TESTING SPOKEN AND WRITTEN SKILLS The productive skill of speaking is not easy to test. It demands time for testing or assessing each learner and there are other several factors such having huge groups that make testing productive skills more challenging. Furthermore, “Questions relating to the criteria for measuring the speaking skills and to the weighting given to such components as correct pronunciation remain largely unanswered” (J. B.Heaton,1991) What to say about the written production? Writing is a complex and sometimes difficult skill not only to grade but also to teach it. Written production involves the application of other skills such as grammar, vocabulary, “…as well as conceptual and judgemental elements” (J. B. Heaton, 1991) In order to identify what elements an English teacher may use for testing and assessing productive skills from English learners, read the bibliography we have been using related to designing tests (Arthur Hughes, 1992) and visit the page www.rubistar.4teachers.org where you may find different resources to develop or adapt your rubrics for testing or assessing English learners. INSTRUCTIONS. For task 5, Part A and C are planned to be done by your own. Part B is to be developed here.
Conversation between two students from basic level . These are examples of written production taken from English exams applied to university students from Accounting, 2010. INSTRUCTIONS. Read the letter from your friend George and reply to him briefly. Hi my friend! Guess what? I have got a new job! Do you remember that letter I wrote to the paper? Well, the manager of a local computer company read it and offered me a job! The company is doing very well at the moment and they really need people with experience. I’m not working now – it’s my lunch break – so I´m writing a few e-mails to my friends to tell them the news. I’m a technical support engineer and I help customers with their computers problems. It’s only my first week, so I’m still learning about all the products, but I really like it here. I work quite long days, but I don’t work at the weekends. Anyway, I have to go- the phone is ringing. George Answer from Cesar:
Answer from Lety:
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
TASK 5 Testing Spoken and Written Production
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According to the rubrik in the speakin test:
ReplyDelete-Lili would get 13 from 15 possible ponits as in the followimg aspects:
1.Task acievement: 3 point form 3
2.Comprehensibility:3 from 3
3.Fluency: 2 from 3
4.Vocabulary: 3 from 3
5.Grammar: 2 from 3
The comments Lili have would be:
-you asked for the information required just try to soud more natural. it was good to show interes in your parthner answers. Check the use of is/are.
juan wold have 12/15 possible points :
1.Task acievement: 2 point form 3
2.Comprehensibility:3 from 3
3.Fluency: 2 from 3
4.Vocabulary: 3 from 3
5.Grammar: 2 from 3
The comments Lili have would be:
-Try to soud more natural. continue with the same thing your parthner is talking about. speak a little bit louder. Check the use of is/are.
accroding to our rubric in the writing test:
ReplyDelete- cesar would have 14/ 16 possible points
1.task focus: 3 from 4 points
2.elaboration:4 from 4 points
3.grammar and mechanics: 3 from 4 points
4.vocabulray: 4 from 4 points
The comments for cesar wolud be:
Talk about more your friend's job, not yours, it was good to include Salutation, Body and
Farewell. Check spelling of the word Because. it should be "I work at the school" not "in the school", "Interactive" is not a verb and the ver use at the end must me "thankyou for writing to me"
Letty woul get 15 from 16 points
1.task focus: 3 from 4 points
2.elaboration:4 from 4 points
3.grammar and mechanics: 4 from 4 points
4.vocabulray: 4 from 4 points
The comments for cesar wolud be:
Try to say something else about yours friend’s job for example about his free days.Salutation.
Body and Farewell included. Check this sentence
“you work FOR a long time “
Taking into account the speaking rubric adapted the grades for
ReplyDeleteJuan would be the next:
Task achieved 2 point
Comprehensibility: 3
Fluency: 2
Vocabulary: 2
Grammar: 2
Total of points 11 from 15
Comments from the teacher:
Your answers were comprehensible but you made a lot of pauses and that caused that the conversation were too slow, you used appropriate vocabulary but you can include more into the conversation.
Lili`s grade
Task achieved 3 point
Comprehensibility: 3
Fluency: 3
Vocabulary: 2
Grammar: 2
Total of points 11 from 13
Comments from the teacher:
You have a good tone of voice you did not do too much pauses it was good. You could include more vocabulary but in general it was good.
Using the rubric adapted for writing the grades for Cesar are:
ReplyDeleteTask focus: 2
Elaboration: 2
Grammar usage, and mechanics: 2
Vocabulary: 2
Total of points: 8 from 20
Comment from the teacher:
Check spelling because it affects the message that you want to provide, your writing did not include all the elements required instead of that you just write like sentences.
