Langauge Assessment

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2.

TSL31'r2

How

can

authentic assessment help to

solve

the

problems

mentioned

in the

stimulus

above?

[5

marksJ

Commenting

on

student

witing

can

really

be

frustrating and

time

consuming.

I have

to

spend

a

lot

of time

reading each

line

bf

sfudenfs'

answers.

I also

have

to make

comments

on

their

writlng

and on the

enors

pertormed

by the sfudenfs.

a

i

Based on

the

above

comments,

identif,T

the

type

of scoring

method

used by

the

teacher.

[1

mark]

Explain two

characteristics

of the scoring method

mentioned above.

[4

marksl

ln

your

opinion,

what

are the

weaknesseis

of the scoring

method

mentioned

above?

[5

marks]


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1

2

if

you

are

the teacher,

what

would

you

do

scoring

method

for the

students?

to

maximize

the

effectiveness

of the

[5

marksl

3.

Read

the

stimulus

below

and

answer

questions

3a

and

3b

After

teachers

have assessed

and

evaluated

a

studenfs

performance,

they

are

faced

with

the

question of how

this

information

can

best

be

summarized

and

presented

to

students,

parents,

and administrators.

Source:

MOE

2009

a.

Discuss

three

purposes

of reporting

assessment

data.

[5

marks]

b.

A

teacher

decides

to

share

assessment

results

with

her

students.

Describe

two benefits

of

her decision-

[4

marksJ


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c.

.

Discuss

ihe

advantages of

two

methods

in

reporting

assessment

data

I

to

parents.

'

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marksl

4.

a

Define School

Based Assessment

and

identify

its four main

components.

Definition

of School

Based Assessment

(SBA):

[2

marksl

Components:

i.

[4

marksl

b.

Provide and explain

three reasons

why the

Schqol Based

Assessment

results

conducted

by teachers are

reliable.

ilt.

iv.

[6

marksl


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c.

Explainwhy

SchoolBased

Assessment

is introduced

in

the

Malavsian

schools.

[3

marksl


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1

2

SECTION

B

(

40

marks

)

Answer only

two

questions.

1.

Reliability

and

validity

ard

generatly important

for

all types

of

evaluation.

However,

some

may

argue

thit

for

iormative

evaluation,

more

emphasis

could

be

given

for

validity than

reliabilitY.

Discuss

the

arguments

that

can

be

used

to

justify

this

position.

To what

extent

do

you

agree

with the

above

statement?

[20

marks]

2.

Read

the scenario

below

and

answer

the

question that

follows.

Scenario

:

Reading

Quiz

The context

is a

mixed

ability

class

for

Year

5

primary

school

pupils

in

an English

class

in

Malaysia.

The

teacher

has

decided

to

begin

her class

with a brief

30

minutes

"pop

quiz"

consisting

of

5

comprehension

questions

that

require

short

written

answers.

The

quiz

will:

(a)

give pupils

a

sense

of

how

wellthey

understood

the

story

and

iOi

Ict

as

a

starting

point

for

a

teacher-led

discussion

on

each

of the

items.

Results

of the

quiz

will

not

be

recorded

in the

teacher's

record book.

Below

is the

text used

by

the teacher.


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Ms

Rhombus entered the

class

for

her

mathemaiics

lesson.

She

began

teaching

but

the

pupils

did

not

pay

attention

to

her.

While

some of

the

pupils

were quiet,

the other

pupils

were making

a

tot

of

noise.

Ms

Rhombus

tried to

get

the

pupils'

attention

but

none

of

them

listened to

her.

Then,

Ms Rhombus

gave

the

pupils

a

warning and

left

the

classroom.

The

pupils

waited

for a while.

When

Ms Rhombus

did

not

return to

the

classroom,

a few

pupils

decided

to

look

for

her.

Ms

Rhombus

left

a

trail

for

them.

The

pupils

followed

the

clues

and

solved

some

mathematical

problems.

Finally,

they

found her

in the

gymnasium.

Ms

Rhombus

rewarded

the

pupils who found

her.

Answer

the

questions

below.

1.

What subject

did Ms Rhombus teach?

2.

The synonym

of the

word,

'quief

in

line

3,

is

3.

Make a

list

of the

main

events

of

the story.

4.

ln

your

opinion,

what

was the

reward

Ms

Rhombus

gave

to

the

pupils

who

found

her?

5.

Do

you

think

Ms Rhombus

made

the

right decision?

lf

you

were

one

of

the

pupils,

what

would

you

do?

Adapted

from'.

'The

Case

of

the

Missrng

Maths

Teacher'written

by Suzanne

Weyn

Study

the

scenario

above

and analyse

the

suitability

and

difficulty

level

of

questions

1-

5

with regards

to

Bloom's

Taxanomy

of

Educational

Objectives-

[20

marksJ

3.

Ihe

KSSR

tearning

standards

or

readingrAar"""""

O

asic

iteracy

using

the

strategies

of

phonics

and moves on

to

enable

pupils

to become

independent

readers.

(

Source:

Curriculum

Specifications

for Year 2 SK

)

Elaborate

on the

statement

above and

design

at

least

three

techniques that

you

would

apply

in

assessing

word attack

skills

and sentence

comprehension

for

beginners

in a Year 2 class

of

a rural

primary

school

8

[20

marks]


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4.

ltem

Analysis

(lA)

can

further

enhanced

the design and

preparation

of

multipte-

choice

guesflons.

