others), using bilingual interviews assistance if necessary to Discussion and conferences. gain an understanding of the consultation students’ work that is difficult to obtain through other methods The teacher analyses or Reflect on: reflects on students’ self and questionnaires peer assessments to gain an Self and peer interviews understanding of the assessment self-assessment students’ preferred learning proformas styles, areas of confusion, perceptions of their peers, student comments. etc. Adapted from Using the English Profile (McLean & Wildash, 1994) Assessment tasks For middle secondary level students it is important to include work requirements or similar VCE tasks in the assessment. Basing assessment tasks on VCE tasks helps ESL learners become familiar with the VCE forms of assessment in different domains, which will often be very different from the assessment practices they are familiar with. Links There are a number of documents and formats that support assessment in Part 5 including: ESL Learner Profile Understanding IELTS and the English language requirements Monitoring ESL learners learning skills and effective states International student interim progress report Student assessment profile Developing a student pronunciation profile ESL learners and mainstream assessment Resources For a more detailed description of types and methods of assessment refer to: Assessment for learning
Discussion and consultation others), using bilingual assistance if necessary to gain an understanding of the students’ work that is difficult to obtain through other methods interviews conferences. Self and peer assessment The teacher analyses or reflects on students’ self and peer assessments to gain an understanding of the students’ preferred learning styles, areas of confusion, perceptions of their peers, etc. Reflect on: questionnaires interviews self-assessment proformas student comments. Adapted from Using the English Profile (McLean & Wildash, 1994) Assessment tasks For middle secondary level students it is important to include work requirements or similar VCE tasks in the assessment. Basing assessment tasks on VCE tasks helps ESL learners become familiar with the VCE forms of assessment in different domains, which will often be very different from the assessment practices they are familiar with. Links There are a number of documents and formats that support assessment in Part 5 including: ESL Learner Profile Understanding IELTS and the English language requirements Monitoring ESL learners learning skills and effective states International student interim progress report Student assessment profile Developing a student pronunciation profile ESL learners and mainstream assessment Resources For a more detailed description of types and methods of assessment refer to: Assessment for learning
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