Grades for Letty:
Task focus: 3
Elaboration: 3
Grammar usage, and mechanics: 3
Vocabulary: 3
Total of points: 12 from 16
Comment from the teacher:
Your piece of writing was ok but try to include more vocabulary, in this way you will get a better grade, in general you did a nice work.
According to the speaking rubric they got the following grades:
ReplyDeleteCOMMUNICATION OF MESSAGE:3 POINTS
CONTENT:2 POINTS
FLUENCY:3 POINTS
ACCURACY:2 POINTS
VOCABULARY: 3 POINTS
As a result of that they got 13 points of 20 because they have some problems with the language. We can noticed that their mother tongue is interferring all the time while they performed.
Acording to our writing rubric the students got the following grade:
ReplyDeleteContent 2 points
Organization 3 points
grammar 2 points
Use of language 3 points
They got 10 poits of 20 poits as a result of lack of coherence and cohesion which are the main problems. They don´t have enough vocabulary even whe they have repetitive words. Also, they have unclear ideas, they have some grammatical erros, they dont follow a pattern to write just started writing but the ideas are not linked.
Talking about our spaking rubric they got the following grade:
Communication of the message 3 points
content 2 points
Fluency 3 points
Accuracy 2 points
Vocabulary 3 points.
As a result of that they got 13 points of 20 points because they have some problems with the language. We can notice that their mother tongue is inferring most of the time. Another thing is the tone of voice they have to speak louder it can help them,also, they have to speak at the moment I can notice that they tried to memorize the conversation is not possible they have to be spontaneous.
according to speaking rubric:
ReplyDeletefor lili:
-achievement the task 4 (from 4)
-delivery 4 (from 4)
-organization 4 (from 4)
-word choice and grammar 3 (from 4)
for Juan:
-achievement the task 2 (from 4)
-delivery 2 (from 4)
-organization 2 (from 4)
-word choice and grammar 2 (from 4)
according to the writing rubric:
ReplyDeletefor cesar:
-GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & SPELLING 2 (from 4)
-CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION 2 (from 4)
-TASK COMPLETION 2 ( from 4)
-ORGANIZATION 2 (from 4)
for lety:
-GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & SPELLING 3 (from 4)
-CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION 3 (from 4)
-TASK COMPLETION 2 (from 4)
-ORGANIZATION 3 (from 4)
According our speaking adapted rubric:
ReplyDeleteI consider Lily scored:
Accuracy: 2.5
Pronunciation: 2.5
Vocabulary: 1.75
Task Accomplished: 2.5
TOTAL: 9.25 /10
Lily said What….. instead of How are you
I consider Juan scored:
Accuracy: 1.75
Pronunciation: 1.75
Vocabulary: 1.3
Task Accomplished: 1.75
TOTAL: 6.75/10
Juan said: Are you like… instead Do you like…
I’m reggae music… instead I like….
My favorite color are…. instead of is
Based on our writing adapted rubric:
Cesar got:
Organization: 1.3
Content: 1.75
Grammar: 1.3
Vocabulary and spelling: 1.75
TOTAL: 6.1/10
Cesar reply was unreadable
Letty got:
Organization: 1.3
Content: 1.3
Grammar: 1.3
Vocabulary and spelling: 1.3
TOTAL: 5.2/10
Lety write a little
According to the speaking rubric we designed the score for Juan would be the following:
ReplyDeleteAccuracy: 1.5/2.5
Pronunciation: 1.5/2.5
Content: 1.5/2.5
Vocabulary: 1.5/2.5
TOTAL: 6 POINTS OF 10 POSSIBLE MARKS
Comments for Juan:
Check your pronunciation (studying) and try to sound more natural.
Errors: are you like music? I am a very music? Are you like school?
For Lili would be:
Accuracy: 2.5/2.5
Pronunciation: 1.5/2.5
Content: 2.5/2.5
Vocabulary: 2.5/2.5
TOTAL: 9 POINTS OF 10 POSSIBLE MARKS
Comments for Lili:
You have no big problems just try to speaker in a clearer way
According to the writing rubric we designed the score for Cesar would be the following:
Content/knowledge: 1
Conventions/Organization: 1.5
Language/Style: 1
Spelling: 1.5
TOTAL: 5 POINTS OF 10 POSSIBLE MARKS
Comments: Work on coherence and organization and check out your grammar and sentences structures.
For Lety would be:
Content/knowledge: 1.5
Conventions/Organization: 1.5
Language/Style: 2.5
Spelling: 2.5
TOTAL: 8 POINTS OF 10 POSSIBLE MARKS
Comments:
Do not forget to follow the conventions and try to incorporate more vocabulary.
