Routes into Languages North West COLT Project Arabic

Routes into Languages North West COLT Project Arabic Teacher Training Day Assessment Session 26 th January 2010 Majda Al-liabi

Session overview Assessment(meaning, types, and importance ) Assessment of writing 2 Activities Activity 1 Activity 2 Whole group discuss main writing assessment elements Small group discuss Evaluate existing assessment grids and adapt these to suit your teaching

Session outlines What is assessment? ﻣﺎ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﻢ ؟ What is the importance of Assessment? ﻣﺎ ﺃﻬﻤﻴﺔ ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ؟ What are the types of Assessment? ﻣﺎ ﺃﻨﻮﺍﻉ ﻭ ﻃﺮﻕ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﻢ ؟ Who conducts assessment? ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻘﻴﻢ؟

Assessment Methods ﻃﺮﻕ ﺗﺸﺨﻴﺺ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﻢ Individual work Group work Question and Answer Informal Formal Performance/ Observation Product Evidence Witness Written Paper/test/exam Oral

Aassessment key words Listening, speaking reading writing Spelling, pronunciation Numbers For example: critical eye/ear, questions and answers, monitor and feedback, elicit, gap-filling, labeling, test

Grading and Feedback q Grade Levels A, B, C 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Percentage Excellent, Very good, Good, Satisfactory, Limited Stars, stickers, smiley faces q Feedback Comments

Elements of writing assessment Ø Content ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﻮﻯ Ø Quality of Language ﻧﻮﻋﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻌﻤﻠﺔ

Assessment Grids Main Elements + Grading Levels See Assessment Grid Template example See Existing assessment grids Plus Weightings of elements Marks for each grade level Description for each grade level

Activity 2 In groups of 4 -6 a) Evaluate existing assessment grids b) Adapt these to suit your teaching

Sum- up Questions!