Territorywide System Assessment Primary 3 English Language Oral Assessment Scoring Guide

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Territory-wideSystem AssessmentPrimary 3
English LanguageOral Assessment Scoring Guide
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• Part 1
• Spontaneous language use in given situations

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Part 1Spontaneous language use in given
situations

• BC Descriptor
• Using formulaic expressions to establish and
  maintain routines and relationships in school
  contexts with the help of cues

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Sample Item Part 1 - Spontaneous language use in
given situations
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Part 1Spontaneous language use in given
situations

• Score of 2
• Respond appropriately to most situations
• Respond readily and speak audibly
• Score of 1
• Respond appropriately to 1-2 situations
• Respond quite readily and speak audibly
• Score of 0
• No appropriate responses
• Respond hesitantly throughout

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Part 1Spontaneous language use in given
situations

• Presentation and Practice

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• Part 2
• Reading aloud

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Part 2 - Reading aloud

• BC Descriptor
• Showing a basic understanding of short, simple
  and familiar texts by reading aloud the texts
  clearly and comprehensibly

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Sample Item Part 2 - Reading
aloud Read the following text aloud.
Cook the eggs. Cut the ham. Butter the
bread. Make a cup of tea. Set the table. Knock
on the bedroom door. Wake up, Mum. Its time
for breakfast.
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Part 2 - Reading aloud

• Score of 4
• Read fluently and clearly with appropriate
  pausing and intonation
• Make no or very few pronunciation mistakes
• Score of 3
• Read fluently and clearly
• Make no or very few pronunciation mistakes
• Score of 2
• Read quite clearly
• Make some mistakes in pronunciation
• Score of 1
• Read hesitantly with many mistakes in
  pronunciation
• Skip words or phrases occasionally
• Score of 0
• Able to read only a few words

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Part 2 - Reading aloud

• Presentation and Practice

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• Part 3
• Picture descriptions

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Part 3 Picture descriptions

• BC Descriptor
• Pronouncing simple and familiar words
  comprehensibly
• Providing short answers to short and simple
  questions

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Sample Item Part 3 Picture
descriptions
Here are some pictures about different hobbies.
Study the pictures and answer the teachers
questions.
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Questions related to the pictures
Part 3 Picture descriptions

• 1. Look at this picture. Whats the boy
  doing? (picture 1)
• 2. Whats the weather like?
• 3. Whats the girl doing? (picture 2)
• 4. Where are the children? (picture 3)
• 5. What are they doing?

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Pronunciation)

• Score of 2
• Speak clearly and readily with very few mistakes
  in pronunciation
• Score of 1
• Speak quite clearly despite a few mistakes in
  pronunciation
• Score of 0
• Speak unclearly with many mistakes in
  pronunciation

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short answers)

• Score of 4
• Provide relevant answers to most of the questions
  and give elaboration to some of the questions
• Respond to most of the questions naturally and
  readily
• Score of 3
• Provide relevant answers to most of the questions
  with no or little prompting
• Respond to most of the questions naturally

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What is elaboration?

• Providing additional information in response to
  Wh-questions without any further follow-up
  questions from the assessor

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short answers)
Examples of responses considered to be
elaboration

• Example 1
• A What are the children doing?
• S They are swimming in the swimming pool.
  (telling where the children are) / They are
  swimming happily. (telling how the children feel)

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short answers)
Examples of responses considered to be
elaboration

• Example 2
• A What can you see in the picture?
• S There are high towers, trees, grass and the
  lake. There are some fish in it too. (The
  student can provide additional information to
  describe some of the items, for example, high
  towers, and some fish in the lake.)

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short answers)
Examples of responses NOT considered to be
elaboration

• Example 1
• A What are the children doing?
• S They are swimming.
• A Where are they?
• S They are in the swimming pool.
• A How do they feel?
• S They are happy.

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short answers)
Examples of responses NOT considered to be
elaboration

• Example 2
• A What can you see in the picture?
• S There are towers, trees, grass and the lake.
  (merely listing items)

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short answers)

• Score of 4
• Provide relevant answers to most of the questions
  and give elaboration to some of the questions
• Respond to most of the questions naturally and
  readily
• Score of 3
• Provide relevant answers to most of the questions
  with no or little prompting
• Respond to most of the questions naturally

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short answers)

• Score of 2
• Provide brief answers to some of the questions
  with some prompting
• Respond to some of the questions hesitantly
• Score of 1
• Provide brief answers to at least two questions
  but with difficulty
• Respond to most of the questions hesitantly
• Score of 0
• Give one or no comprehensible responses to the
  questions
• Give irrelevant answers to most of the questions

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Part 3 Picture descriptions (Short
answers)REMARKS

• Although Yes/No questions can be used to prompt
  students, they are not counted if students merely
  provide Yes/No answers without elaboration.
• Do not penalize students for pronunciation or
  grammatical mistakes that do not interfere with
  communication of ideas

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Part 3 Picture descriptions

• Presentation and Practice

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• Part 4
• Expression of personal experiences

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences

• BC Descriptor
• Providing short answers to short and simple
  questions

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Sample Item Part 4 Expression of personal
experiences

• Questions related to the expression of
• personal experiences
• 1. What do you like doing after school?
• 2. Why do you like _______?
• 3. Who do you ________ with?
• 4. When do you ________?
• 5. Where do you ________?
• Questions will be modified according to the
  context.
• (e.g.When a student says that his/her hobby is
  stamp collecting, the oral assessor will ask
  him/her Where do you get your stamps from?)

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences

• Score of 4
• Provide relevant answers to most of the questions
  and give elaboration to some of the questions
• Respond to most of the questions naturally and
  readily
• Score of 3
• Provide relevant answers to most of the questions
  with no or little prompting
• Respond to most of the questions naturally
• Score of 2
• Provide brief answers to some of the questions
  with some prompting
• Respond to some of the questions hesitantly

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences

• Score of 2
• Provide brief answers to some of the questions
  with some prompting
• Respond to some of the questions hesitantly
• Score of 1
• Provide brief answers to at least two questions
  but with difficulty
• Respond to most of the questions hesitantly
• Score of 0
• Give one or no comprehensible responses to the
  questions
• Give irrelevant answers to most of the questions

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences
Examples of responses considered to be
elaboration

• Example 1
• A Where does your maid take you to swim?
• S She takes me to the building the park of the
  building because theres a swimming pool over
  there. (giving more information about the place)

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences
Examples of responses considered to be
elaboration

• Example 2
• A Do you sing?
• S Yes. I sing in the choir after school. (The
  student can provide additional information about
  where she sings.)

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences
Examples of responses considered to be
elaboration

• Example 3
• A What else do you like to do after school?
• S I always like to draw pictures and watch
  English channels. (giving more information about
  the things the student does after school)

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences
Examples of responses NOT considered to be
elaboration

• Example 1
• A What do you like to do after school?
• S I like doing homework after school.
• A What homework do you do?
• S I do Chinese, English, Maths and General
  Education. (merely listing activities without
  further elaboration)

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences
Examples of responses NOT considered to be
elaboration

• Example 2
• A What kind of games do you play?
• S Little Fighter.
• A Why do you like this game?
• S Because its a good game.

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences
Remarks

• Although Yes/No questions can be used to prompt
  students, they are not counted if students merely
  provide Yes/No answers without elaboration.
• Do not penalize students for pronunciation or
  grammatical mistakes that do not interfere with
  communication of ideas

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Part 4 Expression of personal experiences

• Presentation and Practice