Primary 3 TSA 2004 Primary 6 TSA 2007
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Primary 3 TSA 2004 Primary 6 TSA 2007 English Language Progression of Student Performances
Progression of Student Performances P 3 TSA 2004 P 6 TSA 2007 • Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking 2
Percentages of Students Achieving English Language Basic Competency in 2004 – 2007 Year TSA 2004 TSA 2005 TSA 2006 TSA 2007 P. 3 75. 9 78. 8 79. 4 79. 5 P. 6 -- 70. 5 71. 3 Numbers and Percentages of Students Achieving or Not Achieving Basic Competency in Both 2004 and 2007 Achieved basic competency in both 2004 and 2007 45, 046 (68%) Achieved basic competency in 2004 but not 2007 6, 358 (9. 6%) Achieved basic competency in 2007 but not 2004 3, 363 (5. 1%) Number of students sitting the TSA in the same school in both 2004 and 2007 66, 226 3
Progression of Student Performances LISTENING P. 3 TSA 2004 P 6 TSA 2007 • key words - numbers & letters - cues with options • intonation • sounds • specific information - identifying information with pictorial cues intonation sounds Strengths Weaknesse s • connection between ideas • main ideas • inference skills 4
Progression of Student Performances READING P. 3 TSA 2004 • key words (with pictorial cues) • main ideas (in a sentence) • connection between ideas (in a sentence) P 6 TSA 2007 • specific information • unfamiliar words • main ideas (a stanza in a poem) simple inferencing Strengths • text-types Weaknesse s • main ideas 5
Progression of Student Performances WRITING P. 3 TSA 2004 Content • gave limited information Language • made grammatical mistakes in simple sentences • provided a small range of vocabulary P 6 TSA 2007 Content • provided some details • showed an attempt to give justification Language • made many grammatical mistakes in longer sentences • provided a wider range of vocabulary but with many 6
Progression of Student Performances SPEAKING P. 3 TSA 2004 P 6 TSA 2007 Read Aloud • made mistakes in pronunciation, e. g. ‘cute’, ‘name’ • dropped end consonants, e. g. ‘kind’, ‘loves’ • showed difficulty with blends, e. g. ‘friends’, ‘children’ Picture Descriptions Presentations • provided brief answers • had difficulty (one to two-word completing the tasks answers) • used a limited range of 7
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