Speaking
ReplyDeleteOur adapted rubric has four categories. The maximum number of points per category is 5 and the lowest 3
Lily
Scoring: 19 points out of 20. Her scoring is divided into the following aspects:
Grammar: 4
Vocabulary: 5
Pronunciation: 5
Task completion: 5
Observations: I like i´m in nursing, What´s study?, i´m go to class
Juan
Scoring: 18 points out of 20
Grammar: 3
Vocabulary: 5
Pronunciation: 5
Task completion:5
Observations: Are you like music, I am reggae music and banda music, Are you like school, are you study this?, I am study in CBTis
Writing
This rubric has four categories. Again the numbers go from 5 (the highest) to 3 (the lowest)
César
Scoring: 16 /20
Grammar: 3
Content: 4
Vocabulary:4
Spelling and mechanics: 5
Observations: ideas not well linked. Many grammar mistakes. Also misuse of some words
Letty
Scoring: 18/ 20
Content: 3
Grammar: 5
Vocabulary: 5
Spelling and mechanics: 5
Observations: content too short.
According with our speaking rubric:
ReplyDeleteJuan would get 12 from 16 p ponits taking into consideration:
1.Grammar:2 from 4
2.Pronunciation:3 from 4
3.Vocabulary: 3 from 4
4.Comprehention:4 from 4
The comments Lili have would be:
Comments:
–You understand the questions very well just take care in some grammar features.
Lily would get 15 from 16 p ponits taking into consideration:
1.Grammar:3 from 4
2.Pronunciation:3 from 4
3.Vocabulary: 4 from 4
4.Comprehention:4 from 4
Comments: Check the use of verb to be
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ReplyDeleteAccording to our writing rubric, Cesar would have the following points:
ReplyDeleteOrganization: 4/4
Content: 2/4
Grammar and spelling: 2/4
TOTAL: 8/12 points.
He needs to add information about his friends’ job not about his. He had few misspellings and grammatical errors.
And Lety would have:
Organization: 4/4
Content: 2/4
Grammar and Spelling: 4/4
TOTAL: 10/12
She needs to write something else about her friend’s job in order to have more information since it was very brief.
According with our speaking rubric:
Juan would get 11/16 points
Grammar:2/4
Pronunciation:2/4
Vocabulary: 3/4
Comprehention:4/4
You understood the questions but you need to check some grammar mistakes.
Lily would have 15/16 ponits:
Grammar:3/4
Pronunciation:3/4
Vocabulary: 4/4
Comprehention:4/4
Check the use of the verb to be.
According to our writing rubric:
ReplyDeleteCesar would have:
Organization: 4 from 4
Content: 3 from 4
Grammar and spelling: 2 from 4
TOTAL: 9/12 points.
Comments:
-Chek you spelling before deliver the work.
-Add more information about your friend's job.
-Be careful with grammar features
And Lety would have:
Organization: 4 from 4
Content: 3 from 4
Grammar and Spelling: 4 from 4
TOTAL: 11/12
Comments: Well done! just try to add a little bit more information about your friend's job
-According to our speaking rubric and following its aspects, the evaluation for the students is:
ReplyDelete*Lili got 8.5 points from 10 possible points:
- Accuracy: She got 1.75 points from 2.5
-Pronunciation: 1.75 from 2.5
-Vocabulary: 2.5 points from 2.5
-Task accomplished: 2.5 from 2.5
*Juan got 7.3 from 10 possible points:
- Accuracy: She got 1.3 points from 2.5
-Pronunciation: 1.75 from 2.5.
-Vocabulary: 2.5 points from 2.5
-Task accomplished: 1.75 from 2.5
-According to our writing rubric and following its aspects, the evaluation for the students is:
ReplyDelete*Cesar got 6.55 points from 10 possible points:
-Organization: 1.3 from 2.5
-Content: 1.75 from 2.5
-Grammar: 1.75 from 2.5
-Vocabulary and Spelling: 1.75 from 2.5
*Lety got 8.5 from 10 possible points:
-Organization: 2.5 from 2.5
-Content: 1.75 from 2.5
-Grammar: 2.5 from 2.5
-Vocabulary and Spelling: 1.75 from 2.5
According to our writing rubric students got the following grades:
ReplyDeleteCONTENT: 2 POINTS
ORGANZIATION:3 POINTS
GRAMMAR:2 POINTS
USE OF LANGUAGE:3 POINTS
We decided to grade both students in this way because the text doesn’t have coherence and they need more vocabulary, they used almost all the time repetitive words like (I hope). This result is because teacher did not work in lay-outs that help students towards writing. Writing is a difficult skill to develop and we as teacher have to guide them.
