken away, changed?
Write your comments on the Post-it notes and place them on the corresponding posters around the room + -