STEP3 : Modifying a TLU task to develop an assessment task template

STEP3 : Modifying a TLU task to develop an assessment

task template

Itself might not be practical to use as is an assesemnt task

Itself can´t be used as is because it doesn´t enable us to arrive at assesment records for insdivuals students

assessment tasks need to be given securely, so that students cannot share their answers or assessment information before or during the assessment.

The TLU task itself cannot be used as is because of the students' prior familiarity with the task's topical content.

Reasons for modifying TLU tasks to develop an assesment task.

Assesment task templates

provides the basis for the creation of different tasks that have many things and TCs in common.

Set of activities and procedures in administering the assesment

A set of TCs

Recording method

Step 3a: Modifying the activities and procedures of the TLU task

Description of the modified ttask

Areas of language ability to be assessed

Differences between

The modified task

Modifying the TCs of the TLU task

The activities and procedures in the TLU task

The teacher explains the speaking activity to the whole class before starting the task

The teacher explains the Assessment procedure to the entire class on the day before the assessment

Students work collaboratively, interacting with each other, taking notes, and interacting with the teacher

Each student in the

pair has about half a minute to prepare for his or her description after seeing

the picrure he or she is to describe.

The students are given sufficient time to prepare their answers,

Each student is given only half a minute to prepare.

To develop an assessment task

The TLU task is a collaborative group

activity, and the teacher needs co ob1ain speaking scores for individual student.

TLU task

The modified task

The teacher interacts with groups of students and che students interact

with each ocher in their groups, and with ocher students.

two students describe their pictures to each other. The teacher listens to each

student's description in order co assess his or her individual performance.

Setting

Input

Is much more extensive and varied

Isn´t much more extensive and varied

Expected response

Is much more extensive and varied ,the amount of

time each individual student has ro speak is about half a minute

Each student is given one minute to speak.