Speaking
ReplyDeleteJuan
Grammar: 4 from 5
Vocabulary: 4
Pronunciation: 4
Task completion: 4
Total of points 16 out of 20
Comments: work more on grammar and pronunciation.
Lili
Grammar: 5
Vocabulary: 4
Pronunciation: 5
Task completion: 5
Total of points 19 out of 20
Comments: few mistakes. Practice a little bit more on grammar structures.
Writing
Cesar
Content: 4
Vocabulary: 4
Grammar: 4
Spelling and mechanics: 4
Total: 16 out of 20
Comments ideas are not well linked. Grammar is not well used.
Lety
Content: 3
Vocabulary: 5
Grammar: 4
Spelling and mechanics: 5
Total: 17 out of 20
Comments: not enough content. You can include more and use more vocabulary.
WRITING RUBRIC: Cesar would get the following criteria
ReplyDeleteContent: 4 points of 5
Organization: 4 points of 5
Grammar:3 points of 5
Use of language: 2 points
Comments: Cesar is doing his best effort towards writing; there were few mistakes and more content.
Lety would get:
Content:2 points
Organization: 3 points
Grammar:2 points
Use of language: 2 points
Comments: Lety lacks vocabulary and she use repetitive words.
SPEAKING RUBRIC: Juan will have:
ReplyDeleteCOMMUNICATION OF MESSAGE:3/4 POINTS
CONTENT:2/4 POINTS
FLUENCY:2/4 POINTS
ACCURACY:2/4 POINTS
VOCABULARY:2/4 POINTS
Comments: His mother tongue is interfering, he uses the verb to-be all the time.
Lili´s grades:
COMMUNICATION OF MESSAGE:4/4 POINTS
CONTENT:3/4 POINTS
FLUENCY:4/4 POINTS
ACCURACY:3/4 POINTS
VOCABULARY:3/4 POINTS
Comments: She is doing the conversation in a interactive way even Juan is shy, she complete her task.
Acoording to our sepaking rubric
ReplyDeleteLili would get 14 points of 16
Achievement of task: 3 points of 4
Delivery: 4 points of 4
Organization: 4 points of 4
Word choice and grammar: 3 points of 4
Comments: Try not to do pauses, be careful with grammar use of is/are singular and plurals and try to ask your questions grammatically correct. It was good you help your partner to give you an answer.
Cesar will get of 16 points.
Achievement of task: 2 points of 4
Delivery: 2 points of 4
Organization: 2 points of 4
Word choice and grammar: 2 points of 4
Comments: Be careful with the structure of questions it is not the same to ask do you or are you so be careful with that, pauses are not good try to sound natural and found vocabulary to answer questions and organize what you are going to ask.
According to our writing rubric
ReplyDeleteCesar would get 10 points of 16
Grammar and Vocabulary: 3 points of 4
Capitalization and punctuation: 3 points of 4
Task Completion: 2 points of 4
Organization: 2 points of 4
Comments: Try to write more about your friend’s job, few grammar and vocabulary mistakes are shown, your ideas need to be further developed
Letty will get 11 of 16 points.
Grammar and Vocabulary: 2 points of 4
Capitalization and punctuation: 3 points of 4
Task Completion: 3 points of 4
Organization: 3 points of 4
Comments: Your ideas need to be developed, say something else to you friend, you were very brief and because of that you did not use more vocabulary. The task was partially completed.
SPEAKING TEST
ReplyDeleteLili will get 25 points of 30
INTERACTION ………...5
ACCURACY…………….4
VOCABULARY…………4
FLUENCY……………….4
VOICE……………………4
COMMUNICATION…….4
Comments from the teacher:
Your fluency was good , there were some hesitations, but attracted your partner because your questions
Juan will get 22 points of 30
INTERACTION ………...4
ACCURACY…………….3
VOCABULARY…………4
FLUENCY……………….3
VOICE……………………4
COMMUNICATION……..4
Comments from the teacher:
Just try to be more natural when you speak and do not many hesitations and pauses because the communication is lost
Writing test
ReplyDeleteCesar will get 22 point of 25
Sentences ………………5
Paragraphs ……………..5
Grammar ……………….4
Spelling………………….4
Ideas ……………………4
Cesar take care about the spelling and how you write your sentences
Lety will get 21 point of 25
Sentences ………………4
Paragraphs ……………..4
Grammar ……………….4
Spelling………………….5
Ideas ……………………4
Lety: there are in grammar and how the ideas are developed
To Cesar
ReplyDeleteTask purpose achievement: 4/5
Coherence and cohesion: 3/5
Grammar and vocabulary: 4/5
Spelling: 4/5
Ideas:4/5
Total 19/25 points.
