1. Trialling Experience Sharing Background: - Text Type: 1 group discussion & 5 individual presentations - The 1 st Trial was carried out in late May The sample (Individual Presentation): - a Form 4 girl called Sandy - Weak English foundation, but very strongly motivated in learning English

2. Trial Assessment 1 Name of Text: Energy & Movement (not on the recommended list) Category: Print non-fiction Genre: factual books Task Type: reporting, explaining and comparing Video 1

3. Assessment Result 1 (assessed by two teachers) Criteria for Award of Marks 0 - 6 Teachers’ Comments 1. Pronunciation & Delivery 3 - 4 Good range of words e.g. gadget, indispensable… Good coherence Formulaic expressions Frequent mistakes in pronunciation 2. Interaction 3 3. Vocabulary & Language Patterns 5 4. Ideas & Organization 4

4. Preparation done for this Trial Assessment A week in advance - Informed the students about the trial assessment. - Briefed students on the basic features and guiding questions (Level 1 – 5 stated in Attachment 3 in the SBA document Draft 15) - The students started to read (if necessary) and wrote a book review themselves

5. Preparation done for this Trial Assessment 4 Days ahead - The teacher read and corrected the major mistakes in the reviews. - The teacher listened to the students’ reading of the book review. - Distributed note cards to the students and encouraged them to write only key words on them and prepare for a natural presentation.

6. How did the teacher help her to improve? A Mini Teacher-student Conference - The teacher and the student looked at the video clip together - They discussed the strengths and the weaknesses of the performance - The teacher gave advice to the problem Video 2 Video 3

7. Assessment Result 2 (assessed by two teachers) Criteria for Award of Marks 0 - 6 Teachers’ Comments 1. Pronunciation & Delivery 4 Improved pronunciation, More eye contact & more pauses 2. Interaction 4 3. Vocabulary & Language Patterns 5 4. Ideas & Organization 4-5

8. Experience Sharing 1. The process was not as difficult as we had thought. The students were quite ready for this kind of assessment as they had been doing book reports for ERS for 3 years and they had learnt the skills of oral presentation when they were in Form 3. 2. The students required a certain amount of individual attention from teachers. 3. Students participated actively in the process of assessment for learning.