(Brown, 2o1o)

Analyse

and

explain

how

ttem Analysis

{lA)

can

be used

in

the

appropriate

selection

and

arrangemeni

of

multiple-choice

questions.

Base

your

discussion on the three main

indicies

of

ltem

Analysis

(tA)

[20

marks]

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SECTION

A

(

60

marks

)

Answer

All

questions.

1.

a

ln the

teaching-learning

process,

assessment

and

testing

are

inseparable

because

both

these terms

are

intenelated. State two

differences

between

the two

terms.

b

State the

differences

betreen

Assessment

of

Learning and

Assessmeni

for

Learning.

[4

marksl

2

[5

markst


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c

ldentfff three types of test for classroom-based

assessment

and

describe

briefty the

purpose

of each

test

type.

i

[6

marksl

2

a

i Study

the

scenarios below. tdentify

the

types

of scoring

approaches

used

by

the three

teachers.

Puan Salina is

a

teacher

whose

students' writing scores are

made up

of

a

sum of the separate

scores

and

is

often

a

weighted

sum

developed

after

multiplying

each

score

by

numbers

representing

the relative

importance

of

the features

she

wishes

to

emphasize.

Mr. Tan's

students'writing

scores

are

arrived

at by

comparing

individual student's

essay

to model

essays

representing

good,

fair,

and

poor

responses

to

the assignment.

He

refuses

to break

down his

students'essays

into

separate

problems

like

punctuation

and

paragraphing

during

assessment,

but base

their

grades

on his immediate

'sense

of

the

whole'.

Mrs. Ranjit

establishes

standardisation

by limiting

the length

of

her

assessrnent

for

example,

she

underlines

every

mistake

of the

first

250

words. Then

she

quantifies

the

essay

Conectness

score

by using

the

250

words

as the

numerator

of a

fraction

and

the sum

of

the error

scores

as

the denominator.

m

Puan Salina:


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.,

Mr.

Tan.

Mrs.

Ranjit:

[3

marksl

Give nlro feattlres offle scoring approach used

by'Mr.

Tan.

'

12

marksJ

What

are

the disadvantages

of the scoring

approach

used

by

Mr.

Tan?

[5

marksl


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c

Given

a

choice,

when

evaluating

your

students'writing performance,

which

method

of scoring

do

you

wish

to

use?

Give

your

reasons

for

your

decision.

[5

marlsl

3

a

Ufhat

is

the

mainpurpose

of cordndng

a test?

[

2

mafisl

5


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According to Kubiszyn

& Borich

(2000),

there are eight

decisions that

can

be made based on the

information obtained from

tests. Based on

Figure

1,

discuss

and

provide

examples of the

two

decisions mentioned

below.

Source

:

(Kubiszyn

& Boich

eOAq,

lnstructional

decisions

[

4 marks]

ii

EIGHT DIFFERET{T

TYPES OT

DrcrsloilS

Figure 1 : Eight Types

of Decisions

Mode

Placement

decisions

[

4

marksJ


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iii

ln

your

opinion,

between

'lnstructional

decision'and'Placement

decision', which

is

the

best

decision to help

pupils

to improve

their

language

proficiency?

Why?

[

5 marksl

4.

a

ldentiff four

main components

of School

Based Assessment

(SBA)

:

[4

markst

b

Based

on ihe

various

tasks that they

are required

io

perform,

Schooi

Basd

Assessment

(SBA)

alloirvs teachers to evaluate

children inside

and

outside

the classroom. Discuss the

points

that

teachers should consider

when

planning

SBA.

[3

marks]

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Alternative

assessments

are

more

student-centered

and

are

able

to

cater

for

"nifOr"n

with

different

learning

sgles.

Apart

from

portfolios,

provide another

itrr""

test

formats

that

are

considered

alternative

assessmentformats'

[3

r,narksl

According

to

Brown

and

Hudson

(1998),

portfolio

strengthens

students'

learning,enhances

ine

eacnefs

role

and-imprwes

the testing

process'

As an

evidence

of

our

pupils'

performance,

what

are

the

advantages

of

using

portfolio

as

Part

of an

assessment?

[5

marksl


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SECTION B

(

40 marks

)

Answer tulo

questions.

1

"How

do

you

know rf

a

tesf is effective, appropriate,

useful,

or,

in

down..t*earth

terms, a'good'test?

Can

it

be

given

within

apprcpriate

administrative

constraints?

ls it dependable?

Does it

accurate

measurc

what

you

want it

ta

measure?

/s

fhe

language

in

the fesf

representative

of

rcal-world language

use?"

(Brown,2010)

Analyse

five

basic

principles

of assessment and

explain

why

they are important.

[20

marksl

2

Multiple choice

test

items,

can be an efiective and

efficientway

to assess learning

outcomes. When a teacherwishes to

design

multiple

choice

items

for her

class test,

she has

to

adhere to some important

guidelines

fordesigning

such

tests. Provide

examples to

illustrate

each

guideline.

[20

rnarks]

3

According

to

Brown

(2010),

language

teachers

need

to

pay

close

attention

to

listening

as

a

mode

of

performance

for

assessment

in

the

classroom.

Design

some

appropriate

listening

assessment tasks with

clear

explanations

based on the

commonly identified

types

of

listening

performan@

assessing

the

macro

and

micro

skills of listenino.

[20

marks]

4

The Malaysian

government

has

proposed

to

implement

school-based

assessment in

Public

schools

in

the

attempt

to replace

the

current

public

examinations.

Explain the

purpose

and

the implementation

of school-based

assessment

in

Malaysian Primary

Schools_

2014

[20

marksJ

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