Cesar you need to work on how to connect your ideas, to make them don´t look like isolated sentences. Check some grammatical aspects, such prepositions, keep practicing!
To Letty:
Task purpose achievement:3/5
Coherence and cohesion: 3/5
Grammar and vocabulary: 3/5
Spelling: 4/5
Ideas:3/5
Total 16/25 points.
Letty you need to put into practice this skill a little bit more, don´t be afraid of commiting mistakes. Your answer was very short, try to use more vocabulary and longer sentences.
According to our speaking rubric
ReplyDeleteLily
accuracy: 2.5
pronunciation: 1.5
content: 2.5
vocabulary: 2.5
You should be improve your pronunciation.
Juan:
accuracy: 1
pronunciation. 1.5
content 1
vocabulary 1.5
You have to work hard in grammar, pronunciation and vocablulary
Lily total 9/10
ReplyDeleteJuan Total 5/10
Cesar
ReplyDeleteContent/knowledge: 1.5
Conventiones/organization:2.0
Language style: 1.5
Spelling: 1.5
Total 6.5/10
You are problems to organize information and grammar. You need to improve a lot.
Lety
Content/Knowledge: 2.0
Conventions/organization: 1.5
Language style: 2.5
Spelling: 2.5
Total 8.5/10
Your writing was very short,you need to practice writing and learn more vocabulary.
for the writing evaluation
ReplyDeletecesar...... total 15 /20
1.- use of the language: there are some grammatical errors and some probems with vocabulary - 3
2.- coherence: some ideas are not very clear - 4
3.- content: he needs to improve some aspects - 4
4.- organization: some sentences are well organized - 4
letty: .......... 17 / 20
1.- the use of the language: the use of the grammar, vocabulary and spelling are acceptable- 4
2.- coherence: some ideas are not easy to understand - 4
3.- content: the ideas are interesting and they have well content - 5
4.- organization: some sentences are not well organized - 4
for the speaking evaluation
lily........... total: 17/20
1.- grammar: she used grammar appropriate for the level - 4
2.- vocabulary: the vocabulary she used isgood - 4
3.- pronunciation: have some speaking problems butis acceptable - 4
4.- comprehensibility: according to the level the words are comprehensoble - 5
juan .............. total 15 /20
1.- grammar: is accepatble for the level but he needs to improve many things- 3
2.- vacabulary: has some problems but conveys appropriate - 4
3.- pronunciation: the pronunciation is not very good, but becauseof the level is not too bad - 4
4.- comprehensibility: some parts are comprehensible but needs better interpretation - 4
according to the rubric in the speaking test:
ReplyDelete-lili would get 17 from 20 possible points following the next criterai:
1 grammar : 4 points -grammar is sometimes accurate, appropriate for the level
2 vocabulary:4 points -vocabulary conveys appropriate meaning most of the time vocabulary used is good
3 pronunciation: 5 points - occasionally infers with communication
4 comprehensibility: 4 points- some parts of the response are comprehensible, some other require interpretation
-juan would get 15 from 20 possible points following the next criterai:
1 grammar : 3 points - grammar is sometimes accurate, appropriate for the level
2 vocabulary:4 points - vocabulary conveys appropriate meaning sometimes
3 pronunciation: 4 points - occasionally infers with communication
4 comprehensibility: 4 points- some parts of the response are comprehensible, some other require interpretation
according to the rubric in the speaking test:
ReplyDelete-lili would get 17 from 20 possible points following the next criterai:
1 grammar : 4 points -grammar is sometimes accurate, appropriate for the level
2 vocabulary:4 points -vocabulary conveys appropriate meaning most of the time vocabulary used is good
3 pronunciation: 5 points - occasionally infers with communication
4 comprehensibility: 4 points- some parts of the response are comprehensible, some other require interpretation
-juan would get 15 from 20 possible points following the next criterai:
1 grammar : 3 points - grammar is sometimes accurate, appropriate for the level
2 vocabulary:4 points - vocabulary conveys appropriate meaning sometimes
3 pronunciation: 4 points - occasionally infers with communication
4 comprehensibility: 4 points- some parts of the response are comprehensible, some other require interpretation