2008/09 HKCEE English Language School-based Assessment Briefing Session October 2007.

2008/09 HKCEE2008/09 HKCEE English Language English LanguageSchool-based Assessment School-based Assessment

Briefing Session Briefing Session

October 2007October 2007

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2008/09 HKCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATION2008/09 HKCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATION

Component Weighting Duration

Public exam Paper 1A Reading

Paper 1B Writing

Paper 2 Listening & Integrated Skills

Paper 3 Speaking

20%

20%

30%

15%

1 hour

1 h 30 mins

2 hours

12 minutes

School-based assessment

(Options for 08 Exam Only) 15%

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SBA COMPONENTSBA COMPONENT

This consists of a reading/viewing programme where students need to:

read/view three texts over the course of two years one each from three of the four categories: print fiction,

print non-fiction, non-print fiction, non-print non-fiction take part in discussions with classmates on what they

have read/viewed; and or make an individual presentation on the texts they have

read/viewed and respond to their teacher’s questions assessment based on the student’s oral performance

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Less reliance on a ‘one-off’ public oral exam Improves validity of oral English assessment Improves reliability of oral English assessment Beneficial backwash on teaching and learning Professional development for teachers which em

powers them to become part of the assessment process

RATIONALE FOR INTRODUCING SBARATIONALE FOR INTRODUCING SBA

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SUMMARY OF SBA REQUIREMENTSSUMMARY OF SBA REQUIREMENTS

Requirements S4 S5 Total

Number and type of texts to be read

One or Two texts One or Two texts Three texts, one each from three of the following four categories (print fiction, print non-fiction, non-print fiction, non-print non-fiction)

Number and timing of assessment tasks to be undertaken

One task, group interaction or individual presentation, to be undertaken during the second term of S4

One task, group interaction or individual presentation, to be undertaken anytime during S5

Two tasks, each on a text from a different category

Number, % and timing of marks to be reported

One mark reported at end of S4

One mark reported at end of S5

Two marks, 15% of total English mark

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MANDATORY ASSESSMENT MANDATORY ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (1)CONDITIONS (1)

Type of assessment task and type of text must be familiar to students

Specific background knowledge and non-language skills not assessed

Assessment must be conducted by the English subject teacher, with fellow students as audience

Individual presentation tasks must allow students to produce a performance of at least 2-3 minutes

Group interaction tasks must provide students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate interaction skills and make a balanced contribution

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MANDATORY ASSESSMENT MANDATORY ASSESSMENT CONDITIONS (2)CONDITIONS (2)

Students must not read aloud or take notes during the assessment but can refer to brief notes on a note card

Students can be given more than one assessment a year, but are not allowed to repeat the same assessment task or engage in extensive rehearsal

The teacher-assessor may interact with individual students during an assessment to ask questions to clarify and/or extend the student’s ideas and to probe the range and depth of their oral language skills

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RECORD-KEEPINGRECORD-KEEPING

Three kinds of records need to be kept: Assessment record (signed by students and

teachers) Class record (authenticated by SBA coordinator

and principal) Audio or video recordings of a range of sample

oral assessments - for teaching and learning as well as forprofessional sharing and standardisation- video preferred, audio acceptable

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIAASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Pronunciation & Deliveryphonology & intonation, voice projection & fluency

Communicative Strategiesbody language, timing, asking/responding to questions

Vocabulary & Language Patternsvocabulary, language patterns, & self-correction / reformulation

Ideas & Organisationexpressing information and ideas, elaboration on appropriate aspects of topic, organisation, questioning & responding to questions

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SBA SUPPORT MATERIALSSBA SUPPORT MATERIALS

List of recommended texts, text selection guidelines, and notes on copyright and end-user agreement (July 05)

FAQs (Apr 06) SBA Handbook (Sept 06, Sept 07) Introductory DVD and booklet ( Oct 06, Oct 07) Training CDRs (Jan 06) HKEAA website: www.hkeaa.edu.hk (SBA Website) HKU website on SBA: http://web.hku.hk/~sbapro HKedCity SBA platform: http://ec.hkedcity.net/sba

(Forum)

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INTRODUCTORY DVD & BOOKLETINTRODUCTORY DVD & BOOKLET

General introduction to SBA: principles and international practice

SBA in the CE English Language examination: format, guidelines, assessment conditions

Teaching, learning and assessment process Suggested teaching/learning activities Sample assessment tasks Assessment Criteria Samples of performances with commentaries Case studies: sample teaching, learning and assessme

nt sequences Revised edition including student-oriented criteria

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TRAINING CD-ROMSTRAINING CD-ROMS

Domains of assessment and assessment criteria Examples with commentaries to illustrate task ty

pes and how scores are assigned Anchor sets with scores and commentaries to ill

ustrate standards Anchor sets serve as ‘rulers’ with which to me

asure all students Instructions on conducting standardisation

sessions with peer teachers

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INTERNAL STANDARDISATIONINTERNAL STANDARDISATION

View training CDRs as a group Discuss and score Anchor Sets with reference to

assessment criteria Review and score school performance samples

and standardise marks School SBA coordinator to conduct at least one f

ormal within-school standardisation meeting with S4 teachers in June 2008

Ensure accurate rank ordering within school

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STANDARDISATION ACROSS SCHOOLSSTANDARDISATION ACROSS SCHOOLS

Group Coordinator to conduct inter-school meeting in March 08 (S5) and July 08 (S4)

View samples of performance from different schools for professional sharing

May adjust marks within school if necessary before submission of S4 marks to HKEAA by end of July 2008

Statistical moderation of SBA marks based on 2008 CE English Language exam results

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SBA SUPPORT STRUCTURESBA SUPPORT STRUCTURE

S4 English teachers (~2000) School SBA coordinators (~530) Group coordinators each in charge of 15-20

schools (35) SBA Supervisor HKEAA managers and officers Advisory Committee comprising SBA

consultants, CDI officers and HKEAA officers

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SBA TRAININGSBA TRAINING

Training sessions: Implementation issues – October 2007 (3 hours) Assessment criteria and standards – Nov 2007 Additional performance samples will be shown in

Assessment Training Sessions in Nov 2007

PD courses: Oct 07 to Feb 08 Run by HKU and HKIED

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PD Courses Available for Late Applicants PD Courses Available for Late Applicants (Run by HKU)(Run by HKU)

Course Code

Date Day Time Remarks

601A 26 Nov, 17 Dec

7 Jan , 28 Jan

Mon 2 – 5 pm

603A 28 Nov, 19 Dec, 9 Jan, 30 Jan

Wed 5:30 – 8:30 pm

605A 30 Nov, 21 Dec,

11 Jan, 1 Feb

Fri 2 – 5 pm

606A 1 Dec, 15 Dec,

12 Jan, 2 Feb

Sat (PM) 2 – 5 pm Almost full

606B 1 Dec, 15 Dec, 12 Jan, 2 Feb

Sat (AM) 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Almost full

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PD Courses Available for Late Applicants PD Courses Available for Late Applicants (Run by HKIED)(Run by HKIED)

Course Code

Date Day Time Remarks

601B 26 Nov, 17 Dec,

7 Jan, 28 Jan

Mon 5:30 - 8:30 pm

604A 29 Nov, 20 Dec, 10 Jan, 31 Jan

Thur 5:30 - 8:30 pm

605A 30 Nov, 21 Dec,

11 Jan, 1 Feb

Fri 2:00 - 5:00 pm

605B 30 Nov, 21 Dec,

Jan 11, Feb 1

Fri 5:30 - 8:30 pm Almost full

606A Dec 1, Dec 15, Jan 12, Feb 2

Sat (PM) 2:00 - 5:00 pm Almost full

606B Dec 1, Dec 15, Jan 12, Feb 2

Sat (AM) 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Almost full

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ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTSADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

For details of the administrative arrangements, please refer to pages 19 and 20 of the SBA Handbook.

Private candidates, S5 repeaters and transfer students

Plagiarism and disqualification Declaration requirement

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SBA System SBA System

SBA System (SBAS) is an online mark submission platform for teachers.

Enhancement work is in progress. Briefing sessions on the usage of the system will

be organised in Jan 08. Deadline for the 08 CE marks submission will be

11 Apr 08. Deadline for the 09 CE marks submission will be

31 July